# Boku

> Boku is a London-headquartered payments company connecting global merchants to local wallets, account-to-account schemes and direct carrier billing through a single integration. Its services also cover subscription bundling, currency conversion and cross-border settlement. Listed on AIM as BOKU, it reported $128.8 million revenue for 2025.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Mark Britto (Co-founder; founding CEO), Erich Ringewald (Co-founder; founding CTO), Ron Hirson (Co-founder; product and marketing leader)
- **Products:** Online payments, Direct Carrier Billing, Bundling, Money movement
- **Notable:** Listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market in November 2017., Reported FY2025 revenue growth of 30% to $128.8 million., FY2025 total payment volume of $15.7 billion, including bundle retail value under Boku’s definition.

## Products & services

- **Online payments** — Single integration for digital wallets, account-to-account payments and direct carrier billing, including tokenized recurring payments.
- **Direct Carrier Billing** — Allows supported purchases to be charged to a mobile phone bill or deducted from prepaid credit. Original service launched in June 2009.
- **Bundling** — Infrastructure and operations for subscription distribution through telcos, wallets, banks, retailers and other partners.
- **Money movement** — Local collections, currency conversion, cross-border settlement and advanced payment services supported by licensed entities and banking relationships.

## Achievements

- Listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market in November 2017.
- Reported FY2025 revenue growth of 30% to $128.8 million.
- FY2025 total payment volume of $15.7 billion, including bundle retail value under Boku’s definition.
- Exceeded 100 million monthly active users in Q4 2025.
- Completed first cross-border UPI transactions in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Interim revenue reached $66.5 million, up 5% reported and 11% underlying. Disclosed first channel partnership with Stripe, 47 new payment connections and delays that moved key launches into H2.
- **2026-08** — Launched South African local payment acceptance with Capitec Pay.
- **2026-07** — Appointed Peter Klein Chief Commercial Officer.
- **2026-06** — Completed first cross-border UPI transactions using its own authorised payment infrastructure.
- **2026-05** — Announced fully regulated Brazilian payments operations with access to Pix.

## Links

- Website: https://www.boku.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boku-inc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bokupaybymobile
- GitHub: https://github.com/boku-inc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/bokucom-131960520871645

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Last updated: 2026-10-17