Argility
Enterprise software, data analytics, and Google Cloud solutions for retail, supply chain, and financial services in Africa.
Overview
Argility Technology Group (ATG) is a South African enterprise software and data analytics company with over 35 years of experience building and supporting complex software solutions for retail, supply chain, and financial services sectors. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Johannesburg, Argility was acquired by Smollan in 2022 and has since operated as part of the Smollan Group's data and technology portfolio.
In March 2026, Smollan launched Smollan Technologies, a unified entity that brings together seven specialist technology companies -- Argility, DataOrbis, Cquential, Chirp, FleetDomain, Mediametrics, and Skydata -- into a single integrated business. The collective operates with 300+ data and technology specialists across three continents, focused on retail, FMCG, and financial services.
Argility serves insurers, banks, retailers, and consumer goods manufacturers with enterprise application software, data analytics, and Google Cloud managed services. For the insurance sector specifically, Argility provides business applications for long-term insurance and employee benefits administration, as well as Single Customer View (SCV) solutions that help insurers consolidate policyholder data.
Products & Services
Predict Retail Portfolio
AI-driven analytics-as-a-service platform for demand forecasting and pricing intelligence, powered by Google Cloud.
Key Features
- Predict Price: Analyzes competitive activities and product-price elasticity to support pricing strategy optimization
- Predict Inventory: Recommends order levels to optimize supply chains and reduce stockouts
- Predict Customer: Customer behavior analytics and segmentation using Google's Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) forecasting framework, reducing forecast inaccuracies by up to 9%
Target Users: Retailers, FMCG brands
Single Customer View (SCV)
Centralized data platform providing a single, unified view of customer information across B2C industries including insurance, retail, and banking.
Key Features
- Central repository consolidating operational and unstructured data
- Continuous data refinement and relevance management
- Supports digital transformation for insurers needing unified policyholder data
Target Users: Insurers, banks, retailers
Financial Services Software
Enterprise applications for the banking and financial services sector, including long-term insurance administration and employee benefits management.
Key Features
- Long-term insurance business application support
- Employee benefits administration systems
- SME business applications for financial services
Target Users: Long-term insurers, employee benefits administrators
Retail Management Systems
Point-of-sale, inventory management, and supply chain management solutions for furniture, clothing, FMCG, and specialty retailers.
Target Users: Retailers, consumer goods manufacturers
Google Cloud Services
Implementation, migration, and managed services as a Google Cloud Premier Partner -- one of fewer than 3% of Google partners globally to hold Premier status, and one of only six in the SEEMEA region.
Key Features
- Google Workspace deployment and management
- Google Cloud Platform implementation (BigQuery, Cloud AI, Dataflow, TensorFlow)
- Chrome Enterprise management
- Co-sell support and access to early product releases
Target Users: Enterprises across Africa seeking Google Cloud adoption
IoT & Fleet Management
Internet of Things solutions for tracking and managing retail and supply chain assets, plus fleet optimization software via the FleetDomain platform (part of Smollan Technologies).
Target Users: Retailers, logistics companies
At a Glance
- Founded
- 1987
- Headquarters
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Employees
- 201-500
- Funding
- Acquired
Category & Focus
- Category
- Data & Analytics
- Subcategories
- Enterprise Software Cloud Infrastructure & Advisory Single Customer View
- Insurance Verticals
- Life & Annuity Group Benefits
- Target Customers
- Carriers, Brokers
Customers
- Ellerines (furniture retail)
- Joosubs (furniture retail)
- Coricraft (furniture and bedding retail)
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Last updated: 2026-05-11