About the Author

Scott BalesI have a strong personal interest in Financial Inclusion through the enablement of innovative technologies. Past roles include the Head of Technology at WING Cambodia and a Mobile Financial Services Consultant with HSL Consulting. Drawing from 10 years experience in Financial Services and vast networks across industry, I work with organisations on strategies and plans to establish build and optimize market offerings. I enjoy close relationships with many of the large International Development organizations.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Introducing Money Mesh


Times are changing, and the time time for me to bring myself into the new era of publishing is upon us. Over the past few months I have thought long and hard about the appropriate way to establish a platform on which I can say my thoughts, insights and outlook. Which lead me to the desire to build a platform for idea, a platform that would be larger than just myself. A platform that would be open to contributions for the world’s leading minds. That platform is Money Mesh.

The technological, social and cultural developments over the past 10 years have accelerated the global rate of innovation. Today, we are witnessing the seismic demographic shift from a traditional and passive media consumer group to an empowered and anytime-anywhere generation of knowledge creators and community builders.

Recent events have shown that social networks possess the power to enrich everyday encounters and enable political upheavals. Mobile devices have facilitated the anywhere-anytime approach to and availability of services, while extending the reach of the financial ecosystem.

Money Mesh seeks to speak in the midst of these changes and aims to explore the ongoing evolution of how our dynamic human network liveswith its money. This blog/forum/platform will provide timely discussions on themes such as technology innovation, social networks, security, regulation, mobility culture shifts and behavioural change in an increasingly mobile and connected world.

I hope to not only share my experiences and insights on these developments and trends, but also initiate a continuing dialogue with thought-leaders, visionaries and innovators who share my passion for making money more mobile and accessible for everyone.

For those who have followed my publishing over the years, I thank you all for your support, the joinery continues at Money Mesh 

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Time for a change

Apologies for my recent absence from writing. I have been going through a life transition as I move out of Fundamo and into a more creative space, both as a new father and an independent mind. I loved my time at Fundamo, I was exposed to some of the most intelligent people in the industry and thrown into some of the most exciting markets on the planet. 


Over the years I have always wanted to write more... write about my thoughts, insights, visions for the future and general outlook on life. Which I have had the pleasure of doing through this blog. However my since finishing up with Fundamo, my creative juices have been flowing stronger than ever before and given birth to an exciting new part of my writing outlets. In close consultation with a few outstanding industry peers, I have been building an exciting new platform for me to share my work through.


In the coming weeks I will be taking the curtains off a new collaboration tool that will allow me to share not only my words, but also images, videos and ideas with the entire world. I am excited to say, it will be a chance for me to push the boundaries of thoughts more than ever before. I look forward to the support of those around me, and encourage you all to get involved in this exciting change.