David del Ser

David del Ser

Chair Emeritus

David is Chair Emeritus at BFA Global. He brought high tech skills in growing areas of BFA Global to expand the company vision. He founded our Catalyst Fund accelerator and lately has been exploring how fintech can support climate action. In particular, he has led BFA Global's contribution to the Digital Finance for Climate Resilience nascent ecosystem. David has also started TECA, a platform that will launch 100 startups exploring fintech innovations that can foster climate resilience.

Prior to BFA, David was founder and is now chairman at Frogtek, a social venture providing app-based technology to enable small retailers in developing countries with better business tools. He is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, an Echoing Green Fellow, and holds a dual Masters of Telecommunications from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Télécom ParisTech and an MBA from Columbia Business School

Publications by this author

When the best available human is an AI?
Artificial Intelligence |

When the best available human is an AI?

Developing country economies are characterized by shortages of skills that seem to be good for AI to fill: from...

By Amolo Ng'weno
Climate innovation for impact: The role of generative AI in serving vulnerable populations
Climate Action |

Climate innovation for impact: The role of generative AI in serving vulnerable populations

Generative AI is a brand new kind of software innovation that works amazingly well for a range of complex...

By David del Ser
Learning From Our Past: Successful Ecosystem Evolutions Follow a Common Path
Climate Action |

Learning From Our Past: Successful Ecosystem Evolutions Follow a Common Path

In early 2021, BFA Global, CGAP, UNCDF’s Better than Cash Alliance, PayPal, the UN’s Race to Resilience, and the...

By Bethany Kanten
¿Las Neo-Cooperativas como los próximos disruptores del sector financiero? Un experimento conceptual
Financial Health |

¿Las Neo-Cooperativas como los próximos disruptores del sector financiero? Un experimento conceptual

In English Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, las cooperativas financieras mexicanas han continuado prestando sus servicios a casi 8...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
NeoCo-ops as the next disruptors in the financial sector? A thought experiment
Financial Health |

NeoCo-ops as the next disruptors in the financial sector? A thought experiment

En Espanõl Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Mexican financial cooperatives have continued to serve their nearly 8 million members primarily...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa
Climate Action |

The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of our health, financial, and economic systems. Scientists are warning that, at...

By Bethany Kanten
¿Cómo está afectando el Covid-19 la salud financiera de las microempresas mexicanas?
Financial Health |

¿Cómo está afectando el Covid-19 la salud financiera de las microempresas mexicanas?

Todas las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivas de BFA Global, por lo que MetLife no es responsable de la...

By David del Ser
Webinar y presentación: FinnSalud ante el COVID-19: Hallazgos e iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis
Financial Health |

Webinar y presentación: FinnSalud ante el COVID-19: Hallazgos e iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis

FinnSalud ante el COVID-19: Hallazgos e iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis Presentación virtual para diversas agencias ejecutoras y académicos...

By Jorge Hernandez
FinnSalud y el COVID-19: Cambio a modo emergencia
Financial Health |

FinnSalud y el COVID-19: Cambio a modo emergencia

FinnSalud es uno de los proyectos más importantes de BFA Global, con financiamiento de MetLife Foundation y patrocinio fiscal...

By David del Ser
FinnSalud and COVID-19: Shifting to emergency mode
Financial Health |

FinnSalud and COVID-19: Shifting to emergency mode

FinnSalud is one of BFA Global’s largest projects, supported by MetLife Foundation and fiscally sponsored by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors....

By David del Ser