Who We Are

Governance infrastructure for regulated enterprises.

Altara is the technology division of The Navigate Compliance Group, building enterprise governance infrastructure for regulated organisations.

Part of  Navigate Compliance Group
Based in  Johannesburg, South Africa
Deployment  Cloud agnostic
One Ecosystem

One platform. One governance ecosystem.

Trusted AI. Trusted data. Trusted outcomes — brought together in a single enterprise platform.

Our Story

Why we built Altara

Artificial Intelligence, automation, digital platforms and data have fundamentally changed how organisations operate. As technology continues to reshape the landscape, regulators increasingly expect organisations to demonstrate responsible AI, trusted data, regulatory accountability and measurable consumer outcomes.

Traditional approaches to governance are no longer sufficient. AI is often deployed without appropriate oversight, regulatory obligations are managed across disconnected systems, enterprise data remains fragmented, and many organisations rely on isolated RegTech solutions that provide limited enterprise-wide intelligence.

These challenges require more than individual compliance tools — they require an integrated governance infrastructure. Altara brings together AI Governance, Regulatory Intelligence, Trusted Regulatory Data and Consumer Outcome Governance into a single enterprise platform.

Our Purpose

We provide the governance infrastructure that connects trusted AI, trusted data and trusted customer outcomes.

Our mission is to help regulated organisations build trusted AI, trusted regulatory data and trusted customer outcomes through intelligent governance technology.

Our Approach

How we think about governance

Govern before production

AI is assessed, classified and approved before it reaches customers — not audited after something goes wrong.

Legislation into action

Regulatory change is turned into structured organisational action, with named owners and traceable implementation.

Trusted data underneath

Governed canonical data models give AI, reporting and executive intelligence a foundation they can rely on.

Outcomes, not just identity

We measure whether customers understand, decide well and are treated fairly — continuously, not at onboarding.
What We Bring

An integrated governance ecosystem, not another point solution.

Four connected platforms and an expert services capability, deployable in your cloud or fully managed.

4
Connected platforms
AI Governance, AURA Regulatory Intelligence, Canonical Data and Consumer Intelligence.
1
Governance operating model
One process, one evidence base and one view across the enterprise.
Any
Cloud you prefer
Azure, AWS, GCP or private cloud — or fully managed SaaS on Microsoft Azure.
From Our Founder

Every digital decision creates a trust obligation.

Artificial Intelligence, automation and data are transforming how organisations operate, make decisions and engage with customers. As these technologies become more deeply embedded in our economy, governance must evolve alongside them.

It can no longer be viewed as a regulatory requirement or a back-office function. It must become part of the infrastructure that enables organisations to operate responsibly, transparently and with confidence.

At Altara, we believe the future belongs to organisations that can innovate with trust. That is why we are building technology that embeds governance into AI, regulation, trusted data and customer outcomes — ensuring governance is not something applied after innovation, but something built into it from the very beginning.

Sholane Sathu
Founder & CEO, Altara & Navigate Compliance Group
The Challenges We Solve

From fragmented tools
to one governance operating model.

The problems regulated organisations bring to us, and what we put in their place.

Ungoverned AI development

Replaced by the Enterprise AI Sandbox and a governed AI lifecycle.

Decisions causing consumer harm

Replaced by AI governance and consumer outcome intelligence.

A fragmented RegTech landscape

Replaced by one unified governance platform.

Siloed regulatory data

Replaced by the Regulatory Canonical Data Platform.

Data-driven regulatory reporting

Supported by regulatory intelligence and trusted evidence.

Reactive compliance

Replaced by continuous governance and monitoring.

Know Your Customer only

Extended into Understand Your Customer (UYC).

Limited executive visibility

Replaced by enterprise governance intelligence.

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