Securing Supply Chains: The Rise of Digital Identity Technology

In the latest episode of the Digital Supply Chain podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Lyall Cresswell, CEO of Transport Exchange Group. Lyall delves into the transformative power of digital freight technology and how it's revolutionising the logistics landscape. Our conversation sheds light on the intricate workings of Transport Exchange Group and its pioneering platform, Trustd.🚚 Key Highlights:Innovative Digital Freight Technology: We explore the cutting-edge tech behind Transport Exchange Group, a marketplace enhancing efficiency for transport and logistics businesses across the UK, Europe, and the US. The platform stands as a beacon of modernisation, enabling trading of capacity and loads with full transparency.Introducing Trustd: Lyall introduces us to Trustd, a standalone platform born from Transport Exchange Group. It's a game-changer in digital identity and verification, ensuring compliance and enhancing trust across the industry. Trustd addresses a pivotal need for secure, digitalised verification processes in a fragmented logistics sector.Navigating Industry Challenges: We dive into the challenges of the industry, from the fragmentation of logistics businesses to the imperative of sustainable practices. Lyall's insights into reducing empty runs and fostering collaboration are particularly enlightening.Trust and Security in Supply Chains: The episode highlights the increasing importance of security in supply chains. Trustd emerges as a solution for verifying identities and credentials in real-time, a crucial step in mitigating fraud and ensuring transactional integrity.This episode is a must-listen for anyone intrigued by the intersection of technology and logistics. Lyall's expertise offers invaluable insights into the future of digital supply chains and the role of platforms like Transport Exchange GElevate your brand with the ‘Sustainable Supply Chain’ podcast, the voice of supply chain sustainability.Last year, this podcast's episodes were downloaded over 113,000 times by senior supply chain executives around the world.Become a sponsor. Lead the conversation.Contact me for sponsorship opportunities and turn downloads into dialogues.Act today. Influence the future.Support the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's generous supporters: Lorcan Sheehan Olivier Brusle Alicia Farag Luis Olavarria Alvaro Aguilar And remember you too can Support the Podcast - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent Digital Supply Chain episodes like this one.Podcast Sponsorship Opportunities:If you/your organisation is interested in sponsoring this podcast - I have several options available. Let's talk!FinallyIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to just send me a direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover it. Thanks for listening.