Boku Inc. has appointed Stuart Neal as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2024. Neal takes the helm from Jon Prideaux, who announced his intention to retire in July 2023, and will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Boku CEO Stuart Neal brings more than 20 years of payments, banking and innovation leadership experience to Boku, combined with a deep understanding of the Boku business.

He previously served as Boku?s Chief Financial Officer between 2011 and 2014 and again between 2017 and 2019, seeing the company through soaring demand and its IPO. Neal returned to Boku in 2022, where as Chief Business Officer of Boku?s Identity Division, he led the division?s growth and acquisition by Twilio. Neal re-joined Boku as CEO Designate in July 2023 after Jon Prideaux announced his plans to retire.

During the course of his career, Neal has also held senior leadership positions at companies including Barclaycard, Featurespace, VocaLink, GlaxoSmithKline, and Virgin Media. As CEO and company director, Stuart will continue to build on Boku?s commercial momentum and drive innovation, as the company executes its mission to enable payment choice globally and unlock new growth for merchants.