A new study by Visa reveals that 89% of Kenyans are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for shopping assistance, yet only 29% trust AI to handle payments.

• 89% of Kenyans use AI tools for shopping.
• Only 29% would trust AI to complete a purchase.
• Visa's Stay Secure 2026 study surveyed 5,800 adults across 17 markets.

Google has launched its AI-powered Ask Gemini in Chrome feature in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, expanding its AI capabilities across more African markets.

• The feature introduces a side panel in Chrome that allows users to chat with an AI assistant directly on the current webpage for tasks like summarization and question answering.
• Google is enhancing Chrome's functionality by integrating Ask Gemini with services such as Gmail, Maps, and YouTube.
• This rollout is part of a broader initiative to make Chrome more helpful, with additional features like image transformation using prompts also included.

The biggest source of digital fraud losses for Kenyans in 2025 was scams on legitimate shopping sites, with victims losing a median of KES 108,132, the highest in Africa.

• 39% of Kenyan victims reported losses from third-party seller scams on trusted e-commerce platforms.
• TransUnion's H1 2026 Top Fraud Trends report highlights this shift from traditional phishing and smishing.
• Fraud attempts are increasingly targeting account creation (4.5%) rather than financial transactions (0.9%), with online gaming platforms experiencing the highest suspected fraud rates (15.6%).