ABSA Bank

44 results about this entity

Period: 07 Oct 2004 - 14 Aug 2025

Absa launches home loan estimator

Absa addresses the challenge of affordability with the launch of its Home Loan Estimator.

Absa launches Masterpass app

Absa has launched the Absa Masterpass App, a digital wallet powered by Mastercard, enabling South Africans to make safe and easy payments wherever Masterpass is accepted.

Absa becomes first African member of R3

Barclays' South African unit Absa is boarding the blockchain train, joining the R3 consortium and teaming up with several local banks in an effort to develop the continent’s first distributed ledger-based banking system.

Absa puts banking on Twitter

Absa has launched ChatBanking, the first service in Africa which allows you to conduct your day-to-day banking from your Twitter account, without interrupting your session on the social media website.

Absa covers app users' data charges

Barclays' South African unit Absa has struck a deal with mobile network operators that means that its customers will be able to use its app even when they run out of phone data.

Absa to trial AI-driven chatbots to answer customer queries

Barclays' South African subsidiary Absa is to embark on a trial of chatbots, using artificial intelligence to answer simple customer queries posted over popular smart messaging apps.

Absa alert warns customers of future spending shortfalls

South Africa's Absa Bank is piloting a new predictive spending alert that warns customers if they are about to go into the red and offers customised options to help them better manage their finances.

Visa develops spec for chip card biometrics

South Africa’s Absa Bank is to be the first to trial a new Visa specification for fingerprint validation at chip card-enabled ATMs.

Absa launches Payment Pebble mPOS device

South Africa's Absa has launched Payment Pebble, a headphone-jacked mobile point of sale device for small traders, as it refines its operating model to become a fully digital bank.

Absa and MTN scramble to tackle SIM-swap fraud

South African bank Absa and mobile operator MTN have formed a task-force to tackle 'SIM-swap fraud' after a spate of cases saw customer accounts emptied.

Absa crowns HQ with world's largest outdoor LED screens

Absa has stuck the world's largest outdoor LED display screens on the top of its headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa.

MasterCard and Absa launch dual debit-credit card with built-in display

South Africa's Absa and MasterCard have unveiled a dual contactless debit and credit card which also includes a display screen for passcodes that secure online payments.