Private company

Discovery Bank

Logo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bank.discovery.banking.production.release, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4

South African digital bank

Discovery Bank is a major digital-only bank in South Africa. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sandton, Gauteng, the company is a subsidiary of JSE-listed financial services corporation Discovery Limited.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersSandton, South Africa1
  • Legal formPublic Company3
  • LEI3789NBAB2VRGDK3IBW823
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address1 Discovery Place, 2196 Sandton, South Africa3
  • Registered withCompanies and Intellectual Property Commission, 2015/408745/063

Discovery Bank is a major digital-only bank in South Africa. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sandton, Gauteng, the company is a subsidiary of JSE-listed financial services corporation Discovery Limited.2

Corporate structure

Discovery Bank is part of a group headed by Discovery Limited. 7 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Nov 23, 2015Founded Discovery Bank is founded3