Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU – Nepal) is a national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analyzing and disseminating financial information and intelligence on suspected money laundering and terrorist financing activities to the relevant law enforcement/investigative agencies and foreign FIUs. It was established on 21 April, 2008 under the section 9 of the Assets (Money) Laundering Prevention Act, 2008 within the Nepal Rastra Bank (the central bank) as an independent unit.

The FIU-Nepal is also assigned to function as the secretariat of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) constituted as a standing committee under the coordination of secretary of Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, including secretaries of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Deputy Attorney General of Office of Attorney General, Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank and Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Nepal Police as members. The Head of FIU is the Secretary of the committee.