Business Daily Markets
a real-time market intelligence platform
- Role
- Designer & Frontend Developer
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Platform
- Web Platform (Desktop & Mobile)
- Focus
- Architecture, Scalability, Usability
Desktop concepts
Desktop views built for analysis
A real-time market intelligence platform that brings equities, indices, commodities, currencies, portfolios, and market news into a single investor-focused experience
Market Overview
A centralized market snapshot designed to help investors quickly understand market performance, key movers, indices, and trading activity.
Portfolio Tracking
A personalized workspace for monitoring investments, tracking performance, and managing watchlists from a single dashboard.
Market News
An editorial experience that combines financial journalism and market analysis to help users understand the stories driving market movement.
Currency Intelligence
A utility-driven experience that combines real-time currency conversion, exchange rate monitoring, and market news in a single workflow.
Equities Explorer
A comprehensive equities view that helps investors discover, compare, and monitor listed companies across the market.
Equity Deep Dive
A detailed stock analysis experience featuring price performance, trading metrics, historical data, and investor-focused insights.
The problem
Business Daily Africa had long published markets data stock prices, currencies, bonds, and commodities in their physical newspaper.
Readers had to wait for the next day's paper to see updated figures, and the data was static the moment it was printed. As their audience moved online, the team needed a way to bring that markets section to life digitally, with data that was accurate, live, and accessible anywhere.
Concept assets
Mobile-first conceptual designs
Concept screens showcasing the mobile-first design approach.
Overview dashboard
Dashboard providing real-time updates on major stock indices.
Stock details page
Detailed performance charts and insights for individual stocks.
Indices page
Interface for tracking the performance of key indices.
How we solved it
We focused on clarity, speed, and consistency. By simplifying data-heavy interfaces, introducing real-time updates, and creating a unified experience across devices, users could access and understand market information with minimal effort.
Outcome
The platform evolved from a static print markets section into a real-time digital investment experience. Investors can now track markets, manage portfolios, and access premium insights in one place, while Business Daily Africa benefits from increased user engagement and a subscription-driven revenue model.
