ABSA Bank

40 results about this entity

Period: 07 Oct 2004 - 13 Sep 2024

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.

South African banks modernise branches

South Africa's Absa has opened a 'test lab' bank branch in Johannesburg to help it trial new products and technology with real customers.

South African banks warn customers off new PFM site

South African banks are warning customers not to hand over their login details to a new money management site called 22seven, citing security concerns.

Absa to trial NFC mobile payments

South African bank Absa is to launch live user trials of NFC technology on mobile phones.

Absa rolls out POS currency converter for World Cup

With tourists from around the world preparing to descend on South Africa this summer for the football World Cup, Absa has partnered Planet Payment on a service that lets merchants charge customers in their own currencies.