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Absa Collaborates with UnionPay International to Expand Contactless Payments in South Africa
Absa, in partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), is launching contactless payments to UnionPay cardholders across South Africa, thereby strengthening its commitment to offering a seamless and ...
Absa brings contactless to UnionPay cardholders in South Africa
Absa, in partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), is launching contactless payments to UnionPay cardholders across South Africa, thereby strengthening its commitment to offering a seamless and ...
Stop paying with your plastic card — South African banks
Here is why several major South African banks are encouraging clients to switch to tap and scan payments on smartphones and ...
Absa Group names Standard Bank South Africa head Kenny Fihla as new CEO
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's Absa Group on Monday named former Standard Bank South Africa chief Kenny Fihla as its ...
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South Africa: Standard Bank’s Deputy CEO Bolts To Rival Absa
Kenny Fihla, group deputy CEO of Standard Bank, CEO of its South African unit, and considered next in line to succeed CEO Sim ...
South African Economic Growth Could Triple This Year, Absa Says
South Africa looks set for much better growth in 2025 thanks to increased spending and investment, according to analysts at Absa Group Ltd., though a cooling of relations with the US may dim the ...
South Africans saying goodbye to bank cards
The main four tap-to-pay digital wallets in South Africa are Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, Samsung Wallet, and Garmin Wallet.
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Absa CEO Says South Africa Needs Policy Certainty for Growth
Absa’s expansion into the emirate will put it in competition with South Africa’s Investec Ltd., which opened an office last year. The continent’s biggest lender by assets, Standard Bank Group Ltd., ...
South African manufacturing conditions still depressed, Absa PMI shows
A South African purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed that conditions in the manufacturing sector remained depressed ...
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Africa: Absa’s Financial Markets Index points to encouraging improvements across the continent
The Absa Africa Financial Mar- kets index scoring is based on ... with the top three countries holding their positions from last year. South Africa once again secured first place, maintaining its lead ...
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Absa Group names Standard Bank South Africa head Kenny Fihla as new CEO
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Absa Group on Monday named former Standard Bank South Africa chief Kenny Fihla as its new CEO ...
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South African Manufacturing Conditions Still Depressed, Absa PMI Shows
The seasonally-adjusted PMI sponsored by South African bank Absa rose to ... helped demand recover. But Absa said scheduled power cuts and strained South Africa-U.S. relations were likely putting ...