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Absa Bank Kenya PLC

Absa Digital Savings Account

Bank savings account · Regulated by the CMA

What is this?

A savings account you open online. It pays interest and has no monthly fee.

The details that matter for this kind of plan

Interest rateQuoted as up to 6% per year; interest calculated daily and paid monthly. Detailed tiers not published on current site.
Minimum balanceNo minimum balance required.
Monthly feeNo service charges applicable.
TransactionsSavings account is for inter‑account transfers only; other transaction types are restricted as per KFD.

What does it cost you?

Admin chargeNothing

What if you stop paying?

Nothing is due. Your money stays in the account and keeps earning interest.

What if you need the money early?

You can move money to your own account. Other transaction types are restricted.

Who this suits

It could work for you if

You want a simple account with no minimum balance and monthly interest.

Think twice if

You want to do many counter withdrawals or use a chequebook.

How openly does this company explain its charges?

DHides more than it shows7 of 12 answered
  • What do they charge you every year?
    No yearly charge is printed in the sources we checked.
  • What is taken off the money you pay in?
    They do not say how much of each payment is taken before it is invested.
  • What does it cost to get out early?
    No exit penalty is printed in the sources we checked.
  • What is the smallest amount you can start with?
    KES 0.
  • How long is your money tied up?
    They do not say how long you are tied in.
  • Is the advertised return before or after their charges?
    This product does not advertise a return.
  • Do they warn you the return is not guaranteed?
    This kind of product does not advertise a return.
  • Do they tell you what you get back if you stop early?
    You get whatever your money is worth on the day. There is no schedule.
  • Do they list what is not covered?
    This is not insurance, so there is nothing to exclude.
  • Are all their charges published?
    Yes, every charge they mention has a figure against it.
  • Do they say who regulates them?
    Yes — the CMA. That is who you complain to.

This grades how openly things are explained, not whether the plan is good or bad. See how we work it out.

Talk to them

  • If something goes wrong, the CMA is who supervises them.

Compared with the others

There are 23 other plans of this kind on the board. See all 24 side by side — what each one leaves you with, and which of them will not say.

What the documents actually say

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Where we got this