Biswas Dhakal
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Biswas Dhakal (Nepali: विश्वास ढकाल, born 14 December 1981 in Bharatpur, Mahottari) is a Nepali Tech Entrepreneur, innovator and a dynamic investor. He serves as the President of F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd, an ecosystem of digital products and services that facilitates Nepali consumers access to financial services. His journey begins in 2004 when he founded F1Soft. His other endeavors include eSewa, CashOnAd, Logica Beans, [1] and 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[1] 2016 from Nepal. [2]
Business[]
Dhakal founded F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd. in 2004 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.[3][4]
In 2009, Dhakal co-founded eSewa, Nepal's first mobile wallet. It carries out over 200,000 transactions every day.[citation needed]
Honors and awards[]
- Gopal Kamala Rajbhandary Rotary Award for Vocational Excellence 2019
- Indra Bhakta Memorial Award 2019
- Karobar Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018
- ICT Entrepreneur Award 2018
- Manger of the Year 2017
- GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT 2016
- Global Entrepreneur 2011 (Nepal), Global Entrepreneurship Week[5]
Education[]
Dhakal attended Kantipur Engineering College, Tribhuvan University for Computer Engineering and Nepal College of Information Technology, Pokhara University for Software Engineering. He studied FinTech certificate course in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[citation needed] [6]
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.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Global Entrepreneurship Summit
- ^ "NEXT Growth Conclave 2020".
- ^ "A Creative Tech Entrepreneur: Bishwas Dhakal". Glocal Khabar.
- ^ "Biswas Dhakal: Nepal's way of doing things needs to change". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Global Entrepreneurship Week
- ^ https://np.linkedin.com/in/vdhakal
- 1981 births
- Nepalese businesspeople
- Living people
- People from Janakpur
- Alumni of Pokhara University
- 21st-century Nepalese businesspeople
- Nepalese company founders