Proudly African bank Absa, in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), officially opened applications for the 2021 Absa L’Atelier art competition, and invite young […]

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose for a third consecutive month to reach 57.4 index points in March, from 53 the month before. The increase was supported by an […]

Group provided relief to more than 670,000 customers *Salient points Revenue increased 2% to R81.4 billion  Operating costs fell 2% to R45.6 billion Cost-to-income ratio improved to 56% from 58% […]

It is with profound sadness that the Absa Group announces the passing of our Executive Director and Deputy Group Chief Executive, Peter Matlare, on 7 March 2021 due to COVID-19-related […]

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 53 index points in February from 50.9 in the month before. The further increase was supported by three of the five subcomponents […]

Absa Group today pledged R10 million to the newly-established Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Private Sector Response Fund, and will also provide free banking services to the fund for 12 […]

Absa Group has been selected to serve on the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council’s (PCI SSC’s) Board of Advisors in 2021 and 2022. In this role, Absa is able […]

Separation technology programme receives high commendation in “Best Tech Overhaul” category Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest financial services providers, won first place in the ’Fintech for Good’ category at […]

Absa advises that an employee has unlawfully made selected customer data available to a small number of external parties. The leaked data relates to a small portion of Absa South […]

The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) (link to attached PMI Report – November 2020.pdf) declined to 52.6 index points in November from the solid 60.9 points recorded in October. The decline comes […]