--- title: "Boku Network Services IE Limited · Payment institution (Central Bank of Ireland) · Ireland | Elucidate" description: "Boku Network Services IE Limited is authorised by Central Bank of Ireland as a payment institution in Ireland. Licence C433468. LEI 254900K21QU2TM9GN478. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Ireland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ie) 3. Boku Network Services IE Limited 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). Register status Licensed in Ireland Payment institution · Central Bank of Ireland Prudential licence [1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[254900K21QU2TM9GN478](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900K21QU2TM9GN478)** [Licence no. **C433468**](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#licences) [Group: Boku, Inc.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60) ## 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 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Central Bank of Ireland | Payment institutionPayment Institution | C433468 | [Ireland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ie) | Active | 2021-03-19 | — | - Payment services - Card acquiring | [Search the register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) | - 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#overview-sources) Customers 114,400,000 users · Group · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) 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.](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-inc-8d9fdb83ad63), 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 ↗](https://www.boku.com/) [developer.boku.com ↗](https://developer.boku.com/) developer portal (group) [investors.boku.com ↗](https://investors.boku.com/) investor relations site of Boku, Inc. [boku.zendesk.com ↗](https://boku.zendesk.com/hc/en-us) customer support and help centre (group) - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/boku-inc/) Sources · 7 pages consulted 1. [registers.centralbank.ie/FirmRegisterDataPage.aspx?firmReferenceNumber=C433468®ister=61](https://registers.centralbank.ie/FirmRegisterDataPage.aspx?firmReferenceNumber=C433468®ister=61) 2. [boku.com/boku-global-entities](https://www.boku.com/boku-global-entities) 3. [boku.com/](https://www.boku.com/) 4. [boku.com/about-us/](https://www.boku.com/about-us/) 5. [boku.com/terms-of-service/](https://www.boku.com/terms-of-service/) 6. [investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) 7. [investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/notice-of-interim-results/9756992](https://www.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](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#overview-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 ↗](https://registers.centralbank.ie/FirmRegisterDataPage.aspx?firmReferenceNumber=C433468®ister=61) | 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#overview-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. [boku.com ↗](https://www.boku.com/boku-global-entities) - **Payment schemes and card networks:** iDEAL Direct [boku.com ↗](https://www.boku.com/boku-global-entities) 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#overview-sources) - Merchant acquiring - FX conversion - Payment gateway 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 128.8mGroup · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) - **Payment volume:** USD 15.7bnTotal Payment Volume (TPV) Group · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) - **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](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#overview-sources) - **Chief executive:** Stuart Neal Chief Executive Officer, Boku, Inc. (group) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [boku.com ↗](https://www.boku.com/about-us/) - **Chair:** Richard Pennycook CBE Non-Executive Chair, Boku, Inc. (group) Confirmed 17 Mar 2026 · [investegate.co.uk ↗](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) - **Chief financial officer:** Rob Whittick Chief Financial Officer, Boku, Inc. (group) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [boku.com ↗](https://www.boku.com/about-us/) - **Executive:** Leila Kassner Chief Operating Officer (group) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [boku.com ↗](https://www.boku.com/about-us/) - **Executive:** Paul Jarrett Chief Banking & Treasury (group) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [boku.com ↗](https://www.boku.com/about-us/) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-ie-limited-29b44560a7d4#overview-sources) 1. Mar 2026 Leadership Boku, Inc. announced that former chief executive Jon Prideaux would leave its board at the June 2026 annual general meeting. [investegate.co.uk ↗](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) 2. Mar 2026 Leadership Richard Pennycook CBE succeeded Richard Hargreaves as non-executive chair of the parent company, Boku, Inc. [investegate.co.uk ↗](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/boku-inc-di-reg-s-cat-3-144a--boku/2025-full-year-results/9476987) 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 - **LEI:** [254900K21QU2TM9GN478 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900K21QU2TM9GN478) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only - **Elucidate firm ID:** 29b44560a7d4 ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Payment Institution - **Activities:** - Payment services - Card acquiring - **Licensed in:** [Ireland](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ie) · 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.](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-inc-8d9fdb83ad63) · United States[549300OB3EPL3IVC2016 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300OB3EPL3IVC2016) - **Ultimate parent:** [Boku, Inc.](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-inc-bkkuus66) · United States[549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60) 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.](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-inc-8d9fdb83ad63), [Boku, Inc.](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-inc-bkkuus66). [See the Boku, Inc. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300Y4P2ZPFKCZ0C60) 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 ```xml 254900K21QU2TM9GN478 Boku Network Services IE Limited Not Available Dublin 4 IE 1-2 Victoria Buildings Haddington Road ``` 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. ## Related institutions ### Same group - [Boku Network Services, Inc. No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · LEI 549300OB3EPL3IVC2016](https://elucidate.co/directory/boku-network-services-inc-8d9fdb83ad63) - [Boku, Inc. 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