André Casterman on what trade finance needs next

Trade Treasury Payments · Aug 24, 2026 · 6m

The conversation with André Casterman explores how trade finance has moved beyond experimentation and into a phase where adoption is the real test of progress. After years spent building legal and technological foundations, the industry is now focused on proving that digital negotiable instruments, tokenisation, artificial intelligence and stablecoins can scale across markets. As Casterman notes, “we have learned from our mistakes… and engaged regulators to do the appropriate legal upgrade of national laws” . This shift marks a decisive moment where digital trade is no longer a future…