Boku Inc (LON:BOKU), the world’s leading independent direct carrier billing company, has today announced an agreement with leading global payments provider Paysafe Group.
Boku provides Paysafe with carrier billing deposit services for its NETELLER and Skrill digital wallet services. This added functionality enables verified consumers to use their mobile phones to upload funds to their NETELLER and Skrill wallets. Carrier billing deposits into NETELLER and Skrill digital wallets can be used by consumers to make purchases from a variety of online merchants.
Paysafe’s additional services supported by Boku are currently available to consumers in the UK, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
Jon Prideaux, CEO of Boku Inc., commented: “This deal with Paysafe really showcases our e-money capability; Boku breaking barriers, taking Carrier Billing into places that it’s not been to before. Paysafe is totally the right partner for such a move and we’re delighted to see our product being distributed by such an important mainstream payments company.”
Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Paysafe’s Digital Wallets Division, comments: “With the growth of mobile changing the way we manage our everyday lives, including how we pay, we are making it easier than ever for customers to use our digital wallets from a device. Our multi-territory service supported by Boku supports our goal of offering NETELLER and Skrill customers new ways of transferring funds and making purchases directly from their mobile phone.”
