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Explore company-linked tokens from companies you know. Follow our progress towards launch.

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Capital at risk. Prices can fall as well as rise.

Understand the investment. Know the risks.

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Meet Uncle Don.

The stock market.
In plain English.

Uncle Don breaks down complex ideas into simple, practical lessons. No jargon. No hype. Just honest explanations.

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Uncle Don’s lesson

How a company makes money

From customers to costs and profit

A business needs customers and a way to serve them. Start there before you look at a share price.

Revenue, costs and profit

Revenue is money from selling goods or services. Costs are what the business spends to do that work. Profit is what may remain after the costs are paid.

Three examples

Equity earns interest on loans and investments, plus fees from financial services. Safaricom customers pay for voice, data and connectivity, while M-PESA generates transaction and service fees. EABL earns revenue from selling drinks.

What can change

More customers may help a business earn more. Higher costs can leave less after sales. A company report can help you see both sides.

Try this

Pick one company in the example portfolio. Say in one sentence who pays it and what it must spend to keep working.

Three things to check

Customers
Who pays this company?
Costs
What does it need to spend to serve them?
Profit
What may remain after those costs?

Understand the business. Then consider the price.

Uncle Don’s lesson

What moves a share price

Why prices move up and down

A share price is where a buyer and seller agree to trade. It can change every day.

Buyers and sellers

Prices move when buyers and sellers change what they will pay or accept. More demand can push a price up. More people wanting to sell can push it down.

Company and market news

Results and expectations can change how people see a company. The wider market, interest rates and currency can matter too. A strong company can still have a falling share price.

Long term

Long term means giving a business time to work through ordinary ups and downs. It does not mean a price will rise or a loss will disappear.

Try this

Look at the example portfolio chart. Read the caption, then name one reason a price can move that the chart cannot show.

Three things to check

Results
What changed at the company?
Expectations
What did people expect before the news?
Market
What else is moving around it?

Read the business. Then read the price with care.

Uncle Don’s lesson

Understanding risk

What can go wrong and what to notice

Risk is the chance that things do not work out as you hoped. It is part of owning a share or token.

What can go wrong

A company can lose customers, face higher costs or make a poor decision. Prices can also fall because the wider market is worried. Capital at risk. Prices can fall as well as rise.

Spread and time

Holding different companies can spread risk, but it cannot remove it. Only use money you can afford to leave invested. This is not a forecast or a promise.

Read the caption

Price change only means the chart leaves out dividends and fees. Past prices are not a forecast. Read that caption before you use the chart.

Try this

Look at the three companies in the example portfolio. Read the price-change caption and say one thing it does not show.

Three things to check

Loss
Could you cope if the value fell?
Spread
Are you relying on one company alone?
Caption
What does the chart leave out?

Know what can go wrong. Then consider the price.

Explore the companies

The companies behind the tokens.

Get to know the businesses behind the numbers.

Display currency
Chart period - companies

Equity Group Holdings PLC / EQTY

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97.50 KES+126.7%

Regional banking and financial services.

A word from Uncle DonInvestor notesWatch here

Safaricom PLC / SCOM

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33.00 KES+31.7%

Telecoms and mobile financial services.

A word from Uncle DonInvestor notesWatch here

East African Breweries PLC / EABL

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275.00 KES+97.8%

Beer, spirits and beverages.

A word from Uncle DonInvestor notesWatch here

Source: mystocks.africa test data (NSE-listed companies) · As of . Historical prices are not a forecast.

These are planned company-linked tokens, not the underlying shares. No affiliation with the listed companies is implied. In this test app, buying uses test-network tokens only. They have no real value.

Kampuni unazozijua. Mkononi mwako.

Companies you know. In your hand.

How it works

From curiosity
to confidence.

  1. Find a company
    you know.

    Explore familiar businesses. Learn what they do and how they make money.

  2. Know what
    you’re buying.

    Read what the token represents, what backs it, and the risks and costs.

  3. Keep the bigger
    picture in view.

    See your holdings in one place and follow how their value changes.

The app will explain

Know what
you hold.

When you buy on FastShares you buy a token. Each token will stand for a real share of the company, held for you and checked independently. The proof that the share is held will be published on the blockchain, so anyone can check it.

What the token
represents

The app will explain what the token represents and how it works.

What
backs it

The app will show the company, share class and key details.

Risks to
consider

The app will explain key risks and important information before you decide.

Product details

Product details

Company information

Business, reports, sector and ticker

A listed company sells shares to the public. A share is a small part of that company.

What to read

Investors normally read the annual report, the latest results and who owns the company. These show what the business does, how it has performed and who has a say in it.

Our company briefings

FastShares will show short briefings for the companies on this page. They explain the business in plain words and point to the company reports.

Sector and ticker

A sector is a group of businesses that do similar work, such as banking or telecoms. A ticker is the short code used to find a company on an exchange.

Company briefings

Three things to check

The business
Can you explain what it sells and who pays for it?
The report
Is there a recent annual report or set of results to read?
The code
Do you know the company name, sector and ticker?

Start with the business. Then read the company report.

Product details

Token details

What the token represents and does not represent

Read the token terms separately from the company briefing. They describe different things.

What the token will be

When you buy on FastShares you buy a token. Each token will stand for a real share of the company, held for you and checked independently. The proof that the share is held will be published on the blockchain, so anyone can check it.

What it is not

A token is not the underlying share. It does not make you a shareholder and carries no dividend or voting rights.

Holding and sending

Holding and sending are planned. Supported wallets and transfer rules will be published before launch. If you lose your wallet recovery details, you may lose access to the token. Keep your recovery details safe.

Redemption

Redemption, if offered, would have separate eligibility and KYC requirements. KYC means identity checks.

Three things to check

Rights
Does the token document say clearly what it does and does not give you?
Proof
Can you see how proof of backing will be published?
Wallet
Do you know how to keep your wallet recovery details safe?

Read the token terms separately from the company briefing.

Product details

Risks and terms

Price, currency, selling and product risks

Read the risks before deciding whether to take part. A clear risk is easier to think about than a hidden one.

Price and currency

Capital at risk. Prices can fall as well as rise. The example uses KES and USD. The value of KES against USD can change. The example uses the current rate for every date, so that change is not included.

Selling and access

You may not be able to sell when you want. An independent check means a person or system separate from FastShares checks the published proof. Platform checks and the proof will need to be understood before launch.

Platform and custody

Platform or custody records can be wrong, late or unavailable. The future independent check will be separate from FastShares, but it does not remove those risks.

Fees and rules

Fees are planned and will be published before launch. The product is not yet approved and no launch date has been announced.

Three things to check

Price
Could you cope if the price fell?
Currency
Do you understand what the example leaves out?
Terms
Have you read the latest fees, eligibility and rules?

Example portfolio

Example: 100 USD invested on , split equally across the three companies.

Price change only - excludes dividends and fees. Past prices are not a forecast. Chart shows the selected period.

Converted at the current rate of KES 129.89 per USD. Currency movement over the period is not included.

Source: mystocks.africa test data (NSE-listed companies) · As of . Historical prices are not a forecast.

Closes since Jul 2022 · As of

Display currency
1 USD = 129.89 KES (current rate)
Chart period - example portfolio
24,086.90 KES +85.4%

Capital at risk. Prices can fall as well as rise.

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Example holdings

Equity Group Holdings PLC / EQTY
9,817.26 KES +126.7%
Safaricom PLC / SCOM
5,703.75 KES +31.7%
East African Breweries PLC / EABL
8,565.88 KES +97.8%

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Questions people ask

Is a token the same as a share?

No. A token is not the underlying share. It does not make you a shareholder and carries no dividend or voting rights. Each token will stand for a real share of the company, held for you and checked independently.

Can I sell when I want?

You may not be able to sell when you want. Redemption, if offered, would have separate eligibility and KYC requirements. KYC means identity checks.

Who sells the tokens, and who oversees it?

The seller, and who oversees it, will be named on this page before anything real can be bought. The product is not yet approved and no launch date has been announced.

What will it cost?

Fees are planned and will be published before launch. Capital at risk. Prices can fall as well as rise.

EQTY · Investor notes

Equity Group Holdings PLC

Banking & financial services

A word from Uncle Don

Uncle Don on Equity Group Holdings PLC.

Uncle Don explains the business in plain English. His view is not investment advice.

A bank connects people who have money with people and businesses that need it.

The business

Equity provides banking and financial services across the region, from everyday accounts and payments to business lending.

How it makes money

Interest on loans and investments, plus fees from transactions and other financial services. The cost of deposits and loan losses affect what remains as profit.

What could go wrong

Borrowers may struggle to repay. Funding costs can rise, and changes in interest rates, currencies or regulation can put earnings under pressure.

Three things to check

Loan quality
Are overdue loans and expected credit losses rising?
Funding & capital
How stable are deposits, and how much capital protects the bank?
Profitability
Are returns improving after the cost of credit?

Go to the source

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Company-linked tokens are not the underlying shares. In this test app, buying uses test-network tokens only. They have no real value. Nothing here is investment advice.