Absa Group Limited, commonly known and stylized simply as absa, is a multinational banking and financial services conglomerate based in Johannesburg, South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and bank assurances. Operating in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries including in-house South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, the conglomerate maintains representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria and internationals offices in London and New York City, as well as a technology support office in the Czech Republic. Absa had assets of R1.9 trillion as of June 2024. Absa Group Limited recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Kenny Fihla, a senior financial services executive with 20 years of experience, as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 17 June 2025, and subject to regulatory approval. Wikipedia