Season 11 Episode 21

Mesh MD Connie Bloem explains why traditional capital markets are failing South African businesses

25 October 2024 · 18:20 min

In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Connie Bloem discusses how Mesh is giving small-to-medium businesses easier access to capital markets in a way that traditional players cannot. Bloem is the Managing Director of Mesh, and is passionate about transforming capital markets and the… finance industry using new, technology-driven solutions. In this Business Talk interview, Bloem explains why traditional capital markets and the private sector struggle to serve the financing needs of small-to-medium businesses. She discusses how Mesh fills this gap and uses blockchain technology to enable innovative, safe, and secure capital-raising methods. Bloem then expands upon the applications of tokenisation and provides examples of how Mesh has made a tangible difference to many entrepreneurial initiatives. She concludes the interview by explaining how interested parties can begin their journey with Mesh. Show more