Johannesburg: AfricUpdate – News Desk
Absa Group has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its cloud migration journey as part of its continuous digital transformation journey. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in Absa’s digital transformation strategy, aimed at delivering more agile, secure, and customer-focused financial services.
Building on a strategic relationship that began in 2015, Absa has expanded its collaboration with AWS to accelerate innovation and digital transformation in South Africa. This development reinforces Absa’s position as a cloud-native, digitally powered bank, delivering more agile, secure, and personalised customer service.
AWS will serve as Absa’s preferred cloud provider, enhancing the bank’s technological agility while ensuring it remains responsive to the evolving needs of its customers for frictionless, digital experiences. By leveraging the full breadth of AWS services, Absa aims to harness emerging technologies, accelerate digital transformation, and deliver secure, innovative, and customer-focused solutions across its markets.
Beyond technology, the partnership will continue to support inclusive growth through digital skills development and community investment. In collaboration with AWS, Absa has a longstanding relationship with the Women in Tech initiative, helping to bridge the gender gap in technology careers across the continent.
This year marks the third consecutive year that the Women in Tech South Africa chapter has partnered with Absa and the AWS Skills Centre. The expanded programme will include 150 unemployed women from South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, and Ghana, who will benefit from free AWS Cloud training and an Absa-sponsored exam fee (valued at $100) to become AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified.
