Oliver CorstjensMay 6DCM's Branding ShrugHaving worked at a large DCM franchise for many years, it strikes us in retrospect how limited the DCM conversations were around visual...
Stephan GimpelApr 22Innovation Stacks are not just for startups: how banks can leapfrog the competitionHow do some startups with an ostensibly commoditised product and no obvious competitive moat manage to outcompete much bigger and...
Stephan GimpelApr 8There’s a 100% probability that you’ll miss every deal you didn’t pitch forThat’s not a line from the latest Wall Street movie, but an unfortunate truth that every DCM and Syndicate banker learns early on in...
Oliver CorstjensMar 25FinTech Schmintech: DCM already does this with spreadsheetsWhy, if I can accomplish a task perfectly well with a spreadsheet, emails and existing data feeds, would I pay a fintech for an app...
Stephan GimpelMar 9How banks can turn into tech companies – and why build vs. buy isn’t just about moneyHow banks can turn into tech companies – and why build vs. buy isn’t just about money Banks are stepping up their tech spending to...
Stephan GimpelFeb 16Platform Fragmentation in the DCM Market Where should banks place their bets? A year or two ago, the narrative was all about how technology adoption in the fixed income primary...
Stephan GimpelFeb 3Levelling the competition - or stepping up the game?One of the more common concerns we hear from casual observers is that a widely-adopted platform in the primary market pre-trade workflow...
Stephan GimpelJan 25What Makes a Great DCM Banker?The prize for every DCM banker are the mandates, the successfully executed deals, a list of loyal issuer relationships and an even longer...
Stephan GimpelJan 19The Future of the DCM BusinessThe current DCM model has worked well for issuers, underwriters and investors for decades. Investment banks globally earned $21.7bn in...
Bots AdminDec 20, 2021This was 2021 at Bots2021 has been a pivotal year at Bots. It’s when we transformed from a hopeful trio with a prototype into a proper company with a team,...
Bots AdminNov 24, 2020Announcing Fundraise, Advisory Board and Product OfferingLondon, 24 November 2020 Bond Origination Technologies (Bots), a London-based Fintech startup for the primary Debt Capital Markets (DCM),...