Absa Bank Limited

About Absa Bank Limited

ABSA Bank Limited (ABSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. As one of Africa’s major financial services providers, ABSA offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. The company was formed through the merger of ABSA Group Limited and Barclays African operations on 31 July 2013. In line with its enlarged focus on pan-African business, the group’s name changed from ABSA Group Limited to Barclays Africa Group Limited on 2 August 2013. The registered head offices are located in South Africa and the company has majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Barclays Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. Barclays Bank PLC has operations in Egypt and Zimbabwe, which are part of the African business and continue to be run by Barclays Africa Group’s management. The group also has representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria as well as bancassurance operations in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia.