Absa Bank has become the first financial institution in Africa – and one of the first globally – to deploy agentic AI for customer use, according to Salesforce.

Absa Bank Kenya last year recovered Sh227 million previously lost through fraud and stopped a potential Sh334 million loss as it beefed up its systems.

Absa Bank Ghana has introduced the Prestige Referral programme, a client-driven initiative that invites existing Prestige customers to share the banking experience they trust with others in their ...

Absa Bank Kenya has entered into a strategic partnership with Women’s World Banking (WWB) to enhance financial inclusion and empower women entrepreneurs across Kenya.

Absa Bank Uganda has been honoured with two prestigious accolades, "Best CSR Bank Uganda" and "Best Community Engagement ESG Initiative in Uganda", at the 2025 Global Banking and Finance Awards.

Absa has announced that René van Wyk will become chairman of the Absa Group and Absa Bank on 15 July 2025. In a statement, the bank said Van Wyk will take over from Sello Moloko, who is stepping ...

South Africa’s banking industry found itself in an uproar the night of March 16, when the heir apparent of its largest bank—and the continent’s—quit to take the helm of a crosstown rival. Kenny Fihla, ...

The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Dr. Edward Nartey Botchway, has shared invaluable career advancement insights, offering eight essential tips for climbing the corporate ladder. Speaking ...

Absa Group Ltd. hired Kenny Fihla as its chief executive officer after he served as deputy CEO at Standard Bank Group Ltd., the continent’s biggest lender by assets.

JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Absa Group on Monday named former Standard Bank South Africa chief Kenny Fihla as its new CEO, effective June 17. Fihla joined Standard Bank ...