From Paper to Protocol: Enabling Cross-Border Digital Trust with the vLEI and UNCITRAL’s MLIT

As global commerce accelerates, the need for trusted, cross-border digital identity systems has never been more urgent. In this episode, Alexandre Kech sits down with Luca Castellani, Legal Officer at UNCITRAL, to unpack the groundbreaking potential of the Model Law on the Use and Cross-Border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services (MLIT).Together, they explore how MLIT, when paired with the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI), creates a new baseline for legal certainty, technical interoperability, and trust in digital transactions.Tune in to discover how governments, regulators, and businesses can move beyond paper-based processes to a future where identity is verifiable, standardized, and globally recognized.*The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.*