London, 17 June 2026 – Boku, the local payments partner for global commerce, has completed its first cross-border transactions through Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s leading account-to-account payment scheme.  Following the successful pilot transactions, Boku’s global merchants are now able to accept payments via UPI from Indian consumers. The milestone allows Boku to facilitate the transaction end-to-end, from consumer payment […]

Boku is creating a Data & AI function at the Executive level, appointing David Oliver as Chief Data & AI Officer. This move aims to leverage AI technology to support Boku’s next growth phase, enhance customer value, and optimize operations. The new function will focus on establishing AI infrastructure and harnessing data assets to strengthen Boku’s global LPM network.

Boku CEO Stuart Neal recently joined Neil Hughes on the Tech Talks Daily podcast to unpack a major shift in global commerce. Payments are no longer converging around cards. They are fragmenting, localising, and becoming more complex. And that changes everything for merchants. In a wide ranging conversation, Stuart explored what is driving this shift and what it means for […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted Boku’s Indian entity Boku IN in-principle authorization to operate as a Payment Aggregator (“PA-PG”) in India

Boku CEO, Jon Prideaux, joins DirectorsTalk Interviews to discuss interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2022.

Jon Prideaux explains how mobile networks can be used to reach billions of people, why scale matters in business, and what the future holds for the company. Jon Prideaux explains how mobile networks can be used to reach billions of people, why scale matters in business, and what the future holds for the company.