MyStocks Africa is developing a unified platform designed to give investors easier access to multiple African stock exchanges and related investment products. The fintech aims to reduce the traditional barriers of local brokerage accounts, currency conversion and fragmented market access that have long limited participation in the continent’s capital markets.
The platform currently offers access to eight African exchanges, allowing users to buy stocks, ETFs, bonds, funds and, in some cases, pre-IPO opportunities. It operates as a technology and orchestration layer rather than a licensed broker-dealer. Regulated brokerage, custody and settlement activities are handled by licensed partners in each local market.
MyStocks supports trading on major exchanges including the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and others. Investors can fund accounts and settle in USD, removing the need for local bank accounts or currency exposure in many cases. The company targets both retail and institutional users, as well as the African diaspora seeking regulated access to home-market equities.
CEO Humphrey Kebaya has positioned the platform as a response to the growing demand for inclusion in African investment opportunities. The service provides real-time or near-real-time market data, order execution through licensed partners, and multi-currency wallet functionality.
MyStocks also offers a partner API for neobanks, wealth platforms and fintechs that want to embed African market access into their own products. The API covers market data, account management, trading workflows and portfolio reporting across more than a dozen exchanges.
African capital markets remain relatively fragmented, with limited cross-border liquidity and high friction for foreign and diaspora investors. Platforms like MyStocks attempt to solve that by creating a single digital interface while relying on existing regulated market participants for execution and custody.
The company describes itself as building “the digital gateway to African prosperity,” focusing on both listed securities and private market opportunities. As with any investment platform, users face market risk, and MyStocks stresses that it is a technology provider rather than an investment adviser.
The effort reflects a broader push to modernise access to African equities and fixed-income markets at a time when institutional and retail interest in the continent’s growth story continues to expand.
