What We’re Bringing to Africa This Year — And Why It Matters

One of the things I’m most looking forward to as we return to Kenya is the opportunity to sit down with clients and partners and talk openly about what’s coming next — not in abstract terms, but in very real, practical detail.

2026 is a pivotal year for Veri. Not just in terms of platform development, but in how we structure and deliver services to meet the evolving needs of institutions across Africa.

At the core of what we already provide is live trading capability, which we offer as a standard service rather than an add-on. This includes live trading in FX and FX pairs, crypto assets, ETFs, and equities — giving institutions and their clients direct, real-time access to global and regional markets through a single infrastructure layer.

What’s particularly exciting is what’s coming next. We’re actively working toward introducing live trading in fixed income, with an initial pilot likely focused on US Treasury Bills. For many African institutions, fixed income remains a cornerstone of portfolios, and bringing real-time execution and visibility into that space represents a meaningful step forward in functionality and control.

Alongside this, we’re building out two major new environments that we’ll be discussing extensively while in Kenya.

The first is our OTC (over-the-counter) environment, designed to support unlisted instruments and non-standard assets — including secondary market functionality. This opens the door to greater flexibility, improved liquidity options, and more efficient structuring for instruments that sit outside traditional exchanges.

The second is our private placement and capital raise environment, built to support institutions, issuers, and investors looking to participate in capital formation in a more structured, transparent, and scalable way. This is about enabling growth — not just access — and creating the infrastructure required to support private markets properly.

All of this will sit within a new user interface, launching this year, designed to improve clarity, usability, and control across every environment. But just as importantly, these developments are accompanied by changes in how we structure and deliver our services — ensuring that technology, operations, and support remain aligned.

These aren’t features being built in isolation. They are direct responses to conversations we’ve had on the ground, challenges we’ve been asked to solve, and opportunities our clients want to be ready for.

As we meet with partners in Kenya, we’re looking forward to sharing not just what’s live today, but what’s coming — and how these capabilities can be applied in ways that make sense for their specific businesses.

This year is about execution. About turning conversations into capabilities. And about ensuring that the infrastructure we’re building continues to support Africa’s markets as they grow in scale, sophistication, and ambition.