Biswas Dhakal (Nepali: विश्वास ढकाल, born 14 December 1981 in Bharatpur, Mahottari) is a Nepali tech entrepreneur.[1] He serves as the President of F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd,[2] an ecosystem of digital products and services that facilitates Nepali consumers access to financial services. His journey begins in 2004 when he founded F1Soft. He founded eSewa a digital wallet company in 2009,[3] CashOnAd, Logica Beans, Shiran Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Dhakal was selected by The US Department of State for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit[4] 2016 from Nepal. [5]

Biswas Dhakal
विश्वास ढकाल
Born (1981-12-14) December 14, 1981
Bharatpur, Mahottari
NationalityNepali
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Innovator
  • Dynamic investor
Years active2004-present
OrganizationF1Soft International
SpouseIsha Sharma
ChildrenBibhusa Dhakal (daughter)
AwardsEntrepreneur ICT Award [6]

Business

Dhakal founded F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd. in 2004[2] while in his freshman year at Nepal College of Information Technology. F1Soft currently serves more than 90% of financial institutions in Nepal with FinTech products, and connects over 3 million people in Nepal to various financial services.[7][8]

In 2009, Dhakal co-founded eSewa,[3][9] Nepal's first mobile wallet. It carries out over 80% of digital payment in Nepal and process more than 130K transactions a day.[10]

Education

Dhakal attended Kantipur Engineering College, Tribhuvan University for Computer Engineering and Nepal College of Information Technology, Pokhara University for Software Engineering.

Personal life

Dhakal was born in Bharatpur, Mahottari District of Nepal. He lives with his wife, Isha Sharma and daughter Bibhusa Dhakal in Kathmandu, Nepal.

References

  1. ↑ "Biswas Dhakal: Nepal's way of doing things needs to change". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. 1 2 "Biswas Dhakal - President at F1Soft International". Rest of World. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. 1 2 "Biswas Dhakal - Man Behind Esewa". Investopaper. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. ↑ Global Entrepreneurship Summit
  5. ↑ "NEXT Growth Conclave 2020". Archived from the original on 2018-12-16.
  6. ↑ "The Entrepreneur ICT Award was awarded to Mr. Bishwas Dhakal and Amit Agrawal in 2018 and 2019 respectively". 27 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "A Creative Tech Entrepreneur: Bishwas Dhakal". Glocal Khabar. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Biswas Dhakal: Nepal's way of doing things needs to change". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Dulal, Sanjeev (2018-03-06). "eSewa: Revolutionizing the digital Payment in Nepal". NepaliTelecom. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  10. ↑ "GSMA" (PDF). gsma.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
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