Bridging Academia and Capital Markets
A community of universities, researchers, students, regulators, and non-profits working together to advance capital market innovation, investment inclusion, risk management and market infrastructure development across Africa.
To equip students, researchers, and educators with the tools, data, and frameworks needed to design, operate, and innovate modern capital markets, especially across Africa.
A Complete Academic Ecosystem
Knowledge Network
Connecting universities, regulators, and selected stakeholders across Africa and beyond to share insights and drive innovation.
Technology Platform
Access exchange systems, APIs, and market data for hands-on learning and development.
Learning Ecosystem
Supporting curriculum development, research, and real-world experimentation.
Comprehensive Support for Academic Excellence
CARN provides end-to-end support from education and technology access to research collaboration and career development.
Academic Education & Curriculum
Integrate real capital market systems into teaching. Faculty-developed courseware, case studies, simulation-based trading environments, and certification programs.
Technology Access & Innovation Labs
Students and researchers gain access to Contisx Mint Infrastructure, APIs for market development, and sandbox environments to build and test.
Research & Market Innovation
Drive capital market research in financial inclusion, market liquidity, blockchain settlement, risk management, and AI in trading.
Investor Education & Literacy
Supporting the transition from Financial Inclusion to Investment Inclusion. Student-led initiatives, community outreach, and simulation tools.
Risk Management & Market Systems
Hands-on exposure to clearing, settlement, CSD operations, collateral systems, market surveillance, and liquidity management.
Industry Collaboration & Careers
Bridge academia and industry. Connect directly to brokerage firms, exchanges, regulators, financial institutions, and fintech startups.
Three Flagship Initiatives
Structured programs designed to maximize learning and innovation opportunities.
The University Program
A structured program for universities to integrate Contisx tools into coursework, establish Capital Market Innovation Labs, and access exchange-grade infrastructure.
Contisx Sandbox Program
A controlled environment where students build trading systems and decision intelligence engines, developers test APIs, and researchers simulate market behavior.
Contisx Innovation Challenge
Annual competition focused on investment inclusion solutions, market liquidity innovations, AI-powered trading systems, and retail investment access models.
Unlock Your Potential with CARN
For Students
- Access to real market systems
- Practical skills for finance & fintech careers
- Exposure to exchange operations
- Industry networking opportunities
- Competition and hackathon participation
- Certification and credentials
For Educators
- Ready-to-use teaching resources
- Industry collaboration opportunities
- Research funding and support
- Curriculum development assistance
- Access to market data for teaching
- Professional development programs
For Researchers
- Access to data and infrastructure
- Collaboration with industry experts
- Opportunities for real-world impact
- Publication partnerships
- Research funding opportunities
- Conference and symposium access
Who Can Join CARN?
Universities and polytechnics in Africa with programs in finance, economics, management, engineering and science
Professors, academic leaders, postgraduate and undergraduate students with active links to approved academic institutions
Public research institutions
Ready to Transform Capital Market Education?
Whether you're a university, educator, student, or researcher, CARN offers pathways to engage with real capital market infrastructure and advance your work.
Contisx Academic and Research Network
Email: carn@contisx.com
Website: contisx.com