Let’s shape and simplify the digital world together.

Let’s shape and simplify the digital world together.

GFT overview

Leading companies partner with GFT for proven roadmaps to digitalisation success.
Let us inspire you too.
Be it for business, investment or career.

Imagine,

a machine rattles reliably 24/7, so manufacturing teams can focus on analysing AI data to maximise output.

In just 2 mins 47 secs, Lily, 18, joins the first virtual bank personalised to her party lifestyle - actually developed by a traditional bank in record time.

A car insurance company gains new drivers by offering ‘photograph for instant vehicle damage appraisal’.

As digital transformation leaders with passion for technology and innovation, our team delivers such solutions. Now.

GFT in a minute

Technology excites us, we eagerly see opportunities

Be it Cloud, AI, mainframe modernisation, Blockchain/DLT or Internet of Things - we ponder how to flexibly combine established practice with new thinking. Simplifying and embedding both into sustainable solutions. So clients stand out among competitors.

Clients discover roadmaps to digitalisation

As our client, gain easier, safe access to IT applications and inspirational business models. With deep tech expertise and strong partnerships, GFT tailors scalable IT solutions to clients’ sectors. Our team combines profound know-how from finance and insurance to the manufacturing industry and others. All digitalisation roadmaps lead to quick increase of productivity and growth.

Investors join our global growth story

We show commitment to our investors and stand for solid, long-term growth performance. Founded in 1987, GFT expanded globally to over 10,000 experts. And to more than 15 markets to ensure proximity to clients. With new opportunities from Asia to Brazil, the international growth story continues.

Team GFT is the basis of success

We are committed to grow tech talents worldwide. Because our team’s strong consulting and development skills across legacy and pioneering technologies, like GreenCoding, underpin success. Forge a career with us to realise: We maintain a family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment. And flexible development opportunities.

“We take the hassle out of transformation, working side by side with clients. Authentic in all our interactions, caring.”

Alpesh Tailor

Group Head of Banking Solutions and Cloud

Our team values

We live up to them
because we truly believe they are vital to all of our daily lives:

Caring
Committed
Courageous
Collaborative
Creative

It is values that create a bond between people and allow them to act in unison as a team. In fact values are pivotal to performance.

Reach your goals with GFT

We are big enough to deliver and small enough to care - about your success.

One company. One team.

There is room for your talent - apply now

Change and innovation at GFT

2022

GFT is recognised as an international leader in the digital transformation of finance, wins prizes at the Banking Tech Awards for "Best use of IT in Private Banking/Wealth Management" and "Best Mobile Initiative - New Bank/Brand."
GFT maintains growth well above market level and is also successful in the competitive labour market: in August, team GFT passes the mark of 10,000 talented employees.

2021

GFT continues its strategy of diversifying into new markets and following its customers, expanding further in the Asia-Pacific market. The company set up offices in the global financial hubs of Singapore and Hong Kong as well as a new nearshore delivery centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Their expertise and focus is on cloud technologies and next-generation core banking systems.

Following the strong share price development in 2021 GFT was included in the German SDAX.

2020

GFT acquires software supplier in-integrierte informationssysteme GmbH. in-GmbH are experts in the field of shop floor transparency and process integration for industrial clients. With this acquisition, GFT gains 40 new employees and expands its industry expertise.

2019

GFT announces the acquisition of the expertise of TRUMPF subsidiary AXOOM and a development partnership with TRUMPF themselves. This strategic milestone represents an acceleration of GFT’s industry drive and an expansion of its industrial expertise, as well as the addition of a new location in Karlsruhe.

2018

GFT announces the acquisition of Canadian IT specialist V-NEO Inc., strengthening its market position in North America. V-NEO is an experienced services provider of integrated IT solutions for the insurance market. GFT gains 160 new employees as well as two new office locations in Quebec (Canada) and Brussels (Belgium).

2017

In June, Marika Lulay succeeds Ulrich Dietz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GFT Group. After leading the company for 30 years, Ulrich Dietz takes over the position of chairman of the Administrative Board.

2016

With the acquisition of the Brazilian IT specialist Habber Tec Brazil, GFT extends its market position in Latin America and welcomes more than 100 new experts in São Paulo and Curitiba.

2015

GFT sells emagine, its staffing services business, as part of a management buyout and focusses on its business with IT solutions for the financial sector.
GFT acquires the Spanish IT services company Adesis netlife S.L. The acquisition brings on board 273 new IT professionals and extensive expertise in digital banking.
Shareholders vote in favour of changing the company’s legal status to that of a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE).

2014

GFT acquires the UK-based business and IT consultancy Rule Financial. With over 660 full-time employees in the UK, the US, Poland, Costa Rica and Spain, Rule Financial is focused on investment banking services.

2013

GFT enters the Italian market with the acquisition of the IT consultancy Sempla, now called GFT Italia. With almost 500 employees, GFT Italia is currently one of Italy’s leading IT consultancies, specialising in IT solutions for commercial and private banking clients.
GFT pools its staffing business in the new company and standalone brand emagine.

2010

Detaching from its Software division (GFT inboxx GmbH) in 2010, GFT underlined its strategic group alignment towards IT services and IT staffing.

2008

GFT headquarters move from St. Georgen to Stuttgart.

2006

GFT aquires the Parity group’s French and German operations and becomes an even stronger force in IT personnel solutions.

2005

GFT complements its existing on–site and nearshore operations with the addition of an offshore software development centre in India. After winning a significant contract for a Brazilian financial services company, GFT makes its mark in South America by opening a development centre near São Paulo.

2001

GFT UK is established in London. In the same year, GFT acquires emagine, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank specialised in IT solutions for the financial sector. This brings with it a new development centre in Barcelona, with more than 500 financial IT consultants. In light of this development, GFT shifts its focus to IT solutions for the financial sector.

1999

GFT goes public – a milestone for the company. To mark the occasion, GFT changes its official name to GFT Technologies AG. On June 28, the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (New Market) with an offering price of 23 euros. After stock split 1:3 in June 2000 this corresponds to an offering price of 7,67 euros.

1997

GFT Technologies (Schweiz) AG opens its doors, specialising in forward-looking e-government solutions.

1990

GFT launches its first product on the market: GRIT.

1987

GFT was founded on 19 March in 1987 in St. Georgen, Black Forest. Since its first day Ulrich Dietz has headed GFT, most recently as CEO. Since June 2017, he is Chairman of the company's Administrative Board.