Boku, Inc. (AIM: BOKU), a global network of Local Payment Methods (LPMs), is pleased to announce that, following an externally facilitated search, Sandra Alzetta has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.
Sandra most recently served as Vice President, Global Head of Payments and Customer Service at Spotify, where she spent seven years leading the development and scaling of the company’s global payments infrastructure during a period of rapid international growth, and later expanded her role to global customer service where she focused on improving customer experience through automation and AI-driven transformation initiatives.
Prior to Spotify, Sandra held interim and advisory roles in financial technology businesses, including leading product and marketing at a fintech specialising in digital custody and settlement services. Sandra spent over 25 years at Visa Europe, holding senior leadership roles across digital solutions, core products, mobile payments, innovation and consumer market development and regional growth.
Sandra is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at Fabrick, an open finance platform within the Sella Group where she has served since 2021 and represented Spotify as a founding council member of the Diem Association.
Commenting on her new role, Sandra Alzetta said:
“I am delighted to be joining the Board of Boku at a pivotal point in its growth journey. Boku has built a compelling position in global payments, with significant opportunity to broaden further both in its market and product offering. I look forward to working closely with my new Board colleagues to help realise that potential, supporting the Company’s growth ambitions while maintaining a strong focus on governance and long-term value creation.”
Richard Pennycook, Chair of the Boku, Inc. Board said:
“On behalf of the Board I welcome Sandra to Boku. Sandra brings with her extensive and valuable experience in payments, digital platforms and international growth which will be of enormous help and support to the Board as we continue to grow our network into new and exciting channels.”
For further enquiries:
| Boku, Inc. | +44 (0)20 3805 4822 |
| Stuart Neal, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Rob Whittick, Chief Financial Officer
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| Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker) | +44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
| Nick Prowting / Kamalini Hull / James Smith
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| Headland Consultancy (Financial PR & IR) | +44 (0)20 3805 4822 |
| Matt Denham / Henry Wallers / Georgina Powley |
Notes to Editors
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a global network of Local Payment Methods (LPMs). Through a single integration, Boku provides its merchants with access to a comprehensive network of Direct Carrier Billing (DCB), Digital Wallets and Account-to-Account (A2A) real-time payment schemes, reaching over 7 billion consumer payment accounts worldwide. Boku also enables merchants to distribute their services via its Bundling product and provides additional value-added services, including currency conversion and cross-border funds settlement, facilitating international expansion.
Boku’s merchants include the world’s largest technology, media and entertainment companies, who trust the Group to simplify their integration to hundreds of LPMs, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud.
Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Regulatory Disclosures
In accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies, Sandra Alzetta, aged 60, holds or has held in the past five years the following directorships and partnerships:
| Current: | Past five years: |
| Fabrick SpA | Spotify Themis AB1 |
| Linseed Consulting Limited | |
| APM (Leasehold) Limited | |
| 41-60 Albert Place Mansions (Freehold) Limited |
1The entity was placed in voluntary liquidation on January 25. Following the expiry of the six-month creditor notice period, the company had no know creditors.”
Ms. Alzetta holds no shares in Boku.
Save for the above, there is no further disclosure required with regard to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.







