| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.09.2026 | What Revolut can and cannot take from South Africa’s banks | Revolut’s application for a South African banking licence is progressing, and the company is still targeting a 2028 launch. That is a long wait in a market that keeps moving. By 2028 the app-quality gap Revolut exploits elsewhere will have ... |
| 18.08.2026 | Absa writes off another R200-million in software | Absa Group chief information and technology officer Johnson Idesoh
Absa Group has impaired a further R200-million in software assets in the six months to 30 June 2026, five months after a R2.4-billion write-down that the bank blamed on a st... |
| 04.08.2026 | Mintoak acquires Dubai-based ICC Loyalty to expand banking engagement platform | Mintoak, a provider of payments and engagement technology for banks, has acquired Dubai-based ICC Loyalty, expanding its presence across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.
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The deal adds customer engagement, loyal... |
| 31.07.2026 | East Africa: Ex-Airtel Money Kenya CEO Anne Kinuthia-Otieno Named Visa East Africa Head | Nairobi — Visa has appointed former Airtel Money Kenya Managing Director Anne Kinuthia Otieno as its new Vice President and Head of East Africa, effective August 4, 2026.
Based in Nairobi, Kinuthia Otieno will oversee Visa's operations acro... |
| 22.07.2026 | Thunes Named a 2026 World's Top FinTech Company by CNBC and Statista | For the second year running, cross-border payments leader Thunes, named on the prestigious list
SINGAPORE, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has been named one of CNBC and Statista ... |
| 28.05.2026 | Meet the CIO | Absa CITO Johnson Idesoh on AI, cyber and the future of banking | Absa Group CITO Johnson Idesoh
Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer at Absa, says AI in all its forms – generative, agentic and the AI now being wielded by cybercriminals – is the single biggest topic on his desk, ... |
| 27.03.2026 | The real reason Absa wrote off R2.4-billion in software | Absa CTIO Johnson Idesoh
Absa Group’s decision to take a R2.4-billion software impairment hit for the year ended 31 December 2025 is not solely because of AI – itself an accelerator of software obsolescence – but also due broader technologi... |
| 10.03.2026 | Absa impairs R2.4-billion in software after strategy rethink | Absa Group has written off R2.4-billion in software assets after a revision of its overall strategy led to changes in investment priorities and faster-than-expected technology obsolescence, its annual financial statements show.
The software... |
| 05.03.2026 | Absa and Thunes unveil Absa Global Pay, a next-generation solution for fast, affordable global remittances | The alliance brings real–time global money transfers, affordable and transparent pricing and a seamless mobile–first experience
JOHANNESBURG, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Absa Group, one of Africa's largest diversified financial services p... |
| 02.12.2025 | High fees keep PayShap stuck in first gear | The start of year found PayShap firmly embedded in any payment conversation. When it launched in 2023, everyone in the landscape was asking: would it scale effectively, would consumers embrace it and would banks fully participate? Now, at t... |
| 28.11.2025 | R1-million spent in a single click as Black Friday heats up | Payment service provider Peach Payments late Friday said it has tracked a Black Friday-linked transaction worth R1.09-million, which it said was spent in the travel and tourism sector.
“Peach Payments has been tracking Black Friday digital ... |
| 25.11.2025 | New challenger bank: Pepkor secures approval to join the sector | South African discount retailer Pepkor Holdings has received regulatory approval to establish a banking presence, it said on Tuesday, as it expands beyond retail and basic financial services.
Pepkor said in a statement that it had secured a... |
| 19.11.2025 | ‘Pay later’ growth is set to lift Black Friday sales, says Absa | Absa expects that growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services will boost Black Friday sales this year for e-commerce merchants.
It said in a statement on Wednesday that last year, e-commerce was not as strong as in prior years.
However, it... |
| 13.11.2025 | ZAR Supercoin is South Africa’s latest rand stablecoin | South Africa has a new rand-pegged stablecoin. Called ZAR Supercoin, the stablecoin is “purpose-built for South Africa and the wider African market”, according to its backer, New York-listed Super Group.
ZAR Supercoin is the second rand-bas... |
| 12.11.2025 | MEST Africa and Absa Announce Top 10 Finalists for 2025 MEST Africa Challenge | The MEST Africa, in strategic partnership with Absa Group, has unveiled the ten startups selected as finalists for the 2025 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC), signalling increased momentum in fintech innovation across the continent... |
| 05.11.2025 | Ripple Craves Crypto Custody Momentum with Palisade Acquisition | Image: Envato
Ripple will purchase Palisade, a digital asset wallet and custody technology firm, in a deal that broadens Ripple’s presence in the institutional crypto market.
Financial details were not disclosed. But the move enhances Rippl... |
| 04.11.2025 | Ripple adquire Palisade e alcança US$ 1 bilhão em stablecoin | A Ripple, empresa global de tecnologia financeira que oferece soluções em cripto para negócios, anunciou a aquisição da Palisade, companhia especializada em carteiras e custódia de ativos digitais. A operação faz parte de uma estratégia mai... |
| 29.10.2025 | Q1 FY 2026 Operating Update | Q1 FY 2026 Operating Update
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29 October 2025 LSE: PDL Petra Diamonds Limited
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Q1 FY 2026 Operating Update
Vivek Gadodia and Juan Kemp, Joint Interim Chief Executive Office... |
| 28.10.2025 | The Free State mielie fields now powering corporate South Africa | Sola Group on Tuesday launched the 195 megawatt-peak (MWp) Springbok solar power project in Virginia in the Free State.
The renewable energy company said the pioneering flexible multi-buyer platform allows South African corporate buyers to ... |
| 17.10.2025 | This is Eskom’s new board | Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati
Five members of Eskom’s outgoing board will continue to serve on the newly approved board by cabinet, with current chair Mteto Nyati staying on for another year as his term only ends in 2026.
Minister in the presi... |
| 15.10.2025 | Absa joins Ripple’s custody network in digital-asset push | Absa has announced a partnership with Ripple under which it will adopt the blockchain infrastructure specialist’s institutional-grade custody platform to offer secure storage solutions for tokenised assets – including cryptocurrencies – to ... |
| 12.10.2025 | Revolut gears up to disrupt South African banking | The South African banking sector is poised for further disruption as one of the world’s largest digital banks, Revolut, prepares to enter the local market.
The London-headquartered fintech Revolut is driving an expansion into emerging marke... |
| 12.10.2025 | Absa is planning to launch an MVNO | Absa’s Nick Nkosi
Banking group Absa is preparing to launch a mobile virtual network operator, making it the last of South Africa’s largest banks to enter the MVNO market.
Nick Nkosi, managing executive for transactional and deposits at Abs... |
| 19.09.2025 | Street Wallet joins South Africa’s fintech consolidation wave with Digitip acquisiton | Street Wallet, a South African fintech known for its mobile payment solutions tailored to informal traders and service providers, has acquired Digitip, a local startup enabling digital tipping for informal workers, for an undisclosed amount... |
| 17.09.2025 | Zero Carbon Charge moves from Wolmaransstad proof site to N3, N1 corridors | Zero Carbon Charge’s proof-of-concept site near Wolmaransstad
Zero Carbon Charge, the company building a network of national off-grid electric vehicle charging stations, said on Wednesday that it plans to begin construction of new sites alo... |
| 08.09.2025 | Reserve Bank bets on PayInc to fix South Africa’s digital payments gap | PayInc CEO Stephen Linnell
The Competition Commission in August recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition of a 50% stake in payments clearing house PayInc – previously BankServAfrica ... |
| 08.09.2025 | Absa turns to AWS in expanded cloud banking push | Banking group Absa and cloud services giant Amazon Web Services have announced an expansion of their commercial relationship that will see AWS become Absa’s “preferred cloud partner”.
According to a statement on Monday, the partnership is a... |
| 01.09.2025 | The South African bank racing ahead of its peers in IT spending growth | Most of South Africa’s five largest banks are increasing their spend on IT – excluding staff costs – in single-digit percentages, their most recent full-year financial results show.
However, Capitec – although not the biggest spender in abs... |
| 29.08.2025 | PayInc emerges as South Africa’s national payments utility | Bankserv Africa – now PayInc – CEO Stephen Linnell
Automated clearing house and settlements hub BankservAfrica on Thursday announced a major refresh of the company’s brand, changing its name to PayInc to align itself with shifts in the loca... |
| 28.08.2025 | South Africa a step closer to getting a national payments utility | The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition control of BankservAfrica – and has done so without attaching any conditions.
The transaction will see th... |
| 18.08.2025 | Applications Open for 7th MEST Africa Challenge | The MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025 is now accepting applications from early-stage tech startups across Africa. Organized by MEST Africa and powered by Absa, this premier Pan-African pitch competition offers entrepreneurs the opportunity t... |
| 18.08.2025 | Absa pours billions into tech, boosting cybersecurity and automation drive | Absa Group’s IT spend for the six months to 30 June reached R8.2-billion, a 5% year-on-year increase from the same period in 2024, as it ramped up spending on security and AI.
The total amount spent on IT includes staff costs, amortisation ... |
| 14.08.2025 | Ilorin Ignites Innovation: Hackathon 2025 to Empower Nigeria’s Brightest Tech Minds | Ilorin is set to become Nigeria’s next big innovation hub as it hosts the Ilorin Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025, a national tech competition aimed at unearthing and accelerating homegrown solutions to pressing social and economic... |
| 13.08.2025 | Absa joins Shoprite rewards line-up with up to 60% cashback | Six months after a deal with First National Bank rewards programme eBucks ended, Shoprite Group has announced a new partnership with Absa.
Shoprite, which owns Checkers and the popular Sixty60 on-demand grocery deliver platform, said on Wed... |
| 08.08.2025 | Q4 and FY 2025 Operating Update & Tender 7 sale results | Q4 and FY 2025 Operating Update & Tender 7 sale results
Fri, Aug 08, 2025 08:00 CET Report this content
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
08 August 2025 LSE: PDL
Petra Diamonds Limited
(Petra or the C... |
| 05.08.2025 | Kenya's Energy Future: Solar Powers Millions | Kenya's energy landscape transforms. A major financial milestone arrived. Sun King, a solar energy leader, completed a $156 million securitization. This landmark deal fuels widespread clean energy access. It targets 1.4 million low-income h... |
| 05.08.2025 | Sun King Secures $156 Million to Expand Clean Energy Kenyans | Sun King, a leading provider of off-grid solar energy solutions, has successfully closed a $156 million (KES 20.1 billion) securitization deal to scale affordable solar access across Kenya. This landmark transaction is the largest of its ki... |
| 30.07.2025 | Blockchain booms in Africa as use cases multiply | Blockchain technology is maturing on the African continent as use cases beyond cryptocurrency gain traction – in areas such as digital identity, payments, agriculture and data management.
This is according to the Africa Blockchain Report 20... |
| 28.07.2025 | Kenya’s 12 highest-paid CEOs at the Nairobi Securities Exchange | In 2024, the pay gap between Kenya’s corporate boardrooms and ordinary workers widened further. Bank executives continued to dominate the top of the earnings pyramid, with the country’s highest-paid CEOs taking home hundreds of millions of ... |
| 08.07.2025 | Visa & Absa Invite South African Women‑Led Startups to Apply for She’s Next 2025 Programme | Visa, in partnership with Absa, has officially opened applications for the 2025 She’s Next South Africa programme an initiative aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs with grant funding, mentorship, business training, and networking opport... |
| 08.07.2025 | AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open to Celebrate Africa’s Top Women Entrepreneurs | The African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has officially opened nominations for the 2025 AWIEF Awards, celebrating the continent’s most outstanding and inspiring women entrepreneurs and business leaders. The awards w... |
| 24.10.2024 | Minister Enoch Godongwana presents 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, 30 Oct | National Treasury’s global investor call and non-deal domestic and international roadshow post 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
The National Treasury hereby advises that on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, the South African Minis... |
| 17.07.2024 | Africa’s Regulatory Push Paves the Way for Funding Rebound | Share this:
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| 03.04.2023 | Absa moves to support SME clients with solar installations | Small and medium enterprises are set to receive a boost from Absa’s Green Asset Finance programme: the bank will provide up to R50-million in energy subsidies to qualifying SMEs, allowing them to finance solar installations.
SMEs play a sig... |
| 13.03.2023 | Absa adds to growing chorus of alarm over load shedding | Absa Group said the combined impact of the worst power cuts in living memory and soaring interest rates, with another rise expected next month, has left small and medium firms as well as consumers at risk of default.
Absa is the fourth bank... |
| 31.01.2023 | Teraco to build utility-scale solar as it secures billions in new funding | A portion of Teraco’s sprawling data centre campus in Isando, east of Johannesburg
Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s largest data centre company, raised R11.8-billion in funds to assist with its expansion plans and power build-out, said ch... |
| 06.06.2022 | Там, где редко ступает нога номада: опыт цифровых кочевников в необычных локациях | Недавно ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) составил рейтинг лучших городов для цифровых кочевников. В отличие от остальных рейтингов, которые рассматривали именно страны, в нем участвуют также города и даже контине... |
| 10.02.2022 | ABSA AND PURESOFTWARE PARTNER TO LAUNCH DIGITAL WALLET, SPARK BY ABSA | GABORONE, Botswana and SINGAPORE, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Absa Group Limited (AGL), in partnership with PureSoftware, have launched a digital wallet, Spark by Absa in Botswana. In addition, AGL have successfully migrated their Timiza ... |
| 06.12.2021 | Absa : expands precious metal investing options in Africa | 06 December 2021
After introducing the NewGold and NewPlat exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Botswana Stock Exchange, Absa expands its precious metal investment options today on BSE by listing NewPalladium ETF.
NewPalladium was first list... |
| 01.12.2021 | Absa : Q3/2021 Homeowner Sentiment Index reports 5% improvement in property market confidence | 01 December 2021
The latest Absa Homeowner Sentiment Index (Absa HSI) indicates that confidence in the South African property market was at 84% in Q3, recovering to Q1 levels after the dip in Q2 in reaction to acts of violence and destructi... |
| 03.11.2021 | Absa and Artist Proof Studio to host virtual exhibition and masterclasses | 02 November 2021
Absa is set to launch their latest virtual exhibition in collaboration with the Artist Proof Studio (APS) on 4 November 2021. The exhibition will run until the end of this year.
With this collaboration, Absa seeks to contin... |
| 20.10.2021 | Absa : 2021's Faces of Financial Freedom | To view a replay of the online event where the winner of the 2021 Absa/City Press Money Makeover Challenge was announced, click here
Read all the contestant stories here Money Makeover (news24.com) or here City Press Money Makeover (shortha... |
| 15.10.2021 | Absa : and Qhubeka give people a hand up to better their lives | 14 October 2021
Absa is set to host a unique auction of mainly sculptural artworks in conjunction with leading fine art auctioneers and art consultantsStrauss & Co to raise funds for the global bicycle charity, Qhubeka.
The Qhubeka Art ... |
| 14.10.2021 | Absa : Fifth annual Absa-OMFIF Africa Financial Markets Index | 13 October 2021
Innovations in sustainable finance and digital transformation, alongside important initiatives in transparency and regulation, will help reinvigorate Africa's financial markets as they recover from the impact of Covid-19, ac... |
| 02.09.2021 | Absa : Announces Collaboration to Strengthen Digital Partnerships Ecosystem Across Africa | 2 September 2021
Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, will strengthen efforts to grow its digital partnerships ecosystem across Africa with the appointment of HYBR and SystemicLogic.
'We believe in the subst... |
| 26.08.2021 | Absa : launches first Cybersecurity Academy for the visually impaired | 26 August 2021
Absa Group, in collaboration with the Hein Wagner Academy, will be launching South Africa's first Cybersecurity Academy for the visually impaired. This is the next evolution of the Absa Cybersecurity Academy, which is focused... |
| 21.07.2021 | #ThisIsUs: Let's show the world who we are | 19 July 2021
Joining forces to rally behind the launch of a social movement to condemn the events of the past week and show the world that we are not giving in to hatred.
Calling on all South Africans to share their stories of hope and reco... |
| 08.07.2021 | Absa : hosts Karin Mathebula's solo art exhibition | 7 July 2021
Absa hosted a virtual dialogue on their Art Hotspot platform to launch the debut solo exhibition by talented amateur artist and senior Absa executive, Karin Mathebula.
Mathebula, who heads Product, Sales and Service Enablement a... |
| 24.06.2021 | Fintech builds its boom on the back of partnerships | Fintechs have become big business in Africa, and partnerships are offering new opportunities for banks and other corporates to extend their reach. But these collaborations are no silver bullet
Africa’s latest tech unicorn, Flutterwave has t... |
| 08.06.2021 | ABSA GROUP LIMITED
Absa : CDC Group provides risk sharing facility to Absa to support MSMEs | 8 June 2021
CDC Group provides $50m risk sharing facility to Absa to support lending to small businesses and households through Microfinance and Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Africa
CDC Group's first risk sharing facility supporting lo... |
| 08.06.2021 | CDC Group provides $50m risk sharing facility to Absa to support lending to MSMEs and households through Microfinance and Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Africa | CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announces a new US$50 million risk-sharing facility with Absa Bank Limited (Absa). The commitment increases Absa’s capacity to offer financing solutions to... |
| 08.06.2021 | CDC Group provides $50m risk sharing facility to Absa to support lending to MSMEs and households through Microfinance and Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Africa | CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announces a new US$50 million risk-sharing facility with Absa Bank Limited (Absa). The commitment increases Absa’s capacity to offer financing solutions to... |
| 08.06.2021 | CDC Group provides $50m risk sharing facility to Absa to support lending to MSMEs and households through Microfinance and Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Africa | CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announces a new US$50 million risk-sharing facility with Absa Bank Limited (Absa). The commitment increases Absa’s capacity to offer financing solutions to... |
| 07.06.2021 | Absa opens procurement portal to streamline supplier diversity | African financial services provider Absa Group has opened their user-friendly procurement portal, allowing Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to apply and be verified as suppliers.
Absa Group opens procurement portal for SMMEs to b... |
| 07.06.2021 | Absa opens procurement portal to streamline supplier diversity | African financial services provider Absa Group has opened their user-friendly procurement portal, allowing Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to apply and be verified as suppliers.
Absa Group opens procurement portal for SMMEs to ... |
| 04.06.2021 | Absa : Annual General Meeting speech - 4 June 2021 | Annual General Meeting
4th of June 2021
ABSA GROUP LIMITED
CHAIRMAN'S AGENDA
THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD AS A VIRTUAL MEETING VIA LIVE WEBCAST
ON FRIDAY, 4 JUNE 2021 AT 10:00
Introduction
Good mor... |
| 01.06.2021 | ABSA GROUP LIMITED
Absa : launches procurement portal | 1 June 2021
Financial services Absa Group, Absa, has developed a user-friendly online portal focused on providing additional opportunities for Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) key drivers of post-pandemic growth. Accordi... |
| 21.05.2021 | ABSA GROUP LIMITED
Absa : Raises US$ 500 Million in the First US$ Additional Tier 1 Bond Issuance | 21 May 2021
Absa Group raised US$500 million (R7 billion) in a landmark offshore Additional Tier 1 ('AT1') hybrid capital bond issuance on 20 May.
Absa's issuance represents the first ever US dollar-denominated Basel-3 compliant AT1 issue i... |
| 21.05.2021 | Absa : Raises US$ 500 Million in the First US$ Additional Tier 1 Bond Issuance | 21 May 2021
Absa Group raised US$500 million (R7 billion) in a landmark offshore Additional Tier 1 ('AT1') hybrid capital bond issuance on 20 May.
Absa's issuance represents the first ever US dollar-denominated Basel-3 compliant AT1 issue i... |
| 08.04.2021 | ABSA GROUP LIMITED
Absa : launches cloud computing skills incubator with Amazon Web Services | 8 April 2021
Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), a leading cloud services provider, to enhance its cloud compu... |
| 01.03.2021 | Today in business: SA scores big trade surplus | Absa cuts ties to Sekunjalo companies
SA scores big trade surplus as exports grow
Absa cuts ties to Sekunjalo companies
PPC ditches rights issue, ma... | April 1
SA scores big trade surplus as exports grow
South Africa saw a much larger-than expected trade surplus - almost R29 billion - in February. This was thanks to a 16% increase in exports. The rand was last at R14.82/$
Absa cuts ties to... |
| 24.11.2020 | Absa supports SA tech entrepreneur initiative | Absa Group has announced that it will support phase two of the 1 000 Tech Entrepreneurs Programme, an initiative dedicated to providing South African entrepreneurs with the opportunity to create innovative tech-based businesses.
The 1 000 T... |
| 24.11.2020 | Absa supports SA tech entrepreneur initiative | Absa Group has announced that it will support phase two of the 1 000 Tech Entrepreneurs Programme, an initiative dedicated to providing South African entrepreneurs with the opportunity to create innovative tech-based businesses.
The 1 000 ... |
| 21.09.2020 | Good ideas are not conjured on video calls [Sponsored] | While the overnight shift to having teams work from home has been a surprisingly simple one to make for many companies, there are plenty of industries that simply cannot function with a distributed workforce.
Co-Working Spaces can help ide... |
| 21.09.2020 | Good ideas are not conjured on video calls [Sponsored] | While the overnight shift to having teams work from home has been a surprisingly simple one to make for many companies, there are plenty of industries that simply cannot function with a distributed workforce.
Co-Working Spaces can help idea... |
| 17.09.2020 | Job Booster Programme to upscale 50 entrepreneurs | Kuba, an online ecosystem for small business development has launched a new Job Booster Programme. The programme has selected 50 participating entrepreneurs for its upscaling programme.
The programme aims to rapidly increase job creation b... |
| 17.09.2020 | Job Booster Programme to upscale 50 entrepreneurs | Kuba, an online ecosystem for small business development has launched a new Job Booster Programme. The programme has selected 50 participating entrepreneurs for its upscaling programme.
The programme aims to rapidly increase job creation by... |
| 30.09.2019 | Digital foreign exchange platform, BitPesa is easing cross border payments across Africa | Share this article:
In 2007, Elizabeth Rossiello, founder and CEO of, sub-Saharan African B2B and foreign exchange company, BitPesa, decided to call it quits on her job as an investment banker at Credit Suisse for a new adventure. She ended... |