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Absa shows technology dividend as digital lending, faster SME banking and resilient platforms drive H1 2026 performance

19 August 2026

Johannesburg, South Africa – Absa Group’s H1 2026 technology performance shows a clear shift from digital investment to measurable business and customer outcomes. The Group is using technology to make […]

Absa Group delivered an 8% increase in headline earnings to R12.8 billion supported by revenue growth of 4% to R58.8 billion

18 August 2026

Salient points  Revenue rose 4% to R58.8 billion  Pre-provision profit increased 4% to R27.4 billion  Impairments decreased 1% to R7.1 billion  Credit-loss-ratio improved to 94 basis points (bps) from 100 […]

The One Thing the SADC Summit Should Have Put at the Top of the Agenda Was Small Business

17 August 2026

By Faisal Mkhize, Managing Executive for Business Development at Absa Business Banking Much has been said about the 46th SADC Summit and what it may mean for the 16 countries […]

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Absa Group announces intention to increase shareholding in Absa Kenya through a tender process.

12 August 2026

Nairobi, Kenya / Johannesburg, South Africa Absa Group Limited has announced its intention to launch a tender offer to acquire up to approximately 896 million ordinary shares in Absa Bank […]

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Why Africa is Emerging as a Strategic Global Connector

By Nellyana Mmanyi, Corporate Banking Director, Absa Bank Tanzania Global trade is being reshaped by geopolitics, as supply chains fragment and new alliances redraw the map of commerce. For Africa, […]

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Still Good wins 2026 Startup of the Year Award

Innovation City, in collaboration with Absa and Payfast by Network, hosted the 2026 Startup of the Year Awards, celebrating South African startups driving growth, innovation, and global expansion. The event, […]

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Why Resilience Matters Most in African Agriculture Now

By Loffie Brandt, Sector Executive for Agriculture at Absa AgriBusiness For a long time, agricultural risk in Africa was understood through a relatively familiar set of pressures, whether around rainfall […]

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What comes after Generative AI? And What That Means for African Innovation

By Johnson Idesoh, Group Chief Information and Technology Officer at Absa For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of […]

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Why East Africa Is Emerging as Africa’s Trade Growth Engine

By Elvis Ndunguru, Managing Executive, Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, NBC, Tanzania East Africa, led by Kenya, is emerging as a powerful trade hub driven by infrastructure investment, regional integration […]

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How the AI Boom Is Creating a Trust Premium in Communications

By Daniel Munslow, Managing Executive: Group Communications, Absa Group It was around the turn of the century that students in the fields of public relations and communications would have started […]

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