About us

Governance technology for the AI era — built where it's needed most.

Altara Core is the AI Governance, Risk and Compliance platform built by Navigate Compliance Group (Pty) Ltd — a South African GRC technology firm. We help financial institutions, regulated enterprises and AI-first organisations evidence that their AI is safe, fair and accountable. We operate from Johannesburg and serve clients globally.

Parent group
Navigate Compliance Group (Pty) Ltd
A GRC technology firm focused on governance, risk and compliance for regulated industries.
Headquartered
Johannesburg, South Africa
Serving customers in South Africa, the UK, EU, US and across Africa and Asia.
Recognition
IOSCO TechSprint 2026
Selected to participate in the IOSCO Global Regulatory TechSprint 2026.
Awards & Recognition

Anchor proof points.

Two milestones we keep front of mind — one from a regulator, one from a national skills authority. Both speak to where AI governance is heading and who is invited to help shape it.
2025 · National skills authority
BANKSETA learnership

250 learners. Emerging risks.

Altara was awarded a BANKSETA learnership to train 250 learners on Emerging Risks — AI, blockchain and adjacent technology risk disciplines — building South Africa's next generation of AI governance practitioners.

  • Learners
    250
  • Cohort
    2025
FocusEmerging Risks
2026 · Global regulator-led
IOSCO TechSprint 2026

Selected. Among global peers.

Altara was selected to participate in the IOSCO Global Regulatory TechSprint 2026 — the international forum convened by securities regulators to advance supervisory technology in capital markets.

  • Cohort
    2026
  • Convener
    IOSCO
  • Scope
    Global
Founder
Sholane Sathu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer · Navigate Compliance Group (Pty) Ltd

Sholane founded Navigate Compliance Group with a single belief: that governance technology — not just policy and PowerPoint — is what will let financial institutions adopt AI at speed without losing trust with their regulators, their boards or their customers. Altara Core is the product of that belief.

Quote

"The hardest part of AI governance isn't the AI. It's making the evidence regulator-ready every single day. That's the gap we built Altara Core to close."

What we believe

Four principles that shape every screen we ship.

Evidence-first
Every assessment, score and recommendation is replayable — with its prompt, its inputs and its citations recorded. No black boxes.
Regulator-grade
We design for the regulator's reading view first. If a FSCA or FCA examiner can verify it, your board will trust it.
Built for Africa, fit for the world
Local context matters — POPIA, FSCA, FAIS — but our customers and the AI risks they manage are global from day one.
Quietly opinionated
We don't ship 'AI assistants'. We ship governance products that earn the right to be on a CRO's desk.
How we got here

A short, deliberate journey.

  1. 2016
    Navigate Compliance Group founded as a GRC technology firm serving South African and global financial-services and corporate clients.
  2. 2025
    Altara launched as an AI Governance Advisory and Training firm — awarded a BANKSETA learnership to train 250 learners on Emerging Risks including AI and blockchain.
  3. 2026 · Q1
    Altara Core launched — combining AI Application Registry, Risk & Compliance Dashboard, NAVI Intelligence and the Altara Trust consumer-protection module.
  4. 2026
    Selected by IOSCO to participate in the Global Regulatory TechSprint 2026.
  5. Now
    Serving organisations across South Africa, the UK, EU and US — with managed governance services and a self-serve platform.
Have a question?
Want to know more — or want us to run your AI governance for you?
We answer every enquiry personally. Usually within one business day.

Johannesburg, South Africa·Altara Core is a division of the Navigate Compliance Group (Pty) Ltd — a South African governance & compliance technology firm.www.altaracore.ai