Shona Prince Technologies launches inclusive global finance platform

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Shona Prince Technologies on Thursday launched StakeStreet.com, a new financial platform designed to enable anyone, anywhere, to buy, sell and distribute global assets directly from their mobile phone or through local retail outlets, in a bold push to democratise access to international markets.
The platform is powered by StakeTrade, an end-to-end cryptocurrency infrastructure that provides a full suite of digital asset services.
Alongside StakeStreet, the company also introduced StakeBoss.com, a complementary platform engineered to drive user engagement, liquidity and transaction activity within the broader ecosystem.
Together, the two platforms form an integrated financial system targeting one of the most persistent structural barriers in emerging markets, access to the global economy without meaningful participation.
StakeStreet builds on Shona Prince Technologies’ operational footprint across Africa, where the company has deployed Starlink-powered retail infrastructure, established agent networks and scaled operations across multiple markets.
Founder and chief executive officer Victor Mapunga said the platform goes beyond traditional trading models by embedding global financial access into familiar, everyday transactions.
“StakeStreet is not just a trading platform. It is a distribution network for global financial access,” Mapunga said.
“We have taken something people already understand, buying airtime from a vendor and extended it to global markets. Now anyone can buy bitcoin, global stocks or curated investment bundles from their local shop.”
He said StakeBoss plays a critical role in sustaining the ecosystem by ensuring continuous activity and liquidity.
“Together, we are building a financial layer that sits directly on top of the real economy, not just the digital one,” Mapunga added.
The model is deliberately designed to bridge the divide between cash-based economies and digital financial systems — a gap that continues to exclude millions across Africa.
Under the system, users in both rural and urban areas can walk into a Shona retail outlet, deposit cash, receive a voucher and gain near-instant access to global financial markets.
“This bridges the gap between physical cash economies and digital financial systems,” Mapunga said.
Across Africa and other emerging markets, internet penetration has surged in recent years, enabling millions to follow global stock markets, track cryptocurrency trends and consume financial content.
However, participation remains limited due to structural constraints including limited banking infrastructure, high minimum investment thresholds, complex onboarding requirements and weak local distribution channels for financial services.
Mapunga said the disconnect between access to information and access to opportunity is precisely what StakeStreet seeks to resolve.
“We have connected people to the internet, but we have not connected them to the global economy,” he said.
“StakeStreet is designed to close that gap.”