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Absa Bank Kenya Backs Gen Z Connect to Grow Young Talent
Absa Bank Kenya has announced a strategic partnership with Gen Z Connect by Executive Connect to expand opportunities for young…
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Abdi Mohamed Leaves Absa Kenya After 17 Years to Lead I&M Bank
Abdi Mohamed has resigned as Absa Bank Kenya chief executive officer, ending a three-year tenure that coincided with one of…
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Why Revolut Chose South Africa for Its First African Expansion
In March, British fintech giant Revolut applied for a U.S. national banking charter as part of an ambitious plan to…
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Why Kenya Keeps Appearing in Africa’s Corporate Expansion Plans
More than Sh400 billion in announced acquisitions by South African firms has focused attention on a question increasingly shaping boardroom…
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Why Absa Believes More Growth Will Come From Kenya
When Absa Group announced plans to spend Sh30.9 billion to raise its ownership in Absa Bank Kenya from 68.5 percent…
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Absa and Salesforce Extend Strategic Partnership To Advance AI in Banking
Absa has renewed its partnership with Salesforce through a new three-year agreement aimed at advancing the bank’s adoption of artificial…
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Stella Mambo | Kenya’s Digital Billions Are Already Here. Who Will Claim Them?
Kenya has now concluded public consultations on the Draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026. These rules will operationalise the…
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Absa Kenya Wins Best Retail Bank Award as Digital Banking Growth Accelerates
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has been recognised as the Best Retail Bank in Kenya by the Global Banking and Finance…
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Absa Kenya Increases Tech Outlay With Customers Leaning Into Digital
Absa Bank Kenya has set aside between Sh2 billion and Sh3 billion annually for technology, tying its investment plans to…
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Absa Bank Kenya Posts 10% Profit Growth, Raises Dividends
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has reported a 10% growth in profit after tax to Kshs. 22.9 billion for the financial…
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Absa Digi Loan Offers Instant Financing for Back-to-School Fees
As the January “Njaanuary” back-to-school rush peaks, Absa Bank Kenya has stepped in to cushion parents from the perennial financial…
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Absa’s April Test Point and the New Shape of Money in Kenya
Absa’s digital asset work has reached a point where the next steps depend less on technology and more on Kenya’s…
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ABSA Turns To Huawei For Private Cloud In African Banking Overhaul
When Absa decided to build a private cloud platform with Huawei, it wasn’t just a technology project. It was a…
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Absa to Acquire Standard Chartered’s Retail Business in Uganda
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and Absa Bank Uganda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Absa Group, have signed an agreement for…
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Kenyan All-Women Team to Compete at Absa-GirlCode Tech Finals
Four young Kenyan women are set to represent the country at the continental finals of the Absa Bank Kenya–GirlCode Women-in-Tech…
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Absa Bank Kenya Appoints Former CBK Chief Mohammed Nyaoga as New Chairman
Absa Bank Kenya has tapped former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairman Mohammed Nyaoga as its new board chair, effective…
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Absa Deepens Partnership with AWS to Accelerate Cloud Migration and Digital Innovation
In a move that signals how seriously African banks are taking digital transformation, Absa Group has deepened its partnership with…
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Absa and Visa Renew Partnership to Accelerate Digital Payment Innovation Across Africa
Absa Group and Visa have renewed their strategic partnership to accelerate digital payment innovation and financial inclusion across Africa. The…
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Winners of 2024 Absa technology hackathon announced
Absa Group has announced the winners of its 2024 Technology Hackathon aimed at igniting engagement and fostering innovation within the…
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Absa Bank’s One Account is your one-stop shop for all your banking needs
Absa Bank One Account: The African financial and banking landscape has changed profoundly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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[24Bit Podcast] Discussing Samsung’s Device Financing Options with Absa and Badili
Samsung Mobile officially closed pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 in Kenya towards the end of…
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Mobility financing startup Moove raises $8 million financing from Absa Bank
Moove, the mobility fintech startups has secured USD $8mn in financing from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), bringing its total funding…
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Kenya rolls out a QR code standard for facilitating digital payments
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday unveiled the Kenya Quick Response (QR) Code Standard 2023. The QR code…
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Absa Bank Kenya and Visa Launch a Money Remittance Service
Absa Bank and global payments company Visa have today launched a payment solution aimed at easing local and cross-border transactions.…
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Absa customers can now use KenSwitch ATMs across the country
Absa Bank has entered into an interoperability partnership that will allow customers to access a network of Kenswitch ATMs and…
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Absa partners with Melanin Kapital to launch unsecured lending for women-focused startups in Kenya
Absa Bank Kenya has partnered with Pan African impact investment platform Melanin Kapital, to launch an investor readiness program for…
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Absa partners with AWS to launch an internal cloud computing incubator for its staff
Absa Group has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. The initiative is aimed at enhancing…
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Absa Kenya to Invest Ksh1.6 Billion in Digital Products
People are reluctantly visiting bank halls due to proliferation of mobile banking that has made it easier for customers to…
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Vodacom Group Is Suing Absa For Losses Of At Least $64.1 Million, Report
Vodacom Group is reportedly suing Absa, formerly Barclays Africa Group Limited, asking to be compensated as much as $286-million on…
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