Payment in hotels, travel agencies, and airlines are made in convertible currencies.  Credit cards such as American Express, MasterCard and Visa are widely accepted at major hotels, shops, and restaurants. Remember to keep your Foreign Exchange Encashment Receipt while making foreign exchange payments or transferring foreign currency into Nepalese rupees.  The receipts may be needed to change left-over Nepalese rupees into hard currency before leaving the country. However, only 10 percent of the total amount may be converted back by the bank.

Major banks, hotels, and the foreign exchange counters at Tribhuvan International Airport provide services for exchanging foreign currency.  US Dollar Traveler's Cheques can be purchased from American Express at Durbar Marg and other major banks in Kathmandu.

Nepalese Rupees comes in denominations of 1000, 500, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10, 5, 2, and 1.  Coins come in denomination of 10, 25, 50 paisa, 1 rupee and 2 rupees.  One rupee equals 100 paisa.