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Absa Group Limited, commonly known simply as Absa and formerly the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA) until 2005 and Barclays Africa Group Limited until 2018, is a multinational banking and financial services conglomerate based in Johannesburg, South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Absa Bank Limited is a 100 percent subsidiary of Absa Group Limited, the Pan African financial services conglomerate headquartered in South Africa, with subsidiaries in 12 African countries, whose total assets exceeded US$91 billion as at October 2019.
Starting loan balance. Monthly payment. Paid toward principal. Paid toward interest. New loan balance. Month 1. $20,000. $387. $287. $100. $19,713. Month 2. $19,713. $387
The company launched as Virgin Money South Africa in 2006, as a partnership between Virgin Group (owners of the Virgin Money brand) and Absa, as an issuer of credit cards. [2] The 50-50 joint venture was worth R240 million at the time of launch. [3] By 2013 Virgin Money's customers had R1 billion in total credit. [4]
Absa Bank Tanzania Limited (ABT), formerly Barclays Bank Tanzania Limited, is a commercial bank in Tanzania and a subsidiary of South Africa-based Absa Group Limited. ABT is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania , the country's central bank and national banking regulator.
As of 31 December 2019, Absa Bank Uganda was the third-largest commercial bank in the country, by assets. [10] As of December 2022, Absa Bank Uganda has assets valued at USh4.23 trillion (approx. US$1.143 billion), accounting for 9.31 percent of total banking assets in the country at that time. [11]
The Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate [1] (JIBAR) is the money market rate, used in South Africa. It is calculated as the average interest rate at which banks buy and sell money. This rate is calculated daily by the South African Futures Exchange as the average prime lending rate quoted independently
The Mzansi Account is a low income transactional banking account that was developed in line with the commitments of South Africa's Financial Sector Charter.The Financial Sector Charter requires banks to make banking more accessible to the nation and, specifically, to increase banking reach to all communities.