Kenyans living outside Kenya can now buy and sell shares on Safaricom’s Ziidi Money market fund.
Through the M-PESA App, investors can trade remotely using their Kenyan Safaricom number, since the app can be accessed globally by activating roaming.
This also applies to countries where Safaricom and Vodacom services are enabled.
To easily access the services, download the M-Pesa app and register before travelling outside the country to avoid inconveniences, since OTPs are sent during activation.
How to Activate International Roaming on Safaricom Line
Activation of roaming services enables a user to receive security codes, confirmations, and transaction alerts.
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For Prepaid Users:
Roaming services usually activate automatically abroad for prepaid users outside Kenya.
If not enabled, the steps to follow include:
- Go to Phone Settings
- Choose Mobile Network
- Click Data Roaming and switch it on
For Postpaid Users:
- Dial *200# or *456#
- Select Products and Services
- Choose Safaricom Roaming
- Activate Voice, SMS, and Data Roaming.
- Confirm using your M-PESA PIN.
The M-PESA App works globally, provided there is internet access and a Kenyan SIM card with roaming enabled.
How to Buy and Sell Shares While Overseas
After activating roaming and logging into the M-Pesa App; users can conveniently trade on the Ziidi Mini App.
Buying Shares While Overseas
- Click on the ZiiDi trader mini-App and select trade
- Select the security of your interest
- Tap Buy
- Enter the price and quantity of shares to buy
- Review trade summary
- Tap Buy Shares
- Tap Proceed
- Tap Buy Shares
- Confirm with M-PESA PIN
Selling Shares While Overseas
- On the ZiiDi trader mini-App, under Trade, select the security
- Tap Sell
- Enter price and quantity of shares you plan to sell
- Review summary
- Tap Sell shares
- Click proceed
- Select Sell Shares
- Confirm with M-PESA pin
If your order matches during market hours at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the shares will be credited to your portfolio.
Countries that use Safaricom/Vodacom
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Mozambique
- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Lesotho
- Ghana
- Egypt
Outside Africa Countries
Through Vodacom’s parent company, Vodafone, Kenyan SIM cards can roam in several countries outside Africa, including:
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- Portugal
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- Australia
- India
- Bangladesh
Also Read: Safaricom Adds M-PESA Feature Allowing Users to Buy and Sell NSE Shares Directly
Trading Hours and Market Rules at the NSE
Stock markets across the world operate within fixed hours to ensure fairness, transparency, and orderly trading.
In Kenya, the NSE operates on a structured schedule from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
The market opens with a pre-open session in the morning, usually from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., during which brokers can enter and amend orders without trades being executed.
This is followed by continuous trading from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, during which buyers and sellers place orders that are matched in real time.
After 3:00 PM, the exchange enters a closing and post-trade phase, during which final prices are determined, and settlement processes begin.
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