VAKT’s recent successes with vSure in terms of adoption and trade volumes, as well as its plans to enter new markets, was recently discussed with CEO, Tasja Botha. Ms. Botha had told me that “Now, we have achieved 70% adoption in the NW European barge market. We have...
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I recently spoke with the CEO of Cubelogic – Lee Campbell. It was fifteen-years ago that Lee helped found Cubelogic and there has been a lot of water under the bridge since then. “We started in credit,” he told me. “Now. We have a much broader platform that...
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Risk, Risk, and Risk Twice in the last few days I have been asked what I see in the market at the macro level. In both instances, I have replied that I see politics everywhere and that this poses a significant risk to commodities players. We live in...
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ComTech innovated the Commodity Tech podcast several years ago with CTRMRadio. This year, we turned it into a video podcast as it had been and still is available in audio formats. In audio, it can found on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts among other outlets and it gets...
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Phlo Systems has been busy in recent months adding significant functionality to its opsPhlo software solution – opsPhlo ‘combines powerful CTRM functionalities and comprehensive ERP capabilities with seamless digital connectivity to all supply chain partners,’ according to the vendor’s website. Phlo’s Talha Khan explained that in conjunction with...
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Ian Sloggett, Sales Director at CubeLogic in the UK, says that it had a hugely successful year in 2023 signing and implementing some huge customers including two major oil companies on the credit risk side while many algo traders in the Nordics also signed up for the trade...
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It’s been a while since we visited with CTRM Cubed and so it was good to talk with Simon Piercy this week and get a short catch up. CTRM Cubed markets its solution – TradeCube – as an instant, connected, self-service and cloud native CTRM. It is, as...
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A short while ago, I used this blog to alert people to the BRICS clearing system and how that system would eventually have an impact on the USD. I talked about how the clearing system would use a CBDC to replace the USD and thus undermine it. I...
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Steve Hughes, now CEO at Quor Eka, is a something of a veteran when it comes to M&A with 25 M&A projects under his belt. For example, he ran Aspect, building that business and successfully selling it to ION. So, he knows a thing or two about financing...
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It’s been 6-months since Tasja Botha was appointed CEO over at VAKT, and in that time, much has happened. So, I talked with Tasja last week to catch up and to hear the latest news. Tasja is pleased with progress saying that she doubled down on adoption of...
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