Trade Treasury Payments · 2026-06-15 · 21 min
The latest episode brings Oswald Kuyler back to TTP Studios, five years after he first used an avocado to illustrate the absurd volume of paperwork behind a simple shipment. This conversation picks up where that moment left off, exploring what has genuinely changed in digital trade and why progress on legal reform has not yet translated into day‑to‑day reality. As Kuyler notes, “On the legal reform side, things have actually gone considerably well,” yet the harder problem of system compatibility still holds the industry back. The discussion cuts through the noise with clear, practical insights on platforms, digital identity, and the real barriers that stop businesses from working digitally at scale. The episode also delves into the Asian Development Bank’s push for a new approach built around the save button rather than another platform. Kuyler explains why the future depends on embedding structured, verifiable trade documents directly into the tools used by 160 million businesses, and why collaboration with 140 global technology firms is now the critical path to scale.
The Taiwan advantage: AI, semiconductors, and ICT42 / 100
The world is a bit upside down - but that is exactly our function
Meet Swift for carbon data, and why this matters for trade and treasury
Who is drawing Africa's new trade finance map?
The wheel of risk: Navigating geopolitical transition and the future of trade