The SSL team has headed to Bogotá, Colombia, for the Cloud Signature Consortium’s flagship event, the CSC Trust Without Borders Summit 2026. SSL is co-hosting the event, which will bring together 250 executives, 100+ organizations, regulators, and trust service providers from across LATAM and the EU to discuss what digital trust looks like in the context of cross-border trade.
They’re bringing you the latest news, insights, and the discussions we’re hearing between sessions that are driving global interoperability. Our daily journal, straight from both summit locations, including the Universidad de los Andes, is compiled by our boots-on-the-ground team, including Leo Grove, President and CEO of SSL.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
From Daniel Rendon, SSL EVP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development:
Right now is such an important time to talk about interoperability of digital signature and digital identity standards. I was honored to speak before regulators and industry leaders from across Latin America and around the world. I hope to return from Bogotá with real commitments from those in attendance to bring our world a little closer together with shared standards and trust frameworks.
Global trade is entering a fragmented and multi-global era. Businesses, governments, and citizens are increasingly engaging in trusted digital interactions that work across jurisdictions, languages, and legal systems. Countries are beginning to move beyond isolated national systems towards mutual recognition of digital identities and signatures. This is why this moment matters so much for Latin America and why Trust Without Borders is so timely.
Daniel Rendon will also present on Day 2 about how the CSC API is being used for emerging and future use cases, such as media authenticity.
From Luis Cervantes, Compliance Officer:
When it comes to interoperability, there are numerous standard bodies and compliance requirements, all at regional levels. While everyone is seeking interoperability solutions, many barriers and challenges lie ahead to bring all these regional standards together. From a compliance standpoint, a clear path forward isn’t yet evident. While you may have standards, it’s important to align on what they are being held up against.
For example, in our TLS realm, our CP/CPS serves as the standard used to assess WebTrust compliance within the audit framework. In that instance, there is a governing body that we can base our standards upon. That could also be a potential barrier to interoperability, along with technical and institutional factors.
Will a new governing body possibly need to be adopted to oversee global interoperability standards? I’m confident the discussions here will address these questions and roadblocks while identifying feasible solutions.
From Alex Levy-Thiebaut, Sr. Account Executive:
There’s really a stark difference between the continents. Europe has EIDAS, which mandates that every country have a European Digital Identity Wallet by year’s end. And shortly thereafter, all the regulated industries must accept it. Whereas, in the U.S., it’s really piecemeal. For example, the U.S. Department of Transportation has a digital ID, but not every airport accepts it.
So, consequently, it’s a very checkered map in the U.S., and every state is essentially doing its own version of a digital wallet. In Latin America, we see a lot of that, where countries have their own standards, such as Brazil. Argentina, Chile, and other countries do as well, but operability is not yet in the near future. That said, Europe is now a step ahead. The digital wallet has been a prevalent theme in discussions I’ve had here at Trust Without Borders. Regarding the EU digital identity, it has the maturity to enable scalability, and with the proven, known process it has, it could set the standard for other nations to follow.
This journal updates daily throughout the week of the CSC Trust Without Borders Summit 2026. Check back tomorrow for Day 2 coverage, and follow us on LinkedIn for real-time highlights from the event locations.
If your work focuses on cross-border signing, identity assurance for multinationals, or content authenticity in regulated markets, connect with the SSL team to learn how we can help.
