Sign up for internet banking for free - simply register online or visit your nearest branch

Take control of your finances, do your banking and shop online on our convenient internet banking platform. Once registered, you can pay all your bills online, wherever you are, without having to visit a branch.

  • View the balance and transactions on your current, savings, term deposit and loan accounts
  • Print or download the transactions in CSV (can be opened in Microsoft Excel), PDF (can be opened in Adobe Reader) or QIF (can be imported in the Quicken Personal and Microsoft Money packages) format
  • Transfer funds from your own current and savings accounts, to your other accounts and to other third-party accounts within Absa (to credit a current or savings account, or loan account only if in arrears) as well as in other local and international banks (to credit any account that the receiving bank permits credit into)
  • Pay your utility bills with registered service providers (PUC, Intelvision, Airtel and Cable & Wireless)
  • Order chequebooks
  • Order drafts in local and foreign currency
  • Set up SMS alerts on your accounts
  • Set up recurring transfers (standing orders) from your current or savings accounts to your own or third-party accounts in Absa (to credit a current or savings account only)
  • Send a one-off payment to any account in any bank whether local or abroad from your account and receive local and international payments
  • Set up standing instructions to transfer funds from your account to another account in our bank, in another local bank or even in an international bank. Your transfer can be at any frequency that you require

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Step-by-step help guides for Internet banking

  • How to register (new user)

    1. Visit www.absa.sc
    2. Click logon next to the search tab
    3. Click register
    4. Enter customer information and accept the terms and conditions 
    5. You receive an OTP via SMS 
    6. Enter OTP and click next
    7. Create username and password on the password confirmation screen
    8. Click next
    9. You will see a confirmation screen and are now registered 

  • Obtain statements (current and savings accounts)

    1. Visit www.absa.sc
    2. Click logon next to the search tab
    3. Click login
    4. Enter username and password and click log in
    5. Enter OTP received via SMS and click next
    6. Select statements under current and savings account tab and next the account you're enquiring about
    7. Select the statement period and click download to retrieve

  • Obtain statements (credit card)

    1. Visit www.absa.sc
    2. Click logon next to the search tab
    3. Click login
    4. Enter username and password and click log in
    5. Enter OTP received via SMS and click next
    6. Click on your card number under the Credit Card Accounts tab
    7. Click on Statement transactions
    8. Proceed to select the statement date and click Go
    9. Your statement transactions will appear below for the selected period
    10. You can either print or save your statement by clicking on the approiate icon above the Go button

  • Set up direct debit

    1. Visit www.absa.sc
    2. Click logon next to the search tab
    3. Click login
    4. Enter username and password and click login
    5. Enter OTP received via SMS and click next
    6. Select 'transfer and payment' tab
    7. Select an existing payee or create a 'New payee' under your preferred recipient type, e.g. Absa to Absa transfer
    8. Select currency and enter amount to t ransfer
    9. Select Recurring Transfer
    10. Enter your first payment date
    11. Select your frequency, e.g. daily or monthly
    12. Add your additional conditions
    13. Enter payment description
    14. Click Next
    15. You will see a confirmation screen

  • Manage transaction verification

    1. Log in to Internet banking 
    2. Click on the customer service tab
    3. Click on the OTP management link on your right hand side
    4. Choose either receive via email or SMS and click continue
    5. Enter the OTP (i.e. sent to current preference option) and click continue

    Please note that your OTP will be sent to your current preferred option.This means that the above changes will have to be done before you leave the country so that an OTP can be sent to your phone for authentication.

  • Submit travel advisory

    1. Log in to internet banking 
    2. Click on the customer service tab
    3. Click on the travel notice link on your right-hand side
    4. Click on Create A Travel Notice
    5. Input required details and click next
    6. Verify your submitted information and click confirm

  • How to do a fund transfer

    1. Log in to internet banking
    2. Enter username and password and click log in
    3. Enter OTP received via SMS and click next
    4. Select 'transfer and payment' tab
    5. Select 'New payee' under your preferred recipient type, e.g. Absa to Absa transfer
    6. Enter beneficary branch details and account number
    7. Select currency and enter amount to transfer
    8. Select Transfer Date or Recurring Transfer if you want to set up an automatic direct debit based on a frequency
    9. Enter payment description
    10. Add to Payee List to save details for future transactions
    11. Click Next
    12. You will see a confirmation screen

  • How to pay a bill

    1. Visit www.absa.sc
    2. Click logon next to the search tab
    3. Click login
    4. Enter username and password and click log in
    5. Enter OTP received via SMS and click next
    6. Select 'transfer and payment' tab
    7. Select 'pay a bill' on the right of the screen
    8. Select payee
    9. Select biller type (Telecom or utility)
    10. Select biller
    11. Enter customer details (found on your bill)
    12. Click next and enter amount
    13. Review and confirm transaction details
    14. You will see a confirmation screen
Need more help?

Call us on:
(+248) 438 3939

Email us:
customerservices.sc@absa.africa