About Stanley Montwedi
Focused on execution where policy, infrastructure, and markets meet.
Founder, operator, and digital trade infrastructure builder focused on translating policy ambition into operational systems across identity, trust, logistics, and trade finance.
Executive Profile
Stanley Montwedi is a founder-builder and digital trade infrastructure specialist focused on execution at scale. He works at the intersection of trade policy, identity, logistics, and financial infrastructure—designing systems that reduce friction, cost, and risk in cross-border trade.
As Founder & CEO of TradeVow, Stanley is building interoperable digital trade rails aligned with AfCFTA and global standards, enabling trusted trade flows across emerging and developed markets. His work spans public-private collaboration, institutional design, and production-grade technology delivery.
Stanley brings over two decades of experience delivering complex transformation programmes within global financial institutions, combined with hands-on platform building across Africa-focused trade corridors.
As Founder & CEO of TradeVow, Stanley is building interoperable digital trade rails aligned with AfCFTA and global standards, enabling trusted trade flows across emerging and developed markets. His work spans public-private collaboration, institutional design, and production-grade technology delivery.
Stanley brings over two decades of experience delivering complex transformation programmes within global financial institutions, combined with hands-on platform building across Africa-focused trade corridors.
Professional Background
Stanley has spent over 20 years leading large-scale transformation initiatives across global banking, regulatory change, and digital infrastructure.
His career includes senior delivery roles at institutions such as HSBC, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank, where he led multi-jurisdictional programmes covering regulatory capital, risk, finance transformation, and data architecture. This experience shaped a deep understanding of how complex systems operate under regulatory, operational, and commercial constraints.
This foundation now informs his work in digital trade—bringing institutional discipline, governance, and execution rigor to markets where trust, interoperability, and scale are essential.
His career includes senior delivery roles at institutions such as HSBC, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank, where he led multi-jurisdictional programmes covering regulatory capital, risk, finance transformation, and data architecture. This experience shaped a deep understanding of how complex systems operate under regulatory, operational, and commercial constraints.
This foundation now informs his work in digital trade—bringing institutional discipline, governance, and execution rigor to markets where trust, interoperability, and scale are essential.
TradeVow and Digital Trade Execution
TradeVow is a digital trade execution platform designed to operationalise trade policy through trusted, interoperable infrastructure.
Under Stanley’s leadership, TradeVow focuses on:
Under Stanley’s leadership, TradeVow focuses on:
- Designing digital identity and verifiable credentials for trade participants
- Orchestrating logistics, including container sharing and SME access models
- Linking trade finance and risk workflows directly to trade events
- Enabling interoperability across institutions, corridors, and regulatory regimes
- Strategic advisory conversations on digital trade infrastructure
The platform is built with a strong emphasis on real-world execution—integrating policy intent, institutional requirements, and commercial viability into deployable systems.
TradeVow’s work aligns closely with AfCFTA objectives, regional trade corridors, and emerging global standards for digital trade and trust.
TradeVow’s work aligns closely with AfCFTA objectives, regional trade corridors, and emerging global standards for digital trade and trust.
Policy, Standards & Ecosystem Engagement
Stanley is actively engaged in policy-aligned digital trade initiatives, contributing to discussions and pilots focused on interoperability, trust frameworks, and cross-border execution.
His work includes engagement with:
His work includes engagement with:
- AfCFTA-aligned digital trade initiatives
- Public sector institutions and regulators
- Multilateral and development-oriented programmes
- Industry forums on identity, credentials, and trade digitisation
This engagement ensures that TradeVow’s infrastructure is not only technically robust, but institutionally relevant and future-ready.
Selected Experience & Focus Areas
- Founder & CEO, TradeVow — Digital Trade, Logistics & Finance Infrastructure
- 20+ years delivering global banking and regulatory transformation
- Execution of large-scale, multi-jurisdictional programmes
- Deep expertise in identity, trust frameworks, and interoperability
- Active contributor to AfCFTA-aligned digital trade execution initiatives
Trade policy only creates value when it can be executed reliably, securely, and at scale.
Stanley’s work is driven by a simple principle: trade policy only creates value when it can be executed reliably, securely, and at scale. His focus is on building the infrastructure that makes this possible—connecting institutions, markets, and systems through trust-first digital rails.