Absa | Online banking - how to make payments

Quick, easy how-to guides to make payments using any of our digital channels.

Absa Online Banking (AOL)

How to make a once-off CashSend
On the Absa website home page click on Logon in the top right of the screen

Log into your account using your credentials

Click CashSend

Select CashSend beneficiaries from the dropdown list

Select Once-off Cashsend

Accept SureCheck sent to your registered cellphone number

Enter all required details
Click Send to confirm all details

Accept SureCheck sent to your registered device cellphone number

A Payment successful message will be displayed with the option for the user to Add to beneficiary list, Send another or to click Finish

Always logout after using your online account
How to pay a beneficiary
On the Absa website home page click on Logon in the top right of the screen

Login to your account using your credentials

Click on the Pay tab

Select Pay single beneficiary

Click My beneficiaries and

Select a beneficiary from the list of Own defined beneficiaries
Enter all the required details
Click Next

Click Pay

A Payment successful message will be displayed with the option for the user to Pay another, Print or click Done

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How to make an immediate interbank payment
On the Absa website home page click on Logon in the top right of the screen

Login to your account using your credentials

Click on the Pay tab

Select Pay someone new
Accept the verification request sent to your registered cellphone number

Enter Beneficiary name and the amount you would like to pay

Click on the tick box to make an Immediate Interbank Payment (IIP)

Enter your reference and your beneficiary reference

Complete the Notice of payment details
Click Next

Click confirm to accept payment details
Accept the verification request sent to your registered cellphone number

A Payment is successful message and the Immediate Interbank reference number will pop up

Click Done or select Pay another to make another payment

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Absa Banking App

How to make a once-off CashSend
Log in to your Absa Banking App

Tap the CashSend icon

Select Once-off cashsend

Select account to pay from
Insert amount you want to pay
Enter recipient name, surname and mobile number
Enter your reference
Enter a 6 digit ATM access PIN and tap Next

Tap Continue to confirm the beneficiary’s information

Beneficiary will be added automatically

Enter the amount you would like to send

Enter your reference and access PIN
Tap Next

Tap CashSend

For security reasons, you may share the ATM access PIN with the recipient

Your CashSend transaction is successful

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How to make an immediate inter-bank payment
Logon to your Absa Banking App

Tap Pay

Select Pay new beneficiary

Fill in the beneficiary name, banking details their refrence number, your refrence and payment notification
Tap Next

Proceed to the payment screen
Fill in the amount you want to pay
Select Immediate interbank payment
Tap Next

Confirm the payment details and accept the disclaimer by clicking Accept & Pay

A final payment confirmation wil pop up
Tap Accept to confirm the verification request to finanlise your payment

Immediate interbank payment is successful

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How to transfer Absa Rewards
Logon to your Absa Banking App

Tap on the Transfer icon

Choose the account you want to transfer funds from

Select Absa rewards

Choose account you want to transfer funds into
Enter the amount
Tap next

Tap Transfer

You have successfully transferred your Rewards

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How to pay a bill
Logon to your Absa Banking App

Tap on the Pay icon

Select Pay new beneficiary

Tap on the Pay a bill tab

Select a recipient account under the listed beneficiaries and complete the details

Tap Next

Add as beneficiary

Enter the amount you would like to pay

Enter your reference
Tap Next

Tap done once the transaction is successful

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How to redeem an in-coming SWIFT transaction
A SWIFT payment SMS is sent to your cellphone

Logon to your Absa Banking App

Tap Menu

Tap International Banking

Select SWIFT transactions

Incoming SWIFT transactions displayed with an option to share your account details

Select Incoming SWIFT transaction to redeem

Select Sender type (Individual or Company), Reason for Payment and Sub-category for Payment
Tap Next

A summary of the transaction is displayed with a Reserve Bank Declaration

Tap Accept transaction

Transaction is successful

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Cellphone Banking

How to send money
Dial *120*2272#, and enter your 5-digit PIN

Select 5 to proceed
Tap Send

Select 2 to send to a new beneficiary
Tap Send

Enter the recipient’s cellphone number
Tap Send

Enter the recipient’s name
Tap Send

Select the account you wish to debit
Tap Send

Enter the amount you wish to send
Tap Send

Enter the 6-digit code that the recipient will use to get the fund from an Absa ATM
Tap Send

Confirm the transaction by selecting 1
Tap Send

Send the access code and amount of money sent to the recipient

Note: The CashSend limit for Cellphone Banking is a minimum of R20 and a maximum of R500 per day.