Roqqu a Lagos-based crypto platform has announced a partnership with Ondo Finance, one of the biggest names in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), to bring blockchain-based versions of US stocks and ETFs directly to retail investors in Africa. The product is expected to go live by June 29.
That’s two weeks away. And it’s a big deal.
So what exactly is happening?
Through this partnership, Roqqu will offer blockchain-based versions of US stocks and exchange-traded funds to retail investors without requiring them to go through traditional brokers. Think tokenized Apple shares. Tokenized S&P 500 ETFs. All sitting right inside your Roqqu app, available to buy and sell the way you’d trade crypto today.
No foreign bank account. No offshore broker. No middleman taking a cut at every step.
The collaboration brings together Ondo Finance’s expertise in moving traditional financial assets onto blockchain networks with Roqqu’s growing presence across emerging markets.
Together, they’re betting that the biggest untapped investment market in the world isn’t on Wall Street, it’s in Africa.
Why this matters for you
For the average Nigerian crypto user, this partnership changes the investment landscape in a very concrete way. You no longer have to pick between crypto and traditional markets Roqqu is merging both into one platform.
The alliance is designed to create new pathways for investors to participate in evolving global capital markets through blockchain infrastructure. In plain terms: African investors get institutional-grade products that were previously only available to people with the right passports, the right bank accounts, and the right brokers.
Roqqu’s CEO didn’t mince words about it
Benjamin Onomor, Roqqu’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We have entered a new era where financial assets can move with the speed of the internet, settle around the clock, and become more accessible to investors globally. At Roqqu, we believe the future of finance is tokenized.”
He also pointed out something that often gets overlooked: hundreds of trillions of dollars’ worth of financial assets exist globally, but only a tiny fraction have been tokenized which means the growth opportunity here is enormous.
He’s not wrong. And Roqqu wants to be the platform that brings African retail investors into that window before it fully opens.
Who is Ondo Finance?
If the name is new to you, here’s the quick version: Ondo Finance expanded beyond Treasury products into tokenized US stocks and ETFs through its Ondo Global Markets platform in September 2025, initially targeting non-US investors who face barriers accessing American equity markets. Since launching, Ondo Global Markets has driven over $6.8 billion in cumulative trading volume and surpassed $460 million in total value locked.
This isn’t a startup making promises. Ondo has the receipts.
Roqqu, which already counts over 1 million registered users and more than 250,000 daily active users, is rolling this out to an audience that is already primed and ready.
The launch date to watch: June 29
Emmanuel Peter, Roqqu’s Head of Trading and Markets, confirmed: “We have set the end of June as the launch date, we’re looking at June 29 to roll this product out so it can be available to all users.”
Mark it in your calendar. If this lands the way it’s supposed to, it could quietly become one of the most significant product launches in African fintech this year.
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