Kosta Peric is Deputy Director for the "Financial Services for the Poor" initiative at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leading the Level One Project initiative to foster deployment of payment platforms to serve the poor. He is the author of The Castle And The Sandbox, a book on how to innovate in conservative companies.

Previously, Kosta was the co-founder of Innotribe, the initiative for collaborative innovation in the financial industry, & chief architect of SWIFTNet, SWIFT's worldwide secure network connecting banks & corporations, servicing the world economy.

Kosta is a technologist whose interests lie at the point of fusion between technology, finance & innovation. From governance through business models to technology - from ideas through architecture to development: Kosta oversees strategies & grants to deliver digital payment solutions for the poor. 

Specialized in payment systems architecture, innovation management, financial inclusion, digital finance, mobile money, digital identity & fin-tech, Kosta explores the potential social impact of blockchain initiatives & offers a unique insight on innovation, technology & finances.