boku inc said tuesday that it expects firsthalf revenue and earnings to be significantly higher on growth in new payment methods and its forecast fullyear results ahead of management expectations the londonlisted mobilepayment company said firsthalf revenue is expected to rise by at least 24 to at least 375 million the majority of revenue growth came from new local payment methods including ewallets and account to account payments which rose to 72 million from 16 million adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization is expected to rise to around 120 million from 95 million despite continued investment into its payment network fullyear revenue and ebitda are now expected to be ahead of management forecasts though the company didnt provide a precise figure in 2022 it reported revenue of 638 million