Get involved

Everything you need to know about participating in the Investec Developer Community.

🆕 How do I get started?

1. Join the community ✍️ Fill in a short form to get access to everything.

2. Join our Slack (Backstage Pass) 💬 Real-time chat, feedback, and support. You'll get an invite after signing up.

3. Book a welcome call with Nick ☎️ Meet our Community Lead and ask anything. Book a call here.

💡 How can I participate?

There’s something for every kind of builder—whether you’re tinkering or going deep.

Activity	Description	Where to Go
👋 Say hi	Post your Howzit: who you are + what you’re building	#01_Howziton Slack
💬 Chat live	Ask questions, get support, join build convos	#00_townhall : General chat for Programmable Banking #02_buildspace: Let us know what you're making/building
🧠 Join GitHub Discussions	Share ideas, feedback, or useful insights that should last	GitHub Discussions
🍕 Attend a Meetup	Join an upcoming community event	Events Calendar
🎙️ Demo or Host	Present your project or host a session	Email us
🔨 Take on a Build Challenge	Build with our APIs and show it off	View Build Challenges
💻 Share an Open Source Project	Submit your repo and inspire others	Community Projects
🙋 Give Product Feedback	Suggest features or upvote ideas	GitHub Feature Requests
🎟️ Open a Support Ticket	Need help? Log a ticket with the team	Support issues or reach out on Slack on #05_pb-api-support-feedback
🏃‍♂️ Start Playing with the API	Hit 1000+ API calls and start tinkering	API Docs
💬 Post on LinkedIn	Share your work + tag us	Follow Investec Developer

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🤝 Slack vs GitHub: What’s the difference?

Slack	GitHub Discussions
💬 Real-time chats	🧠 Long-form, searchable conversations
Fast feedback & support	Roadmap input, feature ideas, writeups
AMAs, intros, build threads	Community brain for reusable knowledge
Good for “in the moment”	Good for “others will need this later”

Slack is for signal. GitHub is for memory.

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This isn’t just a forum - it’s a playground for builders. Start where you are. Ask a real question. Build something small. You’re in good company 💜

Becoming a community champ

We run a community champions program, where our most engaged community members are recognised and rewarded for their efforts in supporting and contributing to the community.

Our community champs enable and support others to grow and learn and are integral to the community.

👉 You can request to join the Champs program or nominate a fellow community member here.

What's the swag like?

Check out a few things we give to awesome community members who live our core principles and values. 👇

A glimpse of the some Investec Developer community swag.... more to come...✨

How we think about co-creation in the community

How to co-create in the community

If you have an idea or want to find out how to get more involved in the community, reach out to us at [e-mail] or schedule 15 minutes to chat here.