Boku was originally founded in 2003 as Vidicom Limited by Thomas Kirk and Glyn Smith from Derbyshire, England.  In 2008, the two men received funding and the company re-established itself as Boku. After buying Mobilcash and Paymo, a mobile payment provider, Boku officially launched in 2009 and grew quickly over the next several years. It is now available to use with PlayStation, Spotify, Facebook, Google, Xbox and more, and its popularity continues to increase today.