Marco Antonio Del Rio

Marco Antonio Del Rio

Program Director, Strive Mexico and Senior Consultant, Financial Services

Marco is a Senior Consultant at BFA Global. He has a BA in Economics and a Master’s degree in Administration and Public Policies. He has more than 15 years of experience in issues related to financial inclusion, development banking, rural financing, and social development.

He worked as managing director in the financial inclusion department at the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), for seven years. His work was focused on the design, and analysis of the National Survey of Financial Inclusion. He was also the leading author of various publications, such as the Annual Financial Inclusion Overview, the quarterly financial inclusion reports, the innovation cases, and the financial inclusion newsletter.

Prior to joining the CNBV, he worked for more than four years in the largest rural development bank in Mexico. He began his career in the ministry of social development, where he served as director and deputy director of social development strategies.

Publications by this author

Liberando el potencial de la salud financiera en México
Financial Health |

Liberando el potencial de la salud financiera en México

En México, como en muchos países en desarrollo, garantizar la salud financiera de las personas sigue siendo un desafío...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Unlocking financial health potential in Mexico
Financial Health |

Unlocking financial health potential in Mexico

In Mexico, as in many developing economies, the financial health of low-income individuals remains a significant challenge despite 67.8%...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Resiliencia empresarial: Evidencia emergente del estado de la resiliencia de las MYPES en México
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Resiliencia empresarial: Evidencia emergente del estado de la resiliencia de las MYPES en México

Descubre qué es y en qué estado está la resiliencia de las micro y pequeñas empresas MYPES) en México....

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
Business resilience: Emerging evidence of the state of MSE resilience in Mexico
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Business resilience: Emerging evidence of the state of MSE resilience in Mexico

How do small businesses in Mexico cope with shocks and stresses? We surveyed 4,500 micro and small enterprises (MSEs)...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
Navigating economic storms: Understanding resilience in Mexico’s MSE
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Navigating economic storms: Understanding resilience in Mexico’s MSE

Carmen, the owner of a small craft store with no employees, demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of rising...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Radar MYPE:  Visión 360 del ecosistema empresarial en México
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Radar MYPE: Visión 360 del ecosistema empresarial en México

El Radar MYPE se desprende de los hallazgos del libro blanco titulado: “”Caminos hacia la resiliencia de las MYPES”,...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
Por qué nos asociamos: Tienda Red está construyendo la resiliencia de las tiendas familiares de México a través de soluciones tecnológicas
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Por qué nos asociamos: Tienda Red está construyendo la resiliencia de las tiendas familiares de México a través de soluciones tecnológicas

El corazón del comercio minorista de México se encuentra en miles de tiendas familiares. Alrededor de 1 millón de...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Why we partnered: Tienda Red is building the resilience of Mexico’s mom & pop shops through technological solutions
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Why we partnered: Tienda Red is building the resilience of Mexico’s mom & pop shops through technological solutions

The heart of Mexico’s retail commerce lies thousands of mom-and-pop shops. Around 1 million micro and small enterprises (MSEs)...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Razones para colaborar. Techreo está ampliando el alcance de las Mypes a través de una plataforma de comercio electrónico de canal cerrado
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Razones para colaborar. Techreo está ampliando el alcance de las Mypes a través de una plataforma de comercio electrónico de canal cerrado

La venta de productos y servicios a través de plataformas en línea demostró ser un herramienta crucial para apoyar...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Why we partnered: Techreo is expanding MSEs’ reach through a closed-loop e-commerce platform
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Why we partnered: Techreo is expanding MSEs’ reach through a closed-loop e-commerce platform

Selling products and services through online platforms has proved to be a crucial lifeline for supporting micro and small...

By Grace Onyuka