Kenya’s retail trading community has grown rapidly, accelerated by wider smartphone ownership, fast 4G coverage, and the ease of topping up trading accounts via M-Pesa. Yet convenience brings new risks. Cyber-attacks against financial apps doubled globally in the last five years, and Kenyan traders have not been spared. As more citizens diversify beyond traditional asset classes and into forex, stocks, and crypto, the integrity of personal data and the reliability of real-time alerts have become mission-critical factors when choosing a mobile trading platform.