The JDB Report is diving deep into questions of digital identity and embedding standards across new ecosystems for financial services. Read our article on digital ID in stablecoins here.
Joshua Kroeker is CEO of Mitigram, a Stockholm-based trade-finance fintech. He discusses the use and need for digital identity, why standards have not been widely adopted, and what fintechs are doing to build out more digital infrastructure.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Joshua Kroeker, Mitigram
1:59 - Building digital ecosystems that span borders
4:12 - Digital identities are essential but based on bank accounts, trust, and liability
6:48 - Embedding digital ID into supply chains and for SMEs
8:15 - The incentives (or mis-incentives) of transferrable identity
10:37 - Prospects for market-based initiatives versus waiting for government mandates
12:30 - Are fintechs big enough to create new ecosystems for trade finance?
14:35 - Identity, privacy, and the need for trusted parties
