Absa Bank Kenya Managing Director and Chief Executive Office, Yusuf Omari. Absa Bank Kenya has appointed Yusuf Omari as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, taking over the leadership of the bank with immediate effect. The appointment follows receipt of all required regulatory and internal approvals, with Omari having served as the bank’s…
Gen Z Connect representatives Byron Osiro, Amos Pride and Michelle Karanja; Absa Bank Kenya Marketing and Corporate Affairs Director Mwihaki Wachira, Absa Bank Kenya Head of Digital Banking Steven Omamo, Absa Group Chief Executive, Personal and Private Banking (Pan Africa) Sitoyo Lopokoiyit during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Absa Bank Kenya…
Absa Bank Kenya Business Banking Director Renato D’Souza (right) and Google Product Marketing Manager, Brand and Reputation, Sub-Saharan Africa, Monica Kang’uru, during the signing of a strategic partnership that will provide Kenyan SMEs with access to business training, digital skills development and financial support through the Google Hustle Academy programme NAIROBI, KENYA – 24th June…
Absa Bank Kenya Chief Data Officer, Hartnell Ndungi. In today’s digital world, you generate data whenever you browse social media, shop online, use banking apps, sign up for a newsletter, install a mobile app, or even track your health and fitness. This data is extremely valuable and can be sold to third parties without your…
Nairobi, 15 January 2026: For the fifth consecutive year, Absa Bank Kenya has been recognised as a Top Employer for 2026 by the Top Employers Institute (TEI), following an independent assessment of its people practices across critical human capital parameters. The Certification demonstrates Absa’s ability to create a high-performing workplace through data-driven people strategies, independent…
Nairobi, Kenya, October 22, 2025 — Kenya has once again cemented its place on Africa’s innovation map, with three of its startups making it to the list of top 20 finalists in the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, a prestigious pan-African tech and entrepreneurship competition organized by Absa in collaboration with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School…
Absa Bank Kenya Chief People Officer Mumbi Kahindo poses with Veronicah Anzimbu, Faith Chemutai, Mawia Katiwa and Dorcas Kalaka after their solution dubbed “Jasho”, a fintech and AI powered solution that seeks to expand financial inclusion to gig economy workers including people living with disabilities won best overall in Kenya during the Absa Bank Kenya-GirlCode…
Absa Bank Kenya Chief Financial Officer Yusuf Omari, UN Global Compact Kenya Executive Director Judy Njino, Absa Bank Kenya CEO Abdi Mohamed, UN Women Kenya Representative Antonia N’gabala and Absa Bank Kenya Chair Charles Muchene during the launch of the 2024 sustainability and climate report where the bank unveiled Kenya’s first Eco-Home Loan, offering up…
Absa Bank Kenya has increased its investment in the affordable housing sector, earmarking KES 4 billion for onward lending to the retail market up from KES 3 billion as part of efforts to bridge Kenya’s growing housing gap. This injection further strengthens its partnership with the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC). The announcement was made…
Absa Bank Kenya, in collaboration with GirlCode, has launched the 2025 edition of the GirlCodeHack, a Pan-African women-in-tech hackathon aimed at empowering 100 young women in Kenya to innovate around real-time challenges in FinTech, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. The 30-hour innovation sprint, scheduled for October 11–12, will run concurrently across seven cities in Africa, including…
