Absa Bank Kenya PLC
Timiza Goal Savings Account
Bank savings account · Regulated by the CMA
A mobile wallet savings run by Absa. It pays a fixed 6% a year, paid every quarter.
Hear when this changes
The details that matter for this kind of plan
- Interest rate
- 6% per year, paid quarterly into your wallet/account.
- Channel fees
- Deposits and withdrawals via M-Pesa attract M-Pesa charges as per the Timiza tariff guide.
What does it cost you?
| Taken off each payment you makeyour deposits. Nothing is taken off the money you pay in — this account's charges are monthly and per transaction, and are listed above | Nothing |
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What if you stop paying?
Nothing is due. Your savings stay in the wallet and earn interest.
What if you need the money early?
You can withdraw any time to M-Pesa. Mobile money charges apply.
Who this suits
It could work for you if
You bank by phone and want a simple set rate.
Think twice if
You want a branch account or a debit card.
What they tell you
- What is taken off the money you pay in?Nothing. They state there is no charge here.
- Do they say who regulates them?Yes — the CMA. That is who you complain to.
Talk to them
- Website: www.absabank.co.ke
- If something goes wrong, the CMA is who supervises them.
Compared with the others
There are 25 other plans of this kind on the board. See all 26 side by side — what each one leaves you with, and which of them will not say.
What has changed here
- 28 August 2026
- Taken off each payment you make is now 0%, and was not published before
We started keeping this record in August 2026. Anything that changed before then is not here. The whole board's record.
What the documents actually say
Every figure above was read out of a document. These are the sentences, word for word, so you can check them rather than take our word for it.
“Customer loses interest accrued when they break the deposit before end of agreed tenor or make a partial withdrawal within the tenor of the deposit”
Key-Fact Document – Fixed Deposit Accounts (Personal & Business; La Riba and Conventional)the company itselfread 2026-08-22“Minimum Amount Kes 50,000 ZAR 10,000 USD 1,000 EUR 1,000”
Key-Fact Document – Fixed Deposit Accounts (Personal & Business; La Riba and Conventional)the company itselfread 2026-08-22“*Prevailing rate”
Key-Fact Document – Fixed Deposit Accounts (Personal & Business; La Riba and Conventional)the company itselfread 2026-08-22“Saving capability with Timiza Goal Savings Account that earns the highest interest of 6% interest p.a, paid quarterly into your wallet/account”
“Withholding Tax - currently at 15%.”
Key-Fact Document – Fixed Deposit Accounts (Personal & Business; La Riba and Conventional)the company itselfread 2026-08-22
Where we got this
- Timiza – wallet and savings product pagethe company itselfRead on 2026-09-06
- Absa Tariff Guide PDF (effective December 2025)the company itselfRead on 2026-08-22
- Key-Fact Document – Fixed Deposit Accounts (Personal & Business; La Riba and Conventional)the company itselfRead on 2026-08-22