BlinkMobile enables carbon credit trading from smartphones

Stuart Corner
Monday, 12 December 2011 14:36

Business IT - Networking

Australia-based carbon credits trading marketplace, Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX), is using the services of BlinkMobile to provide access to its carbon credits trading platform from mobile devices.

According to BlinkMobile, carbon traders can access the exchange from anywhere in the world to research, buy and sell carbon credits, or check the value of a portfolio from a smartphone, tablet or other Internet capable device.

The application runs on the Blink Mobility Platform and was developed in conjunction with technology consulting and enterprise services organisation, EcoView Global.

According to Blink Mobile its Mobile Enterprise Application Platform "works by developing a unique mobile user-centric interface that's accessible by all Internet capable devices and then managing the content required by repurposing information from across websites, intranets, web-enabled applications and core business systems."

It adds: "The mobilisation of the CTX data will be of significant benefit to brokers who need to access up-to-the-minute pricing when out on the road or when meeting with clients.

"The ability to carry out on-the-spot trades will enable brokers to bring a new immediacy to their client relationships, effectively consummating sales within minutes rather than in days or weeks. Corporate clients will also benefit as emissions managers are now free to calculate emissions offset requirements, research and identify the most appropriate lowest-cost environmental compliance alternatives at any time or place that most suits them."

Wayne Sharpe, CEO of CTX, added: "The emissions market is young but it is quickly going to become much more volatile and there will be an increasing number of purchasing opportunities for companies that want to participate in the carbon sector. As in any market, knowing what products are on the market and the price of those products is going to be an important factor in obtaining competitive advantage."