Ireland · Payments & e-money
Boku Network Services IE Limited
Boku Network Services IE Limited is an Irish private company based in Dublin. The Central Bank of Ireland authorised it as a payment institution on 19 March 2021, under reference C433468. It belongs to the Boku group, whose US parent Boku, Inc. has its shares quoted on AIM in London. It provides payment acquiring services to merchants. The group states that this entity provides all Boku services to third parties in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Licences and registrations
Held by Boku Network Services IE Limited (LEI 254900K21QU2TM9GN478). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterCentral Bank of Ireland | Payment institutionPayment Institution | C433468 | Ireland | Active | 2021-03-19 | — |
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- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Boku Network Services, Inc.
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Boku
- Ownership
- According to its GLEIF record, the firm's direct parent is Boku Network Services, Inc. and its ultimate parent is Boku, Inc., whose shares are quoted on AIM.
- Direct parent
- Boku Network Services, Inc., United States
- Ultimate owner
- Boku, Inc., United States
- Head office
- The Sidings, 4th Floor, Grand Canal Quay, D02 E7K8 Dublin, Ireland
- Company register
- CRO 669733
Online
- Websites & references
- boku.com ↗
developer.boku.com ↗ developer portal (group)
investors.boku.com ↗ investor relations site of Boku, Inc.
boku.zendesk.com ↗ customer support and help centre (group) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗
Sources · 7 pages consulted
- registers.centralbank.ie/FirmRegisterDataPage.aspx?firmReferenceNumber=C433468®ister=61
- boku.com/boku-global-entities
- boku.com/
- boku.com/about-us/
- boku.com/terms-of-service/
- investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987
- investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/notice-of-interim-results/9756992
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Central Bank of Ireland authorises the firm as a payment institution under the European Union (Payment Services) Regulations 2018. The Central Bank's register shows it passported on a freedom-to-provide-services basis to 29 other EEA states.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of Ireland Ireland | Payment Institution (Payment Services Directive 2), authorised under Regulation 18 of the European Union (Payment Services) Regulations 2018 | C433468 | In its own name | Active | registers.centralbank.ie ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that it safeguards merchant funds in segregated accounts as regulation requires, and that these funds are not covered by Ireland's Deposit Guarantee Scheme.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- iDEAL Direct boku.com ↗
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm provides payment acquiring to merchants in the EEA. Merchants use it to accept local payment methods such as digital wallets, account-to-account payments and direct carrier billing, and it charges fees for acquiring and currency conversion.
It serves merchants in Ireland and, under its Irish authorisation, in 29 other EEA states on a freedom-to-provide-services basis.
- Revenue
- USD 128.8m
- Payment volume
- USD 15.7bnTotal Payment Volume (TPV)
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in 30 countries
- Ireland · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Italy · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Stuart Neal Chief Executive Officer, Boku, Inc. (group)
- Chair
- Richard Pennycook CBE Non-Executive Chair, Boku, Inc. (group)
- Chief financial officer
- Rob Whittick Chief Financial Officer, Boku, Inc. (group)
- Executive
- Leila Kassner Chief Operating Officer (group)
- Executive
- Paul Jarrett Chief Banking & Treasury (group)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Boku, Inc. announced that former chief executive Jon Prideaux would leave its board at the June 2026 annual general meeting.
investegate.co.uk ↗ -
Leadership
Richard Pennycook CBE succeeded Richard Hargreaves as non-executive chair of the parent company, Boku, Inc.
investegate.co.uk ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- C433468
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only
- Elucidate firm ID
- 29b44560a7d4
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- Licensed in
- Ireland · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2021-03-19
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Boku Network Services, Inc. · United States549300OB3EPL3IVC2016 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Boku, Inc. · United States549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 ↗
The Boku, Inc. group has 3 institutions in the directory, in 2 countries: 1 holds a BIC and 2 do not.
Including Boku Network Services, Inc., Boku, Inc..
See the Boku, Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 1-2 Victoria Buildings, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, Not Available
- Country
- Ireland
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>254900K21QU2TM9GN478</LEI>
<Nm>Boku Network Services IE Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>Not Available</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Dublin 4</TwnNm>
<Ctry>IE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>1-2 Victoria Buildings</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>Haddington Road</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent.
The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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