Answer · checked 4 Nov 2026
How do you buy US stocks from Kenya apart from eToro and Hisa?
One way is stock tokens such as Apple, Tesla and Nvidia in Catch, which runs in Telegram and on the web, does not block Kenya and trades 24/7 for 0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum. You add money by sending USDC on Base from a wallet or exchange you already use, or by card through MoonPay, which marks Kenya as high risk, so expect stricter ID checks.
Catch at a glance
- Trading
- 24/7, weekends included
- Fee
- 0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum
- Chains
- Base and Robinhood Chain, one balance
- Issued by
- Coinbase on Base, Robinhood on Robinhood Chain. Not issued by Catch.
Ways to add money from Kenya
From a wallet or exchange: Open Withdraw or Send (Pay in the Coinbase app), pick USDC and the network called Base, and send at least $5 to the address Catch shows under Add money. Only send on Base or Robinhood Chain; other networks may be lost. We have not checked whether Binance lets you withdraw USDC on the Base network from Kenya, so confirm with your exchange before you send.
By card: MoonPay runs card payments in Catch, lists Kenya as supported and lists Kenyan shillings. MoonPay marks Kenya as high risk, so expect stricter ID checks. Card top-ups start at $30. The first time, MoonPay asks for your name, date of birth and address, and sometimes a photo ID. For Kenya, MoonPay accepts a national ID card, a passport and other photo IDs.
Your money sits in one balance, held in dollars, across Base and Robinhood Chain, and moving it between them has no Catch fee.
Where Catch is not a fit
Catch sells stock tokens held in your Catch wallet, not a brokerage account. If you want a brokerage account, Catch is not a fit.
Catch has no bank transfer option. You add money by card through MoonPay, or from another wallet: USDC or ETH on Base, or USDG or ETH on Robinhood Chain.
If you would rather not go through stricter ID checks with MoonPay, skip the card and send USDC on Base instead.
This page does not cover tax or local rules in Kenya; check those for your own situation.
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Questions
- Can I use Catch from Kenya?
- Yes. Catch blocks buying and selling only in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Myanmar and four occupied regions of Ukraine, and perps also in the US and Ontario. Kenya is on neither list.
- How do I add money from Kenya?
- Send USDC on Base from a wallet or exchange, or pay by card through MoonPay. Open Withdraw or Send (Pay in the Coinbase app), pick USDC and the network called Base, and send at least $5 to the address Catch shows under Add money. Only send on Base or Robinhood Chain; other networks may be lost. We have not checked Binance from Kenya, so confirm your exchange lets you withdraw USDC on the Base network before you send.
- Can I pay with a Kenyan card?
- You can try it. MoonPay, which runs card payments in Catch, lists Kenya as supported and lists Kenyan shillings, but it marks Kenya as high risk, so expect stricter ID checks. Card top-ups start at $30. If the card payment does not go through, send USDC on Base instead.
- What does it cost?
- Catch charges 0.50% once per move, $0.10 minimum. Network and card fees are shown before you confirm.
Sources
Read 4 Nov 2026. Facts about other companies are paraphrased from their own pages.