The Barclays Africa Group Limited (Public - JSE: BGA), also known as Barclays Africa or the Group, formerly Absa Group Limited, is a South African subsidiary of Barclays; it is a financial services provider, offering personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. ABSA stands for "Amalgamated Banks of South Africa", and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABSA Group Limited.