[4] The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at Absa Westend Building, off Waiyaki Way, in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.

The bank listed its shares on the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 1986 through a successful IPO.

In 2013, Barclays Plc adopted the combined strategy to operate as “One Bank in Africa” with an aim of increasing efficiency and boosting returns from the African Units.

[9][10] As of 31 December 2020[update], the major shareholders in the stock of the bank were as illustrated in the table below:[2] As of December 2020[update], the bank maintains a network of 85 branches and 208 ATMs in various locations across Kenya.

Jeremy Awori serves as the managing director of the bank.