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…
Johannesburg, South Africa – 23 July 2025 — In a renewed strategic move aimed at transforming Africa’s financial landscape, Absa Group and Visa have extended their longstanding partnership to foster inclusive, secure, and digitally driven payment ecosystems across the continent. The agreement was formalised during a signing ceremony held in Johannesburg, reaffirming the two companies’…
Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Hon. Salim Mvurya receives a KES. 60 million sponsorship cheque from Absa Kenya’s Consumer Banking Director Moses Muthui and Marketing and Corporate Affairs Director Mwihaki Wachira during the Absa Kipkeino Classic media launch. Looking on is Athletics Kenya President General Jackson Tuwei. Absa Bank Kenya…
