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Geoffrey Wynne was quoted in the Legal Frameworks section of the White Paper: “A Guide to Digital Trade Finance” by flow, a publication from Deutsche Bank Corporate Bank, published in January 2024.

The White Paper is introduced, by Deutsche Bank Corporate Bank on LinkedIn, as follows: “Efforts to digitise trade finance have continued to build momentum in 2023, with the removal of longstanding legal obstacles in the form of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 serving as a key enabler. Unlike previous efforts, all the necessary jigsaw pieces – from legal frameworks and industry standards to technologies and cross-actor collaboration – are beginning to fall into place. This Guide to Digital Trade Finance, published by Deutsche Bank in association with the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA), with input from 15 digital trade finance experts [including Geffrey Wynne], provides a snapshot of what today’s digital trade ecosystem looks like, and the overall direction of travel.”

Geoffrey Wynne is quoted in the Legal Frameworks section as follows:

"Solutions making use of the ETDA need to address two key elements required by the Act: namely creating and then giving exclusive control to the holder of the relevant electronic record (together with their ability to transfer rights to what is evidenced by that electronic record), all as verified by a reliable system.  Any - and all - such digital solutions will need to address this."

The White Paper can be accessed in full here.

Geoffrey has also contributed two separate – but linked - articles to flow, published in January 2024: Firstly, on why the Uniform Rules for Transferable Electronic Payment Obligations (URTEPO) are perfectly positioned to drive forward trade finance digitalisation, and, secondly, looking at what does the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (ETDA) – which came into force in September 2023 - mean when it comes to facilitating the digitalisation of trade finance. These articles can be accessed here.