Cape Town, September 30th, 2025 – After nine incredible years of dedicated service, Xavier Martin Palomas, Chief Operating Officer at Digital Frontiers, will be leaving the organisation to pursue new opportunities.
Digital Frontiers is proud to celebrate Xavier’s remarkable contributions and lasting impact on the organisation. Since joining in 2016, Xavier has been instrumental in guiding Digital Frontiers through a period of significant growth and transformation. His leadership has strengthened operations, inspired teams across the globe, and ensured the organisation’s continued success in delivering high-impact learning experiences that drive inclusive development in the digital economy.
Xavier started at Digital Frontiers as a Stream Lead and Experience Director for the leading markets, technology and enablers specialisation. In this role, he helped launch our Inclusive and Instant Payment Systems programme and shaped several Certified Digital Finance Practitioner modules, such as Consumer Protection and Money Transfers. Over the past two years, he has carried this spirit of innovation and dedication into his role as Chief Operating Officer, where he helped maintain operational excellence and strengthened the organisation for the future.
“We are deeply grateful to Xavier for his nine years of dedication and leadership at Digital Frontiers. He has played a key role in building the organisation and leaves behind a strong legacy of commitment to financial inclusion. We wish him every success in the next chapter of his journey.” – Todd Malone, Chief Operating Officer at Digital Frontiers.
Digital Frontiers remains steadfast in our mission, confident in our future, and committed to growing our impact. With a strong leadership team and a clear strategic direction, we are expanding our global impact and continuing to meet our commitments with excellence.
About Digital Frontiers:
Digital Frontiers is an African non-profit that strengthens people and institutions to drive inclusive development in the digital economy. We deliver high-impact learning experiences that empower individuals, support mission-aligned organisations, and help shape the systems that enable lasting change. Our work spans financial inclusion, gender equity, digital public infrastructure, youth employment, and ag-innovation, always grounded in local context and designed for scalable, sustainable outcomes. Through our learning experiences, digital learning solutions, and programme delivery offerings, we cultivate an integrated environment that enables practical learning, collaborative implementation, and inclusive growth across the Global South.
Media Contact:
Dané Brown
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