Donald Jackson is co-founder and chief technology officer of BVNK. He was born in South Africa, as were his co-founders Jesse Hemson-Struthers and Chris Harmse.
Before BVNK he founded two small companies without outside funding: Cue, a customer engagement platform, and Verity, a fraud reduction service.
BVNK was founded in London in 2021. It sells the plumbing that lets businesses move money across borders in stablecoins. In December 2024 it raised a Series B at about a $750m valuation.
In late 2025 Coinbase and Mastercard both held talks to buy the company. Coinbase ended its talks on 12 November 2025. On 17 March 2026 Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8bn, including $300m in contingent payments.