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BOKU mobile payments

Logo: Boku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

American mobile payments company

Boku, Inc. is a mobile payments company that allows businesses to collect online payments through both carrier billing and mobile wallets, and is headquartered in London, U.K. Boku utilizes mobile network operator (carrier) data for consumers online. Boku operates in over 90 countries globally, offering a bank-grade payment system. In 2020, Boku processed over one billion billable transactions and processed over $7 billion in payments volume.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1
  • Industrypayment service provider1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Websitewww.boku.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE6
  • Business address201 Mission Street, 10Th Floor, San Francisco, Ca 941056
  • LEI549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C604
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered addressC/O INCORPORATING SERVICES, LTD., 19901 Dover, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 46118024

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Boku, Inc. is a mobile payments company that allows businesses to collect online payments through both carrier billing and mobile wallets, and is headquartered in London, U.K. Boku utilizes mobile network operator (carrier) data for consumers online. Boku operates in over 90 countries globally, offering a bank-grade payment system.3

Corporate structure

BOKU mobile payments sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of BOKU mobile payments

  • BOKU mobile payments San Francisco, California, United States
    • Boku Account Services, Inc. Subsidiary · San Francisco, California, United States
    • Boku Network Services Estonia OU (Boku Network Services Estonia OÜ) Subsidiary · Tartu, Estonia
    • BOKU NETWORK SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · San Francisco, California, United States
      • Boku Network Services IE Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Boku was founded in 2009 by Mark Britto, Erich Ringewald and Ron Hirson using the combined assets of Mobillcash Ltd. and Paymo, Inc. Boku raised a $13 million Series A investment from Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures and Benchmark.

A year later, in 2010 Boku raised an additional US$25 million Series C investment, led by DAG Ventures. In 2012, Boku raised another US$35 million, Series C investment led by NEA and existing venture capital investors. In 2016, Boku again raised an additional US$13.75 million led by a consortium of UK investors along with GMO Payment Gateway. In total, Boku has raised more than $91M in venture capital funding from Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, DAG Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, Telefónica, and GMO Payment Gateway.

On November 20, 2017, Boku listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) through an £125 million initial public offering.

From Wikipedia’s article on Boku, Inc., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Products and brands

Boku provides businesses with the ability to accept mobile payments (direct carrier billing and mobile wallets) online from consumers. Boku also offers a subscription bundling product, named Trident, that enables subscription services to be offered to consumers through a mobile network operator. Additionally, Boku offers mobile identity products that utilize mobile network operator data in order for consumers to verify their identity in order to complete transactions online.

From Wikipedia’s article on Boku, Inc., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Timeline

  1. 2009Founded Founded1

Filings

2 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 large holders. The latest 2:

  1. May 14, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Nov 13, 2024SC 13G SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How BOKU mobile payments is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARBoku, Inc.2
  • CIK0001469313
  • Employer ID (EIN)26-40344702
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Business address201 Mission Street, 10Th Floor, San Francisco, CA 941052
  • Phone415-375-31602
  • On EDGAR sinceJul 30, 20092
  • Filings10 in all: D (7), D/A (1), SC 13G (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)2

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