The days of the financial sector being staid and boring are long gone! In today’s world of unprecedented innovation and disruption, Nedbank is leading the way to being number one in digital.

Ultra-cool client experiences are the way to win in digital. At Nedbank, everything we do starts with the client, and digital is core to our business strategy. Our motto is “we work digital when we want it and human when we need it".  

In fact, Nedbank is transforming into the leading digital financial services provider in Africa, meshing perfectly with our Digital Fast Lane approach to rapid development and deployment of innovative apps. The result – client experiences way beyond expectations.

Join top senior developers, designers, and tech specialists for the Nedbank Novation Hackathon 2025 - happening 8–9 November 2025. This two-day innovation sprint invites bright minds to tackle real financial challenges, create impactful solutions, and collaborate with mentors and Nedbank’s technology leaders. Expect cutting-edge tools, exciting prizes, and career opportunities that could shape your future in tech and innovation.

• Turn your ideas into real impact - join the next wave of innovation in digital banking by building solutions that make a difference and shape the future of business banking.
• Work on live Fintech challenges designed by Nedank's innovation team. Every challenge is an opportunity to create something meaningful and practical.
• Stand out for your creativity and technical skills as you compete for prizes, recognition and career shaping opportunities with one of South Africa’s leading banks.
• Grow your career and get noticed by Nedbank's tech leaders - open doors to future roles in digital, AI, and fintech innovation.
• The Nedbank Novation Hackathon is your platform to connect and collaborate with talented developers, designers, and mentors from Nedbank, OfferZen, Microsoft Azure and Otinga.io.
• This is your chance to gain knowledge from industry experts and access cutting-edge tools. You’ll have all the mentorship, guidance, and resources you need to turn your idea into something powerful.

👉 Click here to find out more and apply to the Hackathon: https://apply.hackathon.nedbank.co.za/!

Local and international awards consistently reinforce Nedbank’s position as a South African, African and global leader in innovative banking solutions delivered on world-class technology platforms. Awards won in the first six months of 2022 include:

• Hot Topics Global Top 100 CIO Award
• Global Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics
• Excellence in Innovation Banking App (Nedbank Avo Super App)
• Best Banking Technology Implementation

This follows 10 prestigious local and global awards in 2021 that include Best Mobile Banking; Best Internet Banking; Most Innovative Digital Bank; Best Technology Transformation and Implementation in Africa; as well as Best Digital Bank South Africa.

Although admirable, awards are not all we strive for – we are committed to maintaining Nedbank’s position as a great place to work. For example, we recently launched our digital workplace strategy, giving our employees the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the country and the option to go to a Nedbank campus site when needed.

Our People Promise unites us behind a common purpose and a shared vision. At Nedbank, we celebrate our diversity and what makes us unique. We acknowledge our differences, as we work in different clusters, geographies and roles. But, when it comes down to it, we are all first and foremost Nedbankers who rally together to be the difference that impacts our world.

The bottom line is that we’ve moved beyond the hype into delivering super-fast technology solutions that exceed our clients’ expectations. So, if you want to live on the edge of discovery – Big Data, AI, Blockchain, Robotics, Cloud, Machine Learning – think about making Nedbank Group Technology your new home. You could be part of an exciting journey to deliver innovative, market-leading client experiences and enable market outperformance.

Why Nedbank It would be hard for us to talk about ourselves without money. So here we go. Money may be our backbone, but excellence is our culture. And diversity, our true driving force. We believe in creating a working environment that enables our people to help us bring our values to life. And to do so, we don’t just aim to acknowledge our differences but to celebrate them as the very mix we need to continue being the difference that enhances lives beyond banking. For this reason, our people are very important to us… Every single one of them in the financial, technological, legal, administrative, creative, hospitality or operational space. Each one of them, is our mirror. They are our reason to want to do better. And our reminder that we are in the service of others. Nedbank’s culture is embedded on values that promote accountability, a strong focus on meeting client needs, and on building a positive brand image.