Jonathan Ovadia
CEO
OVEX
As the Founder and CEO of OVEX, Jonathan Ovadia is at the forefront of institutional Bitcoin adoption in Africa.
With a strong background in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cape Town, Jonathan views market inefficiencies as engineering problems—and has built OVEX into the region's premier infrastructure for digital asset settlement and liquidity.
Jonathan is widely recognized for democratizing access to global finance for the continent's largest enterprises. He has been instrumental in opening up institutional access to Bitcoin, establishing the secure, high-volume payment rails required for companies to use cryptocurrency as a real-time settlement layer for cross-border trade and corporate treasury management. Having processed billions in volume, Jonathan is re-defining the utility of Bitcoin and stablecoins for African commerce.
With a strong background in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cape Town, Jonathan views market inefficiencies as engineering problems—and has built OVEX into the region's premier infrastructure for digital asset settlement and liquidity.
Jonathan is widely recognized for democratizing access to global finance for the continent's largest enterprises. He has been instrumental in opening up institutional access to Bitcoin, establishing the secure, high-volume payment rails required for companies to use cryptocurrency as a real-time settlement layer for cross-border trade and corporate treasury management. Having processed billions in volume, Jonathan is re-defining the utility of Bitcoin and stablecoins for African commerce.