THE PBT GROUP JOURNEY

1998

Founded as Prescient Business Technologies, a specialised information management company.

2006

Rapid developments in the company structure, together with the need to align operations with the Group’s vision of its future potential and acquisitions, lead to Prescient Business Technologies renaming to PBT Group.

2006

Rapid developments in the company structure, together with the need to align operations with the Group’s vision of its future potential and acquisitions, lead to Prescient Business Technologies renaming to PBT Group.

2008

PBT Group (Australia) established in Melbourne.

2009

Strategic Medical Systems, a provider of specialist healthcare management solutions and services, established in 1998 as part of the PBT Group of companies, renamed to PBT Insurance Technologies (PBTit), to better reflect the wider application of its services and align itself with the PBT brand.

2009

Strategic Medical Systems, a provider of specialist healthcare management solutions and services, established in 1998 as part of the PBT Group of companies, renamed to PBT Insurance Technologies (PBTit), to better reflect the wider application of its services and align itself with the PBT brand.

2010

PBT Group listed on the JSE, through a reverse listing via the Wooltru cash shell.

2012

PBT Group acquires three specialist technology-focused companies: BI-Blue Consulting, a recognised leader in SAP Business Analytics and Enterprise Information Management, CyberPro Consulting, a leading Microsoft software services company, as well as Technique Business Intelligence Software, an IBM business partner and technical solutions authority.

Prescient listed on the JSE through a reverse listing via PBT Group, continuing to operate through its two main subsidiaries, Prescient Holdings (financial services) and PBT Group (information management services).

2012

PBT Group acquires three specialist technology-focused companies: BI-Blue Consulting, a recognised leader in SAP Business Analytics and Enterprise Information Management, CyberPro Consulting, a leading Microsoft software services company, as well as Technique Business Intelligence Software, an IBM business partner and technical solutions authority.

Prescient listed on the JSE through a reverse listing via PBT Group, continuing to operate through its two main subsidiaries, Prescient Holdings (financial services) and PBT Group (information management services).

2017

Prescient disposes of its financial services arm, renamed to PBT Group and continues its listing on the main board of the JSE as a focused listed IT entity.

2018

Following the downscaling and subsequent exit of the Africa and Middle East operations, PBT Group shifts its international focus to the United Kingdom and Europe, including Ireland. Through this, PBT Group Europe, with its head office in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was established.

2018

Following the downscaling and subsequent exit of the Africa and Middle East operations, PBT Group shifts its international focus to the United Kingdom and Europe, including Ireland. Through this, PBT Group Europe, with its head office in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was established.

2020

PBT Group (UK) established as an extension of the Company’s services internationally.

2021

PBT Group achieves 51% black ownership and a Level 1 B-BBEE rating.

PBT GROUP CLIENTS

PBT Group’s clients are mainly medium to large, national and international organisations and reside within a variety of industries, e.g. financial, insurance, telecommunications, retail etc. PBT Group has long-standing relationships with most clients and has become a key contributor to some clients’ data strategy and data implementation initiatives.

Financials

Financials

  • Absa
  • Capitec
  • Coronation
  • DirectAxis
  • FNB
  • Investec
  • Nedbank
  • Nimble Group
  • RCS
  • RMB
  • SARB
  • Silica
  • Standard Bank
  • Wesbank
  • WFS
Insurance

Insurance

  • Bryte
  • Discovery
  • Hollard
  • Liberty
  • Medibank
  • MMI Holdings
  • Old Mutual
  • Sanlam
  • Santam
Telecommunications

Telecoms

  • MTN
  • Telkom
  • Vodacom
Retail

Retail

  • Clicks
  • Pepkor
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Pick ‘n Pay
  • Pioneer Foods
  • Shoprite
  • TFG
  • Woolworths
Other clients

Other

  • AfroCentric Health
  • AusNet
  • Austin Health
  • Business Connexion
  • Bytes
  • Cornastone
  • DENIS
  • Department of Justice and Community Safety
  • EPA Victoria
  • Epworth
  • Europcar
  • Leisure Networks
  • Medscheme
  • Pepkor IT
  • SASOL
  • SITA
  • Telstra Health
  • ToukanLabs
  • Transport Accident Commision, Victoria
  • WorkSafe Victoria
International clients

International

  • 6 Degrees
  • AIB
  • AkzoNobel
  • Asset Insight
  • Brakes
  • Cargill
  • Data Growers
  • Givaudan
  • Greencore
  • IBG
  • ING Bank
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Mauritius Commercial Bank
  • Primark
  • Society (YBS)
  • Stryker
  • Walraven
  • Well
  • Xenos
  • Yorkshire Building