Enabling online bond trading for a leading West African institution

Fragmented workflows limited digital bond trading capabilities

As part of its broader digital strategy, the institution wanted to modernize how clients accessed and traded fixed income products across regional markets.

Existing workflows relied heavily on manual processes, fragmented communication, and disconnected execution activities, making it difficult to efficiently manage pricing, client interaction, and order workflows at scale.

Key challenges included:

  • Manual bond trading workflows
  • Limited digital servicing capabilities
  • Fragmented execution and liquidity management
  • Operational inefficiencies across trading teams
  • Pressure to modernize wealth management services

A centralized digital bond trading platform

Genesis developed a client trading portal enabling the institution to digitize the bond trading lifecycle for wealth and institutional clients.

The platform enables:

  • Real-time fixed income price discovery
  • Direct client and trader interaction
  • Electronic order placement and confirmations
  • Centralized execution workflows
  • Automated operational processing

Integrated with Bloomberg TOMS, the solution streamlined order management, inventory visibility, and trade execution across multiple African fixed income markets.

Project highlights

  • Built: A centralized workflow for pricing, negotiation, and electronic order handling.
  • Outcome: Faster communication and a more scalable client servicing model.
  • Built: An integrated execution environment connected to Bloomberg TOMS.
  • Outcome: Improved operational efficiency, execution oversight, and liquidity visibility.
  • Built: A scalable platform supporting regional corporate and government bond markets.
  • Outcome: A strong operational foundation for expanding digital wealth services.

Business impact

Faster execution and a modern digital wealth experience

The implementation modernized how the institution delivers fixed income services while improving internal trading and operational workflows. Key outcomes included:

Faster and more centralized execution workflows

Reduced manual processes and operational complexity

Improved liquidity and price discovery

A modern digital experience for institutional clients

Stronger differentiation within the regional market