Absa Group has deepened its strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate cloud migration and fuel its ongoing digital transformation, reinforcing its ambition to be a cloud-native, customer-first financial institution.
Building on a decade-long collaboration that began in 2015, Absa has named AWS its preferred cloud provider to enhance agility, resilience, and security across its operations. The bank plans to harness AWS’ full suite of services including AI and advanced analytics to modernize infrastructure, streamline innovation, and deliver more personalized digital experiences.
“This partnership reflects our ambition to be a digitally powered financial institution that delivers exceptional value to our customers,” said Johnson Idesoh, Group Chief Information and Technology Officer at Absa. “Moving additional services to AWS will modernise our infrastructure, enable us to innovate faster, strengthen our resilience, enhance security, and offer more personalised, intuitive customer experiences.”
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The collaboration extends beyond technology, embedding a strong focus on skills development and community investment. Through initiatives like Women in Tech, Absa and AWS are addressing gender gaps in technology careers. This year, 150 unemployed women from South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, and Ghana will receive free AWS Cloud training and exam sponsorship to become AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified.
“We are excited to deepen our collaboration with Absa Group,” said Tanuja Randery, Vice President of Sales for EMEA at AWS. “This partnership exemplifies our shared commitment to driving innovation while building digital capabilities and equitable access to learning across Africa.”
As part of its AI transformation journey, Absa says the partnership will support smarter decision-making, hyper-personalized experiences, and greater operational efficiency, while continuing to invest in local communities and inclusive digital economies.