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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. BOKU Inc. is a
global, mobile payments company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with
offices in Singapore and the United Kingdom. The company is a provider
of direct mobile payment solutions, allowing consumers in 63 countries
to make purchases online using their mobile phone number. The BOKU
service works across more than 220 different mobile carriers. The
service enables online payments for consumers worldwide, and has a
presence in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Boku launched in
2009 with the acquisition of both Paymo and Mobillcash businesses - two
leading providers in the global mobile payments industry, as well as $13
million USD in investment from venture capital firms.