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Boku, Inc. Integrates with GrabPay to Extend Mobile Payment Capabilities Across Southeast Asia

May 22, 2019

Global businesses can acquire new paying customers with GrabPay in Singapore and Malaysia

SINGAPORE, May 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU), the world’s leading independent carrier commerce company, announced an integration with GrabPay, the digital payments solution of Grab Holdings Inc (“Grab”). Grab is the leading super app in Southeast Asia, providing everyday services that matter most to consumers. Grab offers the widest range of on-demand transport services in the region, in addition to food, package delivery and payment services, across 336 cities in eight countries. GrabPay is the region’s most popular e-Wallet. Grab is the only technology company in Southeast Asia with access to e-money licenses in the major six Southeast Asian economies.

Through the integration, Boku Inc and GrabPay will extend payment capabilities to global businesses within Southeast Asia, allowing them to accept cashless payments and acquire new customers efficiently. The collaboration reflects the growing adoption of eWallets and a shift away from transactional, infrequent usage towards an always-on model that enables users to participate in a wider range of use cases – such as transportation, recurring digital subscriptions, and in-app purchases– on an ongoing basis. Read full post

Boku, Inc. Announces Plans to Extend Boku Identity to over 60 Countries in 2019

May 21, 2019

End-to-end identity verification solution unifies tokenized identification with Boku Inc’s global network of over 180 mobile network operators

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Boku Inc (AIM: BOKU), the world’s leading independent carrier commerce and identity verification company, announced a global expansion for Boku Identity, extending its identity verification capabilities to over 60 countries in 2019. Boku Identity is trusted by leading Fortune 500 companies and has already performed over one billion user authentications across North America, Western Europe, and Asia.

Boku Identity is powered by the Boku Platform, which aggregates and harmonizes mobile network operator systems across 58 countries worldwide. By combining the Boku Platform with identity verification and authentication capabilities from previously acquired Danal Inc, Boku Identity helps global enterprises across multiple industries effectively reduce identity fraud, drive conversions, ensure compliance, and deliver a superior customer experience.

As the global digital economy continues to shift towards a mobile-first world, the need for companies to provide their users with a frictionless authentication experience has become a key pre-requisite to successfully scale their businesses. Read full post

Boku awarded International Star at European Small and Mid-Cap Awards

Dec 12, 2018

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) and EuropeanIssuers, in cooperation with the European Commission announced the winners of the 6th European Small and Mid-Cap Awards. This year, the award for International Star was presented to Boku. The winner of the International Star award was selected on the basis of being a newly listed mid-cap company that boasts impressive results in terms of international sales, profit and market share growth.

According to the award committee, “All stellar candidates competing in this category have likely expanded their presence in either existing and new markets and made great achievements in the international scene. The International Star Award will go to a well-managed company that demonstrates a sound strategy for taking advantage of opportunities outside its own country.”

Boku is particularly proud of its achievements in international markets and is very honoured to be publicly recognized for it. Read full post

Boku awarded “Best Newcomer” at AIM Awards

Oct 12, 2018

Each year, PwC sponsors an awards gala to celebrate outstanding achievement on the AIM stock exchange. Awards go to companies and entrepreneurs who have most successfully harnessed AIM to fulfill their ambition and growth potential in the last year.

This year, Boku is honoured to be awarded the “Best Newcomer”. This award is given to a company that is “a strong contender for Company of the Year were it not due to the lack of a public company track record… the winner will already have caught the imagination of investors.”

Pictured, left to right: David Snell, Partner and AIM Leader, PwC; Stuart Neal, CFO, Boku Inc. (winner); Justin Cooper, CEO, Link Market Services; and Sophie Raworth, awards presenter. Read full post

Boku Awarded Best Aggregator at the 2018 Global Carrier Billing Summit

Sep 27, 2018

Global Carrier Billing Summit is an annual event that was held this past week in London where industry leaders and influencers gathered to discuss the future of carrier billing. Besides technology companies like Boku, attendees represented a wide mix of companies ranging from digital giants like Google and Microsoft, to telco conglomerates like Telefonica and Telenor. It was in front of this audience where Boku had the honor of being named “Best Aggregator”.

According to the award committee, “The best 2018 aggregator award will be awarded to the vendor that has the most innovative DCB offering. This will be a diversified product offering that is effective, competitive and innovative. They have contributed to the developments of the direct carrier billing market with innovative features including major competitive differentiators.”

In addition to receiving the award, Boku CEO Jon Prideaux delivered a keynote presentation explaining why large scale aggregators play such a critical role in transforming individual carriers into a global network of interconnected technology and services. Jon also participated in a Q&A where he shared his thoughts on the role mobile apps will play in shaping the future of carrier billing. Read full post

Edison Executive Interview

Sep 4, 2018

In this video, CFO Stuart Neal discusses the highlights of the interim results and how the company expects to balance growth and profitability in the future. CEO Jon Prideaux goes on to provide an overview of how the company’s relationships with merchants are progressing, before describing some of the new products that Boku has been working on. Finally, Jon discusses current trading performance, and the company’s outlook on a longer term basis. View more at Edison Research

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Like clockwork: the story behind monthly payment volume spikes

Jul 31, 2018

There is a familiar ritual at Boku that takes place before the start of every month. The network operations center in Mumbai begins coordinating with technical staff in the US and Europe to run through its checklist: System response times? Good. Transaction error rates? Good. Hardware utilization? Good. This routine continues until every major component across Boku’s primary and secondary data centre is confirmed to be in good shape. While nobody expects a failover to happen, the second site is there just in case it did and if there was ever a time to be extra cautious, this would be it: the first 24 hours of a new month, immediately after the clock strikes midnight… in Japan.

Meanwhile 7,000km away, Hiroshi is at home playing Monster Strike on his iPhone. Whilst it is past his usual bedtime, Hiroshi like so many other Japanese gamers has chosen to stay up late because come midnight, mobile games like Monster Strike will be releasing several highly-coveted characters, weapons, and armors to the public – sometimes at a discount but almost always with limited availability. And as soon as those special items are released, a tidal wave of payment requests come flooding in fast and furious. What does that look like? Read full post