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Our Stories
Our Voices
We are excited to introduce Absa Voices. This is where we share the views and perspectives of colleagues, subject matter experts from business and stakeholders on a variety of interesting topics.
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2022
Changing The Way We Shop And How We Spend In 2021
Although the past year has been difficult for many of us, things are starting to look up, writes Fehmida Motara, Head of Retail Products, Absa Regional Operations. There can be...
2022
The Road To COP26: Opportunities, Challenges And The African Transition To Net-Zero
By Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General and 9th Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) While most of the world’s largest economies and many leading companies have announced plans...
2022
Africa Raises Its Voice In The War On Climate Change
By Heidi Barends, Co-Head of Sustainable Finance, Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) The world is clearly seeing how quickly a disaster can escalate when not globally coordinated and when...
2022
A Just Transition To Net-Zero Will Require A Collective Global Effort
By David Renwick, Head of Investment Banking Division. Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) As we head towards COP26 in Scotland, the world is reeling from the impacts of COVID-19...
2022
Joining Forces To Ensure A Tomorrow
By David Wingfield, Absa Group Marketing Managing Executive It’s become hard to ignore the siren call to protect our planet. As a result, many consumers are trying to be responsible...
2022
Taking Financial Reporting To The Cloud – Here’s How We Did It…
By John Annadale - Absa Group Financial Controller, and Ebrahim Samodien, Chief Information Officer in the Absa Group technology office Absa has taken the next step in its digital transformation...
2022
Absa Bank Takes Customers On A Digital Innovation Journey
By Charles Addo, Retail Banking Director at Absa Bank Ghana Limited As a forward-looking, digitally-led financial services group, Absa is showcasing how it seamlessly integrates technology and innovation into the...
2022
Cloud Adoption Is Key To A Post-COVID Future
By Andrew Baker, Absa Chief Technology Officer As the COVID-19 pandemic prompts a leap forward in digital and technology adoption, ‘cloud’ stands out increasingly as a competitive business advantage and...
2022
Stopping The Next Pandemic In Its Tracks
By Werner Venter, Senior Manager, Group Financial Crime Can curbing the illegal wildlife trade prevent another COVID-19? The Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) has long been viewed as just another conservation...
2022
Shoring Up Defences Amid Increasing Data Exposure Threats
By Sandro Bucchianeri, Chief Security Officer In December 2013, Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea, famously equalled the Premier League record for saves in a single match (14). He helped...