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A new Kenyan startup called Abacus (www.abacus.co.ke) is a licensed data vendor with the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE).Its been in existence since 2015 and just early this year,in partnership with Genghis Capital and Chase bank,they began offering subscribers the ability to deposit,buy,sell and trade unit trusts,bonds and equities on their platform.

A new Kenyan startup called Abacus (www.abacus.co.ke) is a licensed data vendor with the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE).Its been in existence since 2015 and just early this year,in partnership with Genghis Capital and Chase bank,they began offering subscribers the ability to deposit,buy,sell and trade unit trusts,bonds and equities on their platform.

All in all,Abacus allows you to easily get started on the road to investing in the NSE,its available on the web through www.abacus.co.ke and the android app is available on the Google play store,A basic subscriber account is easy to set up and allows one to easily get started with practise trading with virtual funds and realtime NSE data on market open so that one can learn.

Kenyan startup, Abacus, in partnership with Strathmore University, is organising the Abacus Investment Academy to train individuals who want to learn more about financial markets. The program will take place at the Strathmore Business School in Nairobi and participants will be guided on how to invest in the different sectors and what to look out for before investing.

Abacus is an online multi-asset class brokerage agent in Kenya. It is one of the few Fintech companies in Kenya that help local and international investors to access unit trusts, mutual funds, bonds, and stocks online. Through Abacus, Kenyans can save and invest in areas that give them the best returns for their money, without necessarily having access to a bank account.Abacus also builds mobile and web software platforms that help investors to access financial markets in Africa. The solutions it offers make it possible for people to research and invest online, anytime, anywhere. Because of the type of business it conducts, Abacus is licensed as a data vendor by Kenya’s Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Abacus is a web and mobile software that lets you keep tabs on whatever is going on with the Nairobi Securities exchange in real time. And now, the team behind it has launched an Android app. The app was launched today and users now have access to regular updates from activities on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The Abacus team, led by Joel Macharia as the CEO and Kevin Omwega as the director, have more than ten years of market experience. Abacus was one of the startups that participated in 2015 DEMO Africa event.

Abacus, the #1 mid-market expense reporting software listed on G2 Crowd, is the only truly real-time expense reporting solution on the market. It is the easiest way for a company to reimburse its teams, implement their expense policy, and reconcile corporate credit cards throughout the month. More than 1,000 customers use Abacus, including GLG, Coinbase, and Betterment.

Abacus allows investors, locally and in the diaspora, to invest in equities, fixed income, unit trust, real estate and unlisted securities in Kenya.

We are looking to cover at least 50% of Africa’s financial markets by 2019. We are an e*trade for Africa.We provide real time data and news, research, analyses and insights, technology driven advisory and community forums with investing leaderboards where you can see, copy or follow other investors’ activity. 

Get more for your moneyWhether you are saving for a house, a car, or for a rainy day, get more for your savings on Abacus with up to 9% p.a. #Do you have goals?Maybe it’s a solid financial foundation for the future or giving your kids the best educational opportunities. We can help you reach them.Living Abroad?You are the Kenyan expatriate. You traveled far, and have worked hard for your $, €, £ and AED. Let your money work just as hard for you back home to give you and your loved ones the life you deserve.Ride the bulls, escape the bearsGet the thrill of playing in the markets. Trade in individual stocks, bonds, forex* and bitcoin*.

“Abacus fulfills two requirements that help us make our expense reporting more efficient - a simple interface that helps our employees submit accurate expenses in real time, and powerful rule-based automation that we can customize to our policy so expenses are auto-approved or sent to the best person to review and approve.”Daniel Niccum, CFO, North American Substation Services

Abacus builds web and mobile software to help investors across the globe access African financial markets. We make it possible for both local and international investors to research and invest, anytime, anywhere.

For wealth management, Abacus is perhaps the most visible platform. The five-year-old NSE-licensed company offers users the ability to deposit, buy, sell, and trade unit trusts, bonds, and equities on their platform.Another startup is the earlier-mentioned Abojani which is an agent of AIB Capital for the purchase of local stocks. Founded in 2018, Abojani claims to have up to KES 40 Mn (roughly USD 400 K) under management for 150 clients in both stocks and mutual funds, as its CEO revealed to WeeTracker.Other platforms for wealth management in Kenya are Britam Asset Managers for mutual funds and Scope Markets for offshore stocks via Contract for Difference (CFD).

CEO of Abacus Wealth Management, an online investment brokerage. Abacus allows investors to make and execute faster, smarter, more informed decisions on instruments in Kenya's financial markets. CEO of Capital Associates, an investment and holding company with interests in financial services, real estate, agriculture and technology. Previously started and built Kenya’s largest consumer financial news and information site. Experience in mobile money, having led teams that developed mobile banking solutions for Kenyan branches of global banks such as Barclays and Standard Chartered, and several local banks and financial institutions. I keep up to date with changes in the industry and get involved through consulting and advisory. Actively involved in Kenya’s start-up scene as an entrepreneur, a member of the iHub and Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) communities, as an advisor to several web and mobile start-ups and a writer. My focus is on business and revenue models, financing and venture capital.

We provide both local and international investors with the tools they need to understand and invest in Kenya's financial markets. Via web and mobile apps, we provide news aggregated from different publishers and fed through sorting and analysis artificial intelligence, real time data from the the securities exchange, charting and analysis tools and order placement for shares currently, but will carry bonds, derivatives and investment funds as well. We have partnered with local banks and stock brokers to leverage their back-end infrastructure and for provision of liquidity.