Boku Inc Boku Partnership with Japanese eWallet PayPay
15 Junio 2020 - 01:00AM
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Boku Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
Boku Announces Partnership with Japanese eWallet PayPay
Boku Inc (AIM: BOKU), a leading global provider of mobile
payment and mobile identity solutions, is pleased to announce a
partnership with PayPay, Japan's leading eWallet and QR code
payment service.
This partnership allows Boku merchants to offer the PayPay
payment service through their existing connection and reinforces
Boku's commitment to enable its merchants to acquire new paying
users by providing simple access to the best local payment options
available.
PayPay and Boku have partnered together to offer a 'card-like'
experience to Japanese consumers for the PayPay eWallet. PayPay
users will be able to place their eWallet 'on-file' enabling
AppStore, Game Console and digital OTT subscription services to
take advantage of functionality traditionally associated with
cards.
Yoshitaka Ito, Deputy Division Head, Sales Group Online Sales
Division of PayPay, commented, "Through a partnership with PayPay,
which has been enabling and accelerating the adoption of cashless
payments in Japan, and Boku, a world-leading payment service
provider, we are delighted to be able to provide more merchants and
consumers with the convenience of cashless payments."
Mark Stannard, Chief Business Officer of Boku Payments,
commented, "The growing acceptance of eWallets is helping merchants
and consumers make mobile transactions simpler. We are immensely
pleased to partner with PayPay in achieving this goal and
delivering value to their 28 million users."
Enquiries:
Boku, Inc.
Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0)20 3934
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About Boku
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile
payment and mobile identity solutions. Boku's technology platform,
which is linked to more than 200 mobile wallets and network
operators worldwide, verifies user identity, executes payments, and
provisions new services, simplifying daily mobile interactions
between consumers and digital organizations.
Boku's technology platform is used in over 59 countries with
over 815 million verified transactions in 2019, contributing $5
billion to the digital economy. Businesses that currently employ
Boku's platform to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and
prevent fraud include global leaders such as Apple, Discover,
Experian, Facebook, FIS, Fiserv, Google, Microsoft, Netflix,
Paypal, Sony, Spotify and Western Union.
Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in
London, UK, with offices in various locations globally including in
the US, Mumbai, Munich, Beijing, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore,
Taipei, and Tokyo.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit:
https://www.boku.com
About PayPay
"PayPay", a smart phone payment service provided by PayPay
Corporation, allows users to pay by either topping-up their PayPay
balance in advance or by using their credit card, and can be used
in both brick-and-mortar stores and with online services. Users can
top-up their PayPay balance using their bank account, online, or
from a nearby Seven Bank ATM. There are a variety of features
provided in addition, such as to "send/receive" PayPay balance
(PayPay Money, PayPay Money Light) between users, or to split the
bill ("Warikan"), convenient in a social meal setting.
To learn more about PayPay, please visit:
https://paypay.ne.jp/
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