CEO & Co-founder, Obiex

Ikechukwu Jerome Okeke

Digital finance entrepreneur · Building fintech infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa since 2016

"Lowering the friction between people and their money — one payment rail at a time."

100,000+

Users served

~$20B

Volume processed

2016

Building in fintech since

About

Ikechukwu Jerome Okeke is a digital finance entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Obiex, with over 10 years of experience building fintech infrastructure. A pioneering force in the African blockchain space since 2016, his track record includes Paylot, one of Nigeria's earliest crypto payment gateways.

An Electronics and Computer Engineering alumnus of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Jerome has successfully bootstrapped Obiex to over 100,000 users and nearly $20 billion in processed volume. He is deeply focused on lowering transaction friction, pioneering P2P hedging systems, and embedding grassroots financial education into digital products across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Obiex

The platform Jerome built and continues to lead.

Websites

Obiex Finance B2C Commercial Platform Obiex Business Enterprise & B2B platform Obiex Blog Company & industry news

Products

App Store Product on iOS Play Store Product on Android Web App Product on Web

Track record

2016

Entered African blockchain space

Began building in crypto and digital payments infrastructure in Nigeria.

2017

Built Paylot

One of Nigeria's earliest crypto payment gateways.

2020 & Ongoing

Co-founded and scaled Obiex

Bootstrapped to over 100,000 users and nearly $20 billion in processed transaction volume, with expansion into Ghana and South Africa.

2022 and Ongoing

Reached profitability

Obiex confirmed profitability while continuing regional expansion across Africa.

In the press

On Jerome

On Obiex

Expansion & regulation

Community

Alongside his work in fintech, Jerome supports causes in his home community, including hospital bill relief, disaster recovery for affected businesses, and direct giving.