The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), has Tuesday launched a mobile app to enhance investors’ participation in Kenya’s capital market.
The NSE has undertaken these strategic measures to ensure local and foreign investors have uninterrupted access to Capital Market services.
The App features market snapshots, stock prices, market analytics, financial news and is a gateway to stockbroker apps.
Further, with the mobile app, users can create personalized watch lists to keep track of chosen securities, eliminating the need to access multiple information sources.
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The App is available free of charge on both Google Play store and IOS.
The launch event was graced by the presence of the Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth, Maureen Mbaka who congratulated the NSE on achieving this milestone.
“The Government commends such strategies which place special focus on enhancing technology, innovation, financial inclusion and financial literacy across private sector players in the country,” she said.
Speaking during the launch, the Chairman NSE Sam Kimani, noted that the delivery of the NSE mobile app is consistent with the company’s intent to offer uninterrupted services amid the current situation and Government directives put in place to mitigate effects of the pandemic.
The NSE has undertaken these strategic measures to ensure local and foreign investors have uninterrupted access to Capital Market services in Kenya.
“Today, our country and the entire world is fighting a health crisis and there has been a need to put in place measures to support trading in the market while ensuring that we adhere to the health protocols as laid down by the Government. Guided by this commitment, the NSE commissioned the upgrade of the NSE Mobile App to incorporate advanced features aimed at ensuring investors continue to access and invest in the stock market remotely through the application.”
“First, the platform ensures convenience and accessibility to any investor with a mobile phone. This places the power on the investor – wherever they are, to instant trading and a wealth of information right at their fingertips,” Kimani added.
