Setting the Standard: Interoperability, Identity, and Data in a Digital World

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As traditional and digital asset markets increasingly operate side by side, the question is no longer whether standards matter, but whether the standards we already have can evolve fast enough to keep data connected across systems and jurisdictions.

In Episode 11 of Trust Talks, GLEIF CEO Alexandre Kech speaks with Laura Stanley, Director of Entity Data and Symbology at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Vice Chair of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) Board. Drawing on a cross-market view of symbology and standards, Laura makes the case that interoperability depends less on new identifiers and more on connecting and evolving the ones already in place.

In this episode:

• Why standardized identifiers such as the LEI, ISIN, CFI, and SEDOL are the backbone of market infrastructure, beyond regulatory reporting
• How the ISIN has stayed fit for purpose for more than 40 years through systematic review and market feedback
• Where coverage gaps remain, including loans and digital assets
• What LSEG's winning project at GLEIF's Global vLEI Hackathon showed about reducing friction in identity resolution
• Why the shift to decentralized finance will be an evolution, not a sudden switch, and what coexistence requires of data standards

What's the One Thing? Laura Stanley: "The identifier is more than just a code, and all of the data that comes with it is really important."

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