The appointment of M-PESA Africa’s Sitoyo Lopokoiyit brings financial services and telecommunications expertise along with knowledge of the fast-growing East African market. New roles and promotions ...

Seasoned technology executive Nomonde White-Ndlovu has taken up a new role as chief information officer (CIO) for group compliance at Absa, effective February. This marks White-Ndlovu’s return to the ...

South Africa’s Absa Bank is exploring plans to buy another Kenyan lender in a move that would help it grow its share of the retail banking market. The bank is actively looking at several acquisition ...

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Absa Bank Kenya has poached from Stanbic Bank Kenya as it restructures its business, reflecting the rising competition for top talent in the banking industry. Absa has appointed Renato D’souza as its ...

Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s largest lender by assets, is set to lose two more top executives to smaller rival Absa Group Ltd. The lender’s investment-banking unit appointed Clive Potter, the ...

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, is set to lose two more top executives to smaller rival ABSA. The lender’s investment-banking unit appointed Clive Potter, the head of client coverage ...

The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a key gauge of confidence in the manufacturing sector, fell in December to its lowest levels since the pandemic – a flashing red light from an ailing economy ...

There is a new sheriff in town, and his name is Kenny Fihla. Since his appointment as Absa CEO, the bank’s shares have outperformed the market, signalling strong investor trust and confidence in the ...

Absa Bank Ghana, in partnership with Visa, has launched Absa Pay, a first-of-its-kind issuer wallet designed to provide fast, secure and convenient contactless payments for customers across Ghana. The ...

Absa Bank Ghana has been recognised with five honours at the 2025 Sustainability & Social Investment Awards (SSI Awards) for its measurable social impact across the country. The bank received awards ...

Absa says there has been modest retail loan growth in South Africa over the year, but it is slowly starting to extend loans to customers. This was provided in the group’s latest guidance for 2025, ...