25 Years in the Making
A quarter century of client partnerships, product milestones, and the people who built them.
2001
Digiata Founded
Gawie Yssel and Rob Scriven join forces to establish Digiata with a clear ambition: to become the preferred integration partner to the financial services industry. Shortly after, Johan Kühn joins as the company begins life out of a garage in Wimbledon, London.
2001
Our first logo
Digiata's flagship integration platform is released, laying the foundation for decades of financial services automation.
2002
Standard Bank & Liberty Asset Management
Standard Bank Asset Management merges with Liberty Asset Management. Digiata migrates both institutions onto a new asset management system and develops BankRecon to solve their reconciliation challenges.
2002
Sanlam Investment Managers
Digiata implements an asset reporting solution — ReportIT — with Sanlam Investment Managers, enabling automated portfolio reporting at scale.
2002
Work Object Tracking Model
The WO Tracking Model is developed to monitor the processing of integration work objects and their statuses to ensure full auditability and tracking of data throughout their lifecycle quickly becoming the bedrock for many implementations to this day.
2003
Old Mutual Fairbairn Capital
First project implementation with Old Mutual Fairbairn Capital: trade management, market pricing, and reconciliation for their wealth management (LISP) business — a relationship that continues to this day.
2004
Cape Town Office Expands
The Cape Town team moves into larger premises at 34 Long Street, reflecting the company's growing headcount and ambition.
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2004
Johannesburg Office Opens
The Johannesburg team establishes itself at Regent Place, giving Digiata a formal presence in both of South Africa's major business centres.
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2005
Allan Gray Retail
New partnership with the newly formed Allan Gray Retail (LISP). Digiata implements cash reconciliation, asset & liability reconciliation, trade order management, pricing and GL integration. Several of those modernised solutions still manage trades every day.
2006
First Nedbank Project
Digiata secures its first engagement with Nedbank, broadening its banking client base and deepening expertise in large-scale bank system integration. Since that first engagement, Digiata has gone on to deliver over 1,000 projects for the Nedbank group.
2006
First Liberty Project
Digiata secures its first engagement with Liberty, one of South Africa's largest financial services groups. The relationship has since grown to 120 projects, and in 2026 became the site of Digiata's first in-production AI deployment.
2006
Old Mutual: CentralPark
The CentralPark bank payments and collections processing application is developed and implemented with Old Mutual Investment Administrators.
2006
New Digiata Logo Released
New Digiata logo is released.
2007
Linx 2 Released
The second generation of the Linx platform is released, extending Digiata's integration capabilities across an expanding client base.
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2008
Twenty57 Incorporated
Digiata incorporates Twenty57 as a dedicated software product development entity, sharpening focus on building world-class proprietary platforms.
2008
FinSwitch — Platform Redevelopment
Digiata is engaged by FinSwitch to develop the next generation of their investment industry trading platform.
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2009
Metropolitan Finance — Bank Account Verification
Digiata delivers a Bank Account Verification solution for Metropolitan Finance, supporting financial inclusion and onboarding accuracy.
2009
Cadiz Asset Management
A Cash Reconciliation solution is implemented with Cadiz Asset Management.
2010
2010 FIFA World Cup
Digiata celebrates South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup — a moment of national pride shared by the whole team.
2011
10th Anniversary — 64 Employees
Digiata marks a decade in business with 64 employees, a testament to steady, deliberate growth built on deep client relationships and technical excellence.
2011
Linx 4 Released
Linx 4 is released, bringing significant enhancements to the platform's integration and automation capabilities.
2012
Standard Bank Africa Expansion
The Standard Bank Africa migration programme continues with the successful rollout in Botswana, part of a broader expansion that would eventually see Digiata deliver projects across the continent and internationally, including in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria, the UK, and the British Virgin Islands.
2012
Old Mutual Africa — Policy Administration
Digiata supports the deployment of a new policy administration system for Old Mutual Africa Holdings, with money management capabilities deployed across Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Botswana.
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2013
Discovery Group
Digiata delivers its first project for Discovery Group. Over the following decade the relationship grows to more than 100 projects and expands into Vitality UK as Digiata is recognised with Supplier of the Year and Best Service Award honours in 2019, 2021 and 2023, plus a Highly Commended in Best Account Manager.
2013
Sanlam Collective Investments
A Market Pricing and Income Distribution solution is delivered with Sanlam Collective Investments.
2014
First Significant Rebrand
Digiata undertakes its first major brand refresh, modernising its visual identity to reflect the company's maturity and growing market presence. Every era, a new cap. Some things at Digiata never change.
2015
Coronation & Intembeko
Digiata engages with Coronation and the newly formed Intembeko to deliver a full suite of solutions for unitrust fund administration and retirement & life products — covering trade processing, settlement, reconciliation and automated integrations.
2016
Cape Town Moves to The Terraces
The Cape Town office relocates to The Terraces, providing a best-in-class working environment befitting Digiata's growing team.
2016
Oktoberfest Group Trip
The Digiata team heads to Oktoberfest in Munich for the first of what would become a cherished company tradition.
2017
The Xmas Animation Tradition
Digiata introduces its annual Christmas animation — a creative showcase that quickly becomes one of the highlights of the company calendar.
2018
Linx 5 (Cloud) Released
Linx 5 launches as a cloud-native platform — a significant leap forward that positions Digiata's core product for the modern era of financial services technology.
2018
The Train Trip
A memorable team trip by train — from our Joburg office to Cape Town. One of the company's most celebrated culture moments.
2019
The Digiata Pub Quiz
The start of a cherished annual tradition, Digiata held its first annual pub quiz.
2019
130 Employees
Digiata reaches 130 employees — nearly doubling headcount since the 10th anniversary, driven by an expanding client portfolio across South Africa and the continent.
2019
Oktoberfest Group Trip 2019
The Digiata team returns to Munich for another Oktoberfest — a tradition that has become a marker of the company's culture and camaraderie.
2019
Vitality Supplier of the Year
Digiata is recognised as Vitality Supplier of the Year — external validation of the team's service quality and delivery excellence.
2020
Navigating Covid-19
Digiata adapts swiftly to the global pandemic — shifting seamlessly to remote working and maintaining delivery standards for clients throughout the disruption.
2021
20th Anniversary
Digiata celebrates 20 years in business, reflecting the resilience of a company that navigated a global pandemic and emerged stronger.
2021
Digiata Foundation Launched
The Digiata Foundation is established, formalising the company's commitment to skills development and meaningful employment for individuals from underserved communities. A founding workgroup of volunteers sets the mandate and begins engaging with partner organisations.
2021
Vitality Supplier of the Year - Again
Digiata wins the Vitality Supplier of the Year award for the second time. A mark of sustained excellence in client delivery.
2021
Seriously Social
After two years of Zoom calls, Digiata introduces the annual potjie competition, pub quizzes and everything in between to rebuild the connections that make Digiata more than just a place to work. These traditions have become as much a part of the company's identity as the work itself.
2022
Digiata Culture Deck Launched
Digiata formalises and publishes its Culture Deck — articulating the values, behaviours and ways of working that have made the company what it is over two decades.
2022
FinSwitch — Platform Modernisation
Digiata re-engages with FinSwitch to lead the modernisation of their trading platform, building on a long-standing relationship that started in 2008.
2022
Digiata Joins ACTSA
Digiata becomes a corporate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers of Southern Africa (ACTSA), deepening its engagement with the treasury and financial services community and reinforcing its position as a trusted technology partner to the sector.
2022
Giving Back
In its first full year, the Digiata Foundation sponsors 15 students across three technology programmes — Codespace, GirlCode and WeThinkCode — investing over R564,000 in the next generation of South African tech talent. Volunteers contribute through career coaching, coding events and Mandela Day winter warmers, supporting organisations including Kin Culture and Yoga 4 Alex.
2023
Nemanja Stabic Appointed Group CEO
Nemanja Stabic is appointed as Group CEO, ushering in a new era of leadership as Digiata prepares for its next phase of growth.
2023
Rebrand & New Website
Digiata launches a refreshed brand identity and new website — a visual statement of confidence as the company approaches its 25th anniversary.
2023
Partnership with The Camelot Network (UK)
Digiata partners with The Camelot Network in the United Kingdom, establishing a strategic foothold for international expansion.
2023
Happy holiday 2023
The Foundation expands its reach, sponsoring 20 students across Codespace and GirlCode programmes and donating 20 laptops to MDCS and GirlCode. On Mandela Day, over 2,000 sandwiches are prepared in collaboration with Kindness Like Confetti, with food distributed to eight organisations across Johannesburg and Cape Town. NOTE: heading in Figma reads "Happy holiday 2023" but does not match this description — needs review.
2024
Vitality Service Provider of the Year (3rd Award)
Digiata is named Vitality Service Provider of the Year — the third time the company has received this recognition.
2024
Partnership with Affinity Initiative — UK Market
Digiata partners with Affinity to accelerate its strategy in the United Kingdom, broadening the company's global reach.
2024
Digiata Move Launches
Digiata Move is launched — a health and wellness initiative reflecting the company's investment in the wellbeing of its people. Our staff have turned up in numbers to enter the Warrior Race, joining park runs and competing in the Vitality Run Series.
2025
Digiata UK Incorporated
Digiata opens its first dedicated UK office, marking a major milestone in the company's international growth strategy.
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2025
Foundation Continues Education Investment
The Foundation continues its education investment, sponsoring students on the Codespace Software Development course and the GirlCode Systems Development Learnership. Volunteer participation spans Mandela Day with Ladles of Love, the Reach for a Dream Slipper Day, and the Santa Shoebox campaign.
2026
Ai in Enterprise
A new AI-assisted platform for building and operating custom enterprise applications signals the company's next chapter — bringing the same rigour, patterns and expertise of the past quarter century into the future of financial services technology. Liberty becomes Digiata's first in-production AI client, running on Stadium 8, an AI framework for building production UIs at AI speed, backed by Digiata's domain knowledge, patterns, and guardrails.
2026
Time for Change
After more than two decades helping build Digiata from the ground up, founding member Rob Scriven exits the business. Rob's fingerprints are on everything — from the earliest client relationships to the culture and values that define the company today.
2026
25 Years of Digiata
In 2026, Digiata celebrates 25 years since three founders joined forces with a simple goal: to become the preferred integration partner to the financial services industry. Today Digiata is an AI-first engineering partner that builds enduring financial services systems, takes genuine ownership of client outcomes, and delivers with disciplined, consistently high quality execution.