Women In Global Markets Share Their Stories Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Women In Global Markets Share Their Stories SHARE Banking is no longer the “boys club” it once was. Absa’s success is built on the priceless contributions of its female staff. In this video Vuyo Mafrika, Head of Clients Solutions Group for the Africa Regional Operations; Mpume Myeza, Head: Corporate FX Flow at Absa CIB; and Bulelwa Soyamba, Director of Structured Sales at Absa CIB; share their experiences of being a woman in banking, and offer some advice to their younger peers. Vuyo Mafrika, Head of Clients Solutions Group for the Africa Regional Operations; Mpume Myeza, Head: Corporate FX Flow at Absa CIB; and Bulelwa Soyamba, Director of Structured Sales at Absa CIB; share their experiences and advice about a woman in banking. https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT Five Issues Africa Must Prioritise to Expedite Intra-Continental Trade in a Fragmenting Global Economy There is no shortage of hype around the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area, often framed as a ready-made substitute for the export markets Africa risks losing under shifting U.S. trade policy. The tariff wave under the Trump administration was a harsh – though in many ways inevitable – lesson in how fragile a trade model becomes when it leans too heavily on a few dominant markets. Read more EVENTS Macro and Risk Management Conference 2025 The Absa Macro and Risk Management Conference underscores Absa’s commitment to helping clients make sense of global volatility and translate it into actionable African strategy. By convening world-class thinkers, the conference challenges institutional investors and corporate leaders to look beyond the noise of tariffs, wars, and economic turbulence — and focus on long-term opportunities for growth, resilience, and regional collaboration. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT How Islamic Finance is Enabling Access to Capital in African Markets A few years ago, a major family-owned enterprise in South Africa’s consumer goods sector began a phased transition towards Islamic aligned financing. This strategic decision grounded not in cost, but in conviction signalled to financial institutions that all future lending would need to comply with Islamic values giving them time to develop suitable products. Read more
