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Our Stories
Our Voices
We are excited to introduce Absa Voices. This is where we share the views and perspectives of colleagues, subject matter experts from business and stakeholders on a variety of interesting topics.
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2022
Taking Financial Reporting To The Cloud – Here’s How We Did It…
By John Annadale - Absa Group Financial Controller, and Ebrahim Samodien, Chief Information Officer in the Absa Group technology office Absa has taken the next step in its digital transformation...
2022
Absa Bank Takes Customers On A Digital Innovation Journey
By Charles Addo, Retail Banking Director at Absa Bank Ghana Limited As a forward-looking, digitally-led financial services group, Absa is showcasing how it seamlessly integrates technology and innovation into the...
2022
Cloud Adoption Is Key To A Post-COVID Future
By Andrew Baker, Absa Chief Technology Officer As the COVID-19 pandemic prompts a leap forward in digital and technology adoption, ‘cloud’ stands out increasingly as a competitive business advantage and...
2022
Stopping The Next Pandemic In Its Tracks
By Werner Venter, Senior Manager, Group Financial Crime Can curbing the illegal wildlife trade prevent another COVID-19? The Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) has long been viewed as just another conservation...
2022
Shoring Up Defences Amid Increasing Data Exposure Threats
By Sandro Bucchianeri, Chief Security Officer In December 2013, Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea, famously equalled the Premier League record for saves in a single match (14). He helped...
2022
AfCFTA, The Long Road To Africa’s Promised Land Of Trade And Prosperity
By Bohani Hlungwane, Managing Director, Trade and Working Capital Sales Absa The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the supercharger of Africa's long-term economic success. Here,...
2022
AI And Humans Needed To Combat Financial Crime
By Nic Swingler, Head of Financial Crime The state of a country’s financial sector is a key factor in determining its stability and sustainability. During the height of the pandemic,...
2022
South Africa’s Economy Heading For Even Tougher Times
By Peter Worthington, Senior Economist, Absa Group As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates both globally and domestically, concerns are mounting at an exponential pace about the ultimate impact on the South...
2022
South Africa’s Downgrading By Rating Agencies
By Jeff Gable, Head of Research, Absa Group South Africa's sovereign credit rating was downgraded by Moody's Investor Services on Friday evening. Thus for the first time since South Africa's...
2022
COVID-19 Is An Economic Calamity
By Peter Worthington, Senior Economist, Absa Group The COVID-19 pandemic is cutting a swathe of economic devastation across the world; an unprecedented global recession now upon us. Unfortunately, South Africa,...