Bond180

Welcome to the latest Spotlight of our Ashurst FinTech Spotlight series. Over the coming weeks and months we will be covering FinTech companies that were part of our FinTech Legal Labs Cohort in November 2019 and other promising FinTech companies.

We are delighted to introduce Bond180 as a spotlighted company in this series. If you are interested in suggesting a company to be covered under this series, or are interested in meeting or finding out more about any of the companies we are featuring as part of this series please do not hesitate to contact us.

Bond180 - About the Company

Bond180 offers technology solutions for primary fixed income markets. Bond180 helps its clients more effectively engage with private credit markets via the company’s analytics, transactional, and technology offerings.

The team and their advisors have decades of capital markets and technology experience.

The company offers its clients three core services.

1. Analytics – Bond180’s Demand Management System (DMS) is an analytics product that helps institutional investors enhance their market-facing activity. This service will soon be brought to market via an exclusive pilot program targeting the buy-side 
2. Transactions – 180Match is a reverse enquiry engine that leverages the DMS analytics to streamline communication with the sell-side 
3. Technology – through its IAN product the company offers bespoke digital asset issuance capabilities. The company also offers Corda integrations support via professional services surrounding its open-source Cordaptor software

Bond180 believes capital markets are amid a significant innovation cycle, and its mission is to give its clients the tools they need to remain ahead of the curve.

Key Advantages

Combining analytics, transaction flow, and next-generation technological readiness in a single offering ensures that clients are ready to navigate upcoming innovation cycles.

Analytics

1. Using the DMS allows clients to join a network of other asset managers working together and sharing data to drive liquidity and transparency
2. Organized demand data helps connect portfolio needs to market opportunities, while streamlining communication internally
3. Seamless integrations with existing technology and IT platforms

Transactions

1. Streamlined access to potential flow from the sell side
2. Simplifies communication with sell-side desks

Technology

1. IAN – accessible portal to issue and administer digitally native private credit
2. Cordapter – connect any CordApp into any existing technology system, opening the door to a robust ecosystem of solutions built on Corda