KATHMANDU: Starting from 1 p.m. today, all online services provided by banks will be temporarily suspended. This interruption includes phone pay services, the platform facilitating payments, which will be affected due to an ongoing upgrade process. Specifically, phone pay is undergoing data upgrades throughout the day.

According to statements released by banks, this data upgrading work will render all online services inaccessible, including QR transfers and fund transfers, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday. However, banks have assured customers that normal online services will resume after 5 p.m.