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We are still looking for your input into our disruptive technology research. If you have 5 minutes to spare, might you give us your opinions as to how technologies are impacting or likely to impact commodity trading and markets? If so, all you need to do is go...
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Invensoft Sees AI at the Core of Commodity Management

Invensoft has a system whereby every 10-years or so, it redoes its software. “We want to fully benefit from the cloud and the latest technologies,” said Prasad Raju, founder, and CEO of the company. “The last time we did the major overhaul was 2012 and so, right now,...
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How to Get CTRMCenter in your Inbox EveryDay!

Do you love to keep up with the goings-on in CTRM and CM software? CTRMCenter is the place to visit for news, views, insights, research, and tools in these software markets and the broader arena of Commodity technology but sometimes visiting a website every day is simply not...
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Enuit Getting the Message Out….

Finding interesting and innovative ways to go to market can be challenging, particularly now in a pandemic when most people cannot travel. It is certainly something I think about, and I know that Enuits’ head of Marketing, Mark Tredway, does too. “Online webinars seem to be the thing...
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FIS Reflects on 2020 and See Climate as a Major Trend

Earlier, I spoke with Ms. Irina Reitgruber of FIS’ Cross Asset Trading and Risk business to find out how things were going for FIS in commodities. FIS has won its first client in the LNG space and is now very positive over that space for further new clients....
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Amphora Sees A Busy Market

By all accounts, Amphora had a pretty good year in 2020, a record year that saw the vendor almost double its client base in just two years, so I was keen to catch up with Amphora’s Ivan O’Toole to see how the first quarter of 2021 had been....
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Agiboo Eyes Opportunities in Shifting Markets

“It’s busier than ever,” says Jan van den Brom of Agiboo. “We have won two new customers already this month and a nicely sized Swiss coffee company and our first ever metals customer.” Jan pointed to ex-users who had joined the metals company pushing for Agiboo even though...
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Talking Regs with Aviv Handler…

As Aviv Handler of ETR Advisory reminded me, it’s been 10-years already since all the new rules and regulations in commodity trading began to emerge. Time flies! “People are finally getting used to it and upping their game as they go,” he said referring to the regulations. “Even...
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Datamine and MineMarket CTRM Targets Ores, Metals and other Bulk Commodity Markets

The space for CTRM and CM software for metals has gotten quite crowded of late, with several vendors adding significant metals capabilities including Enuit, Gen10, Amphora, Fendahl, and others to join existing suppliers like Brady, ION OpenLink, and ION Aspect, for example. However, they all have some pretty...
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Fendahl Sees Active Market, New Commodities and Implications of a Home-Based Workforce

Fendahl is very busy, says Henry Thornalley. “We have submitted three RFPs this week alone for sizeable opportunities,” he says. “It’s unprecedented busy, and under normal circumstances, we would be lucky to do one RFP of that nature every couple of months.” He sees the activity as broad-based...
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