Summary
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 | |
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| विश्वास ढकाल | |
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| Born | December 14, 1981 |
| Nationality | Nepali |
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| Years active | 2004-present |
| Organization | F1Soft International |
| Spouse | Isha Sharma |
| Children | Bibhusa Dhakal (daughter) |
| Awards | Entrepreneur ICT Award [6] |
Business edit
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 edit
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 edit
Dhakal was born in Bharatpur, Mahottari District of Nepal. He lives with his wife, Isha Sharma and daughter Bibhusa Dhakal in Kathmandu, Nepal.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Biswas Dhakal: Nepal's way of doing things needs to change". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ a b "Biswas Dhakal - President at F1Soft International". Rest of World. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ a b "Biswas Dhakal - Man Behind Esewa". Investopaper. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ Global Entrepreneurship Summit
- ^ "NEXT Growth Conclave 2020". Archived from the original on 2018-12-16.
- ^ "The Entrepreneur ICT Award was awarded to Mr. Bishwas Dhakal and Amit Agrawal in 2018 and 2019 respectively". 27 July 2022.
- ^ "A Creative Tech Entrepreneur: Bishwas Dhakal". Glocal Khabar. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Biswas Dhakal: Nepal's way of doing things needs to change". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Dulal, Sanjeev (2018-03-06). "eSewa: Revolutionizing the digital Payment in Nepal". NepaliTelecom. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "GSMA" (PDF). gsma.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.