The Absa Rewards programme is changing effective 16 February 2020 with up to 30% cash back on grocery and fuel, amidst other changes. For more information, click here.

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Get cash back from swiping your Absa card.

Cash rewards
Cash Rewards

Choose the way you want to spend your Rewards, from cash to airtime and more.

No membership card

Simply swipe your Absa debit or credit card to earn Cash Rewards.

Get rewarded for your everyday shopping and banking

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To join Absa Rewards, all you need is an Absa transactional account or credit card. You’ll earn when you swipe at stores - in store or online - and even get cash back from selected partners.

Swipe

As much as 1.15% in cash back for in-store and online purchases

Partners

As much as 15% cash back from over 20 partners

Grocery

As much as 20% cash back at participating grocers

Fuel

As much as 20% cash back when you fill up and shop at Sasol

  • How to earn more Rewards

    Boost your Cash Rewards and move up a tier by adding products or improving the way you bank. You’ll be a top tier earner in no time!

    These ten banking products can help you move up a tier:

    Banking Products
    Category Product type Monthly Score
    Transactional product categories Transactional savings account and/or cheque account without an overdraft or 100
      Transactional cheque account with an overdraft 150
      Credit card with a debit order towards monthly repayments 50
    Non-transactional product categories Home loan with a minimum outstanding balance of R5 000 and a debit order towards monthly repayments 75
      Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance with a minimum outstanding balance of R5 000 and a debit order towards monthly repayments 50
      Personal loan with a minimum outstanding balance of R5 000 and a debit order towards monthly repayment 50
      Savings and investments including Unit Trusts, Tax free savings investment and Currency investment account with a minimum combined investment balance of R5 000 (Five thousand Rand)* 50
      Insurance product (short or long-term insurance that is active) 15
      Wills (in safe custody with Absa and Absa as the appointed executor) 10

    *Excluding: Absa Money Market Fund, Income and Growth Performa, Club Account, Travel Club, Investment Club, Grocery Club and Liquidity Plus accounts

    These seven banking activities can help you move up a tier:

    Banking Activities
    Category Activity type
    		 Monthly Score

    Bank digitally

    Receive monthly eStatements (email) instead of paper ones for the products that contribute towards your tier.

    		 25
     

    Make five or more online beneficiary payments via Absa Online, Absa Banking App, ATM and USSD during the month.

    		 40

    Keep in contact

    Ensure you have valid contact details for at least two of the following: cell number, email address, home/work number.

    		 25

    Marketing consent

    Give marketing consent for at least two of these channels: SMS, email, telephone.

    		 25

    Use our banking products

    Deposit your salary into your Absa transactional account and complete 10 or more transactions or make payments to the value of R32 000 and complete 10 or more transactions. Score awarded if you have met this criteria during the current and previous month.

    		 270

    International transactions

    Buy foreign bank notes or make/receive an international (SWIFT) payment.

    		 20

    Bonus score

    Have three or more Home Loans, Vehicle Asset loans or a combination thereof. Each loan must have a minimum outstanding balance of R5 000 and a debit order towards monthly repayments to qualify for this score.

    		 30

    Recurring monthly deposit payments

    We will allocate a score to you every month if you have a recurring monthly payment equal to or greater than R250 (Two hundred and Fifty Rand) into your Savings and Investments Accounts.

    Score awarded if you have met this criterion for two consecutive months (as depicted in the primary rule).

    		 20

    *Excluding: Absa Money Market Fund, Income and Growth Performa, Club Account, Travel Club, Investment Club, Grocery Club and Liquidity Plus accounts

  • Cash Rewards from Absa

    The percentage of Cash Rewards you can earn is determined by your Rewards tier, which is calculated monthly based on the products you have and the way you bank. You will also enjoy higher earn rates when you use your credit card. View our terms and conditions for more information regarding the accrual period, qualifying purchases and exclusions.

    Rewards tier
    Score range
    Earn rate:
    Debit card
    Earn rate:
    Credit card
    Earn rate: Multi-currency Cash Passport card
    Tier 1 0 – 479 0.15% 0.20% 0.25%
    Tier 2 480 – 579 0.25% 0.40% 0.50%
    Tier 3 580 – 679 0.30% 0.75% 0.80%
    Tier 4 680 – 779 0.35% 0.95% 1.00%
    Tier 5 780+ 0.40% 1.15% 1.25%

  • Cash Rewards at Sasol

    Earn cash rewards every time you fill up or make purchases at Sasol. You will also increase your earning rate just by using your credit card.

    Please note that this excludes bill payments, pre-paid airtime, electricity and lotto purchases. You will only earn cash rewards on the first R3 000 (three thousand rand) that you spend at Sasol during the accrual period.

    Rewards tier
    Score range
    Earn rate: Debit card
    Earn rate: Credit card
    Tier 1 0 – 479 0.50% 1.00%
    Tier 2 480 – 579 0.65% 1.50%
    Tier 3 580 – 679 0.75% 2.50%
    Tier 4 680 – 779 2.00% 6.50%
    Tier 5 780+ 4.50% 20.00%

  • Cash Rewards at grocery partners

    We have recently added a grocery earn benefit to the programme where you can earn as much as 20% cash back when you swipe your Absa card at the following participating grocers:

    • Checkers
    • Checkers Hyper
    • Food Lovers Market
    • Fruit & Veg City
    • OK Food
    • Pick n Pay
    • Shoprite
    • SPAR
    • SUPERSPAR
    • KWIKSPAR
    • Woolworths
    • Woolworths Food
    • Woolworths online
    Rewards tier
    Earn rate: Debit card
    Earn rate: Credit card
    Tier 1 0.15% 0.20%
    Tier 2 0.45% 0.65%
    Tier 3 0.50% 1.25%
    Tier 4 1.5% 6.25%
    Tier 5 4.50% 20%
    • Earn is limited to the first combined R3000 qualifying transactions at all participating Grocery retailers per accrual period
    • After the grocery earn spend cap of R3 000, cash rewards from Absa will be earned (i.e. as much as 1.15% cash back)
    • The Cash Rewards earned for all grocery purchases is dependent on the Absa Rewards Tier
    • Qualifying Transactions at Food Lover’s Market, Fruit & Veg, Pick n Pay, SPAR, SUPERSPAR, KWIKSPAR, Woolworths, Woolworths Food and Woolworths online will get Cash Rewards
    • Transactions at Freshstop, TOPS, Savemor, SPAR Pharmacy, Woolworths FoodStop and any other grocer not specifically mentioned are excluded from this offer
    • Standard partner terms and conditions apply

  • Cash Rewards from partners

    Use your Absa debit or credit card at any one of our partners and you’ll earn a percentage of your purchase amount back in Cash Rewards.

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  • Private and Wealth Banking

    You will automatically be registered for Absa Rewards when you open your Private Banking Account, Islamic Private Banking Account, Young Professionals Private Banking or Wealth Infinite account.

Spend your cash the way you want to

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The real beauty of being an Absa Rewards member is that you can choose exactly how you would like to be rewarded. Register for Absa Online banking or download our mobile app to redeem your Cash Rewards and keep track of your rewards with ease.

How to redeem your rewards

  • Get cash in your account

    Have the value in your Absa Rewards account paid into your Absa cheque or savings account.

  • Get airtime vouchers

    Exchange your cash rewards for prepaid airtime vouchers from Telkom Mobile, Telkom, Cell C, Neotel, MTN, Virgin Mobile or Vodacom.

  • Transfer to a Unit Trust or TruSave account

    Redeem your Cash Rewards, transfer them to an Absa Unit Trust or TruSave account and watch your Rewards grow.

    It will take up to four working days for the redemption to reflect in your unit trust account. A minimum redemption value of R200 (per redemption) applies to Cash Rewards redeemed and transferred to an Absa Unit Trust Account.

    Standard Absa Rewards and Unit Trust terms and conditions apply.

  • Donate to a charity

    Make a difference by having cash rewards paid out to one or more of these charities:

    • Johannesburg Child Welfare
    • World Vision
    • Sesego Cares
    • Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital
    • Red Cross Children's Hospital
    • Nelson Mandela Foundation
    • Reach for a Dream

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  • Nu Metro Competition

    • Stand a chance to win free movies for a year to the value of R15000 when you use your Absa Card at any Nu Metro cinema nationwide.
    • Promotion valid between 01 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
    • Entrance into the competition is automatic
    • For more information click here 
    • For campaign terms and conditions 

  • Absa Rewards programme update effective 16 February 2020

    The Absa Rewards programme is changing effective 16 February 2020 with up to 30% cash back on grocery and fuel, changes to score ranges, spend limits and Rewards partners. For more information, click here.

Find out more about Absa Rewards Programme

To find out more about Absa Rewards, click here to view our terms and conditions.

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