Stuart became Boku’s CEO on 1 January 2024 and joined the Board on 17 January 2024, following a six-month transition with former CEO Jon Prideaux. He previously served as Boku’s CFO from 2012 to 2014 and 2017 to 2019, guiding significant growth and the Company’s IPO. As Chief Business Officer of Boku’s Identity division, he restored growth before its successful sale to Twilio in 2022.

With over 20 years’ senior experience in payments and fintech, Stuart was CCO at PaybyBankapp, acquired by Mastercard, and Commercial Director at Barclaycard, leading the UK merchant rollout of contactless payments. A qualified accountant, he held senior commercial and finance roles at GlaxoSmithKline, WorldCom and Virgin Media. His experience combines operational leadership, strategic transactions, financial stewardship and commercial innovation across global, high-growth technology and financial services businesses, supporting Boku’s continued international expansion as a trusted global payments platform.