Abaxx Technologies Inc., (NEO:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF)
(“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software company, majority
shareholder of
Abaxx Singapore Pte. Ltd., the
Abaxx Commodity Exchange (ACX), and producer of the
SmarterMarkets™ Podcast, summarizes activities
from Q1 2022 and the progress of the Company’s business plans for
the remainder of Q2 2022.
Highlights:
- Pandemic
and sanctions on Russia put LNG at center of global energy security
strategy
- Volatile LNG prices drive
recognition of the need for physically-delivered LNG futures
contracts to enable transparent pricing and central counterparty
(CCP) credit risk mitigation
- Opportunities for Abaxx
infrastructure and risk management applications have
increased
- Abaxx Exchange adds
supplemental technology developers Exberry and
Baymarkets
- SmarterMarkets™ Podcast
concludes its “Demystifying the Carbon Markets” series and begins
its commodity risk series: “Systems at Risk”
- Abaxx
to hold investor update call on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 at 10:00am
EST (Eastern Standard Time)
Dear Shareholders,
LNG supply and security dynamics have moved to
the forefront of the geopolitical economic agenda. The need has
never been as acute, and opportunity has never been so large for
the infrastructure and tools Abaxx is developing for the LNG
marketplace specifically, and commodities generally. Abaxx
Exchange’s structure of a trade order book and central clearing
house has been positioned from the formation of the company for
these market trends.
Abaxx participation in Q1 at the Futures
Industry Association (FIA), Financial Times Global Commodities
Summit, and IHS CERA Energy Trading Week confirmed the importance
of solutions related to the commercial consequences of recent price
volatility including:
- the critical need for a
physically-delivered, centrally-cleared LNG benchmark futures
contracts for reliable hedging and counterparty risk management,
and seller of last resort market coordination
- the traders’ need for solutions for
liquidity pressures created by inefficient margin and collateral
usage
Both the FIA and Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) have recently reported volumes and customer fund
balances in futures accounts hit all-time records. The steep change
in margin requirements as a result of volatility are a persistent
challenge. In addition, the growth in hedging in Asia and new asset
classes are demand drivers for our clearing services.
Our commercial team is in constant engagement
with a core group of FCMs and clearing members preparing to launch
the Exchange. The objective of this development work will be
reflected in the capability for Abaxx Exchange to assist in the
further reduction of the risks in credit extension by providing
more effective hedging instruments and quicker clearing.
There are concurrent development streams ongoing
in preparation for the commercial roll out: 1. The Abaxx Technology
Suite and 2. The Abaxx Exchange trade order system and central
clearing house. The systems are mutually beneficial but not
interdependent. Several of the console applications currently in
testing will be available to Exchange users in advance of the full
commercial launch of the futures products.
Abaxx Technology Suite
Successful testing of the core features of the
technology modules include: user testing of proprietary
self-sovereign identity, credentialed-user login built on ID++,
secure upload/management of test agreements, and testing of
two-party bilateral trades linked to the Abaxx GreenHouse Gas (GHG)
Protocol.
The rollout and beta launch of the console
modules that are core to the Exchange are preceding the futures
products and are being introduced to LNG and Carbon trading clients
for use in their bi-lateral trading activities. Testing is ongoing
and anticipated to be scaled up in Q3-Q4 of 2022.
Abaxx Exchange Product
Developments
ACX, through its subsidiaries in Singapore have
entered into software agreements with OM2 Ventures Ltd. (dba
Exberry) and Baymarkets AS to augment trading, post trade and risk
management capabilities. The features and functionality made
available through these agreements are intended to enhance the
firm's ability to more seamlessly introduce, integrate and deploy
future features, marketplace capabilities and proprietary software
upgrades consistent with the Company’s long term objectives. The
company will continue to develop its exchange and post trade
services technology capabilities by combining proprietary
middleware and third-party software. We closed Q1 2022 with a
decision to expand our technology development build which was
initially planned as a Phase 2 future functionality set.
These features are supplemental for market
acceptance, competitive strength, and risk reduction. Timing for
the finalization of Exchange and Clearing member contractual
onboarding will still require proof of efficacy and technical
integration with FCMs. Specific dates for member and clearing
member onboarding can only be approximated based upon the
completion of the additional software and will be updated via the
continuous disclosure mandate and as confirmed by the regulatory
process and FCM partners.
The launch of the Abaxx Exchange remains in
process pending the satisfaction of the regulatory conditions
listed in the Approval In Principle (AIP) letters. Abaxx Exchange
has received regulatory AIP, as a Recognized Market Operator
(“RMO”) and Approved Clearing House (“ACH”) with the Monetary
Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), on September 7, 2020, and August
25, 2021, respectively. The Company is continuing its engagement
with regulators regarding timelines for obtaining the final
licenses in coordination with clearinghouse finalization and
technical integration with launch members.
SmarterMarkets™ Podcast Series:
Demystifying Carbon Markets and
Commodities Systems at Risk
SmarterMarkets™ Media concludes a fourteen part series delving deep
into everything from Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to solutions
for channeling financial capital to scale Voluntary Carbon Markets.
Industry experts included David Antonioli, CEO of Verra, and David
Shukman, former BBC Climate Journalist, Barbara Barsma, CEO of Rabo
Carbon Bank and several others.
The next planned series, Commodities Systems at
Risk, covers ways pandemic and war, supply-chain disruptions and
economic sanctions, are testing our markets and risk management
systems, revealing weaknesses and potential points of failure. We
invite industry experts in market risk management who ensure the
security and circulation of the food, energy, and materials we
need. Guests will include Walt Lukken, President and CEO of the
FIA, Bob Anderson, Head of the CCRO, and Craig Pirrong, Professor
of Finance at the University of Houston
Q2 2022 Business Update Investor
Call
The Company plans to host a quarterly business
update investor presentation, to provide a business update and
respond to investor questions.
The Company will hold the investor presentation
via Zoom Meetings on Tuesday May 17, 2022 at 10:00a.m. Eastern
Standard Time Zone (EST). The Company invites current and
prospective shareholders to attend this quarterly business update
and Q&A session with the Abaxx executive team. Attendees may
email their questions in advance to
ir@abaxx.tech.
Registration will be required to access the
meeting. Following the presentation, a recording of the session
will be made available on the Abaxx Investor Relations website at
investors.abaxx.tech.
PRESENTATION DETAILS
DATE |
Tuesday, May 17nd, 2022 |
TIME |
10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
LOCATION |
Zoom MeetingTo receive the meeting link and
passcode, please register here. |
QUESTIONS |
Please submit questions ahead of the presentation to:
ir@abaxx.tech. |
About Abaxx Technologies
Abaxx is a development stage financial software
company creating proprietary technological infrastructure for both
global commodity exchanges and digital marketplaces. The company’s
formative technology increases transaction velocity, data security
and facilitates improved risk management in the majority owned
Abaxx Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“ACX”, or “Abaxx.Exchange”) - a
commodity futures exchange seeking final regulatory approvals as a
Recognized Market Operator (“RMO”) and Approved Clearing House
(“ACH”) with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). Abaxx is
a founding shareholder in Base Carbon Corp. and the creator and
producer of the SmarterMarkets™ podcast.For more information please
visit abaxx.tech, abaxx.exchange and
SmarterMarkets.media
About Exberry
Exberry delivers a purpose-built exchange
infrastructure regardless of the asset class or opportunity. The
core technology is deployed to enhance existing exchanges' limited
capabilities or to serve as the base for trading new digital
assets.
Exberry's technology and software engineering
heritage, combined with strategic business counsel, can quickly
scale with business growth and is easy to integrate into new and
existing ecosystems through well-documented APIs and easy-to-access
sandboxes. Exberry also launched Nebula, a unique turnkey solution
that provides its clients & partners a full exchange and
marketplace solution.
About Baymarkets
Baymarkets AS is an independent vendor of
clearing systems for the financial markets and has been operating
since 2007.
Baymarkets AS, is a provider of FinTech
solutions to the financial services industry. Baymarkets experience
has been gained building and operating multi-asset exchange and OTC
trading and clearing solutions for some of the largest firms in the
industry. These include banks, brokers, exchanges, CCPs and
technology providers.
Media and investor
inquiries:
Abaxx Technologies Inc.Paris Golab, Head of
Investor RelationsTel: +1 246 271 0082E-mail: ir@abaxx.tech
Forward-Looking Statements
This News Release includes certain
"forward-looking statements" which do not consist of historical
facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements
that describe Abaxx or the Company’s future plans, objectives or
goals, including words to the effect that Abaxx expects a stated
condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be
identified by such terms as “seeking”, “believes”, “anticipates”,
“expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”.
Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and
address future events and conditions, by their very nature they
involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements
are based on information currently available to Abaxx, Abaxx does
not provide any assurance that actual results will meet
management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors
involved with forward-looking information could cause actual
events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information. Forward looking information in this news release
includes, but is not limited to, Abaxx’ objectives, goals or future
plans, statements, timing of the commencement of operations and
estimates of market conditions. Such factors include, among others:
risks relating to the global economic climate; dilution; the
Company’s limited operating history; future capital needs and
uncertainty of additional financing; the competitive nature of the
industry; currency exchange risks; the need for Abaxx to manage its
planned growth and expansion; the effects of product development
and need for continued technology change; protection of proprietary
rights; the effect of government regulation and compliance on Abaxx
and the industry; network security risks; the ability of Abaxx to
maintain properly working systems; reliance on key personnel;
global economic and financial market deterioration impeding access
to capital or increasing the cost of capital; and volatile
securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to
operating performance. In addition, particular factors which could
impact future results of the business of Abaxx include but are not
limited to: operations in foreign jurisdictions, protection of
intellectual property rights, contractual risk, third party risk;
clearinghouse risk, malicious actor risks, third-party software
license risk, system failure risk, risk of technological change;
dependence of technical infrastructure, an inability to predict and
counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the Company,
including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on the price
of commodities, capital market conditions, restriction on labour
and international travel and supply chains. Abaxx has also assumed
that no significant events occur outside of Abaxx’ normal course of
business.
Abaxx cautions that the foregoing list of
material factors is not exhaustive. In addition, although Abaxx has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. When
relying on Abaxx forward-looking statements and information to make
decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events.
Abaxx has assumed that the material factors referred to in the
previous paragraph will not cause such forward-looking statements
and information to differ materially from actual results or events.
However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject
to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will
reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors. The
forward-looking information contained in this press release
represents the expectations of Abaxx as of the date of this press
release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date.
Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking
information and should not rely upon this information as of any
other date. Abaxx does not undertake to update this information at
any particular time except as required in accordance with
applicable laws. The NEO Exchange does not accept responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
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