Biswas Dhakal

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) 14 December 1981 (age 43) Bharatpur, Mahottari
Nationality	Nepali,india
Occupations	Entrepreneur Innovator Dynamic investor
Years active	2004-present
Organization	F1Soft International
Spouse	Isha Sharma
Children	Bibhusa Dhakal (daughter)
Awards	Entrepreneur ICT Award [1]

Business

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

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

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