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Biography
Biswas Dhakal (Nepali: बिस्वास ढकाल, born December 12, 1981) is a Nepali serial entrepreneur who founded F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd. His other endeavors include eSewa, CashOnAd and Shiran Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Dhakal was selected by US Department of States for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 from Nepal.
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. It has become Nepal's leading IT company with expertise in transactional banking solutions.
In 2009, Dhakal co-founded eSewa, Nepal's first online payment gateway. It carries out over 200,000 transactions every day. It has become a locally grown strong brand.
Honors and awards
- Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016, U.S Department of States
- International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Fellow 2015 - Scalling Digital Startup, U.S Department of States
- Featured on cover page of Business360
- Global Entrepreneur 2011 (Nepal), Global Entrepreneurship Week
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.
Personal life
Dhakal was born in Janakpur, Nepal. He lives with his wife, Isha Sharma and daughter, Bibhusa Dhakal in Kathmandu, Nepal.