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Absa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Digital-Asset Custody

Markets Brief gilt-and-policy note (2026-10-02): The post Absa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Digital-Asset Custody appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News South Africa’s Absa Group has launched… Primary source: original at Coinpedia (coinpedia.org).

The post Absa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Digital-Asset Custody appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

South Africa’s Absa Group has launched digital-asset custody services for institutional clients after receiving regulatory approval. The service supports Bitcoin, XRP Ledger, Ethereum and USDC, with plans to add more assets. Absa will provide safekeeping, administration and transfer services to asset managers, non-bank financial institutions and corporates. The bank plans to expand the service to …