In this episode of the Trade Treasury Payments podcast, Carter Hoffman, Trade and Technology Editor at TTP, speaks with Adam Cooper, Director of NextID Limited, and Luca Castellani, author of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Digital Trade, about the foundations of trust in a borderless digital economy.

Their conversation examines how digital trade depends not only on technology, but on reliable identity management and trust services that allow businesses and institutions to verify counterparties across jurisdictions. They also explore the growing importance of metadata, the challenges created by fragmented national identity systems, and how the Two Tier Reliability Model is emerging as a practical framework for building confidence in cross border digital transactions.

As global commerce becomes increasingly digital, the discussion highlights why strengthening trust infrastructure will be just as important as technological innovation in shaping the future of trade.