Serving approximately 12 million customers, Absa Group operates some 700 branches and about 9,000 ATMs, primarily in South Africa. The company's Absa Bank is one of that nation's largest retail banks and mortgage lenders. The bank and other subsidiaries offer deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, investments, financial planning, and asset management services. Beyond South Africa, Absa Group owns some 80% of Barclays Bank Mozambique and a majority of National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania. British bank Barclays owns about 55% of Absa Group, making it one of South Africa's largest single foreign investors since apartheid ended in 1994.