mjunction conducts e-auction of commercial papers worth Rs 700-crore for SAIL

mjunction services limited, B2B e-commerce company recently conducted an e-auction for commercial papers (CPs) worth Rs 700 crore for  Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). For SAIL, this was a significant step towards adopting a business practice that is completely technology-driven, and thus a step forward in the government’s Digital India programme.

SAIL said: “For SAIL, this e-auction conducted by mjunction of commercial papers has led to better price discovery. The process was structured, less time consuming, has a scope for greater participation and above all transparent.”

Vinaya Varma, mjunction CEO said, "We have the most technologically-advanced platform as an electronic book provider (EBP) for debt market instruments like commercial papers or bonds. From initiating bids till final issuance, our platform is completely automated ensuring total transparency to all stakeholders."

mjunction has been a pioneer in electronically transforming supply chains of steel and coal, bringing in efficiency and transparency to the way they were bought and sold. Today it exists in diverse sectors spanning the entire B2B e-commerce spectrum. Very recently, it conducted the e-auction of telecom spectrum for the second time for the government of India’s Department of Telecommunications.