Nepal
Shopify was built for payment gateways that do not include eSewa, Khalti, or Fonepay out of the box. The real build work in Nepal is getting that part right.
Arcetis is a verified Shopify Partner, checkable in Shopify's own partner directory, building stores for Nepali brands selling locally and internationally. The hard part in Nepal is rarely the storefront design, it is wiring up local payment gateways like eSewa, Khalti, and Fonepay alongside or instead of Shopify Payments, which is not available in Nepal, plus shipping logic for domestic delivery versus international orders.
Shopify Payments, the gateway Shopify pushes hardest during setup, does not operate in Nepal. That single fact changes a meaningful part of every Shopify build here: a Nepali store needs eSewa, Khalti, or Fonepay wired in through a payment app or custom checkout extension, and for stores selling internationally, a separate card gateway like Stripe or PayPal set up correctly for cross-border transactions. Get this wrong and checkout breaks silently for a chunk of customers, which is the single most common reason a Nepali Shopify store underperforms.
Arcetis is a verified Shopify Partner, which means our setups and integrations are reviewed against Shopify's own standards, not just self-certified. We have built stores for brands selling purely within Nepal through local courier and cash-on-delivery workflows, and for brands exporting pashmina, handicrafts, and other goods to buyers abroad who expect card or PayPal checkout and realistic international shipping estimates.
Payment gateways come first: eSewa and Khalti both have Shopify apps or API integrations, but neither is plug-and-play the way Shopify Payments is in markets where it operates, and Fonepay often needs more custom wiring. We set these up, test the checkout end to end with real small transactions before launch, and make sure failed-payment and refund flows actually work, not just the happy path.
Shipping is the second recurring issue. A store selling only within Kathmandu Valley has different logistics than one shipping to Pokhara, the Terai, and remote districts, and a different set of problems again for brands exporting abroad: customs documentation, realistic delivery windows, and international carrier rates all have to be configured correctly or the store quietly loses sales at the shipping-cost step of checkout, one of the highest-abandonment points in any store.
A Shopify store with no traffic plan is a brochure. As a verified Google Partner and Shopify Partner with over $270,000 in managed Google and Meta ad spend, we set up conversion tracking, Google Shopping feeds, and Meta catalog ads as part of the launch, not as a separate project months later, so the store has a path to its first customers from day one instead of sitting unindexed.
Pricing is scoped per store depending on catalog size, payment and shipping complexity, and whether a theme is customized or built from scratch, starting around NPR 20,000 for simpler setups. You keep the Shopify account, domain, and all app logins under your own ownership from the start.
No, Shopify Payments is not available in Nepal. Every Nepali Shopify store needs an alternative, typically eSewa, Khalti, or Fonepay for local customers, and a gateway like Stripe or PayPal for international card payments. We set this up as a core part of every build, not an afterthought.
Yes. We work with existing stores to add or fix local payment gateway integrations, including testing failed-payment and refund flows, which is where most broken Nepali checkouts actually fail.
Both work well on Shopify once local payments and domestic shipping are configured correctly. It is not export-only, the platform just needs the Nepal-specific payment and logistics layer added, which is the part we handle.
Per project, based on catalog size, payment and shipping complexity, and whether you need a custom theme build or a configured existing theme. Engagements start around NPR 20,000, and the quote comes after a discovery call, not a fixed package.