Biswas Dhakal (Nepali: विश्वास ढकाल, born 14 December 1981) is a Nepali tech entrepreneur.[2] He serves as the President of F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd,[3] 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,[4] 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[5] 2016 from Nepal. [6]

Biswas Dhakal
विश्वास ढकाल
Born (1981-12-14) December 14, 1981 (age 42)
NationalityNepali
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Innovator
  • Dynamic investor
Years active2004-present
OrganizationF1Soft International
SpouseIsha Sharma
ChildrenBibhusa Dhakal (daughter)
AwardsEntrepreneur ICT Award [1]

Business

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Dhakal founded F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd. in 2004[3] 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,[4][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

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

Personal life

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Dhakal was born in Bharatpur, Mahottari, Nepal. He lives with his wife, Isha Sharma and daughter Bibhusa Dhakal in Kathmandu, Nepal.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "The Entrepreneur ICT Award was awarded to Mr. Bishwas Dhakal and Amit Agrawal in 2018 and 2019 respectively". 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Biswas Dhakal: Nepal's way of doing things needs to change". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "Biswas Dhakal - President at F1Soft International". Rest of World. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  4. ^ a b "Biswas Dhakal - Man Behind Esewa". Investopaper. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. ^ Global Entrepreneurship Summit
  6. ^ "NEXT Growth Conclave 2020". Archived from the original on 2018-12-16.
  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.