Case Study
The Trust Merchant
The Trust Merchant an interview with Roberto Mancone, Co-founder we.trade Innovation DAC W hen asked if a childhood in Naples, Italy helped prepare him for the challenges of launching one of the world’s first blockchain trade finance solutions, Roberto Mancone pauses, and then laughs. “That’s an interesting question. Naples is a city where everything is unpredictable. You don’t know exactly what is behind the corner. You always have to be ready for something that happens in the most unexpected moment. But it forges you. It makes you very strong because you’re not afraid of anything. It’s really a school of life.” As co-founder of we.trade Innovation DAC and a 30-year-veteran of the financial industry, Roberto is no stranger to the unexpected in the fast-paced worlds of bank