[2] As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 MARCH 2024 David Vélez ranked #199 with a net worth of $10.8 Billion.

[3] Vélez was born in Medellín in 1981,[1] but his family fled cartel violence when he was nine years old and migrated to Costa Rica.

[5][6] After graduating, Vélez worked at General Atlantic in Brazil and then got a job as an analyst at financial service company Morgan Stanley.

After he finally managed to open an account, he noticed that everything was very expensive, with high fees for simple services.

[4] In September 2024, the Congress of the Republic of Colombia honored him with the Simón Bolívar Order of Democracy, conferred at the rank of Grand Knight, in recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements.