The African Development Bank (ADB) intends to make stock market investment more inclusive by investing an amount of 250 million FCFA through the Digitization of Public Offering Operations Project (DIGIAPE).

The bank's objective, according to DIGIAPE managers, is to democratize the subscription of financial securities via mobile or computer, using mobile money or bank cards, using mobile money or bank cards, while reducing settlement times by D+3 instantly. DIGIAPE aims to be a bold solution in the face of a worrying situation. That of less than 300,000 stock accounts for more than 145 million inhabitants in the UEMOA. For Birahim Diouf, CEO of DC/BR, it was high time to “move from the paper era to the all-digital era”, by automating subscriptions and paving the way for integrated electronic payment. For the latter, “this initiative is a lever for developing stock market culture in West Africa”.

digiape is not content with modernizing technology, it aims to democratize regional finance. Thanks to its ergonomics and ease of use, presented during a demonstration by Intelligencia, the Tunisian developer of the project, the application promises to attract new investor profiles, especially young people and women