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Biswas Dhakal | |
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विश्वास ढकाल | |
Born | |
Nationality | Nepali |
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Years active | 2004-present |
Organization | F1Soft International |
Spouse | Isha Sharma |
Children | Bibhusa Dhakal (daughter) |
Awards | Entrepreneur ICT Award [1] |
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]
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]
Dhakal attended Kantipur Engineering College, Tribhuvan University for Computer Engineering and Nepal College of Information Technology, Pokhara University for Software Engineering.[ citation needed]
Dhakal was born in Bharatpur, Mahottari, Nepal. He lives with his wife, Isha Sharma and daughter Bibhusa Dhakal in Kathmandu, Nepal.[ citation needed]