Oleg Boyko

Date of Birth: September 28, 1964 Mr. Boyko was educated at the Moscow Aviation Institution, specializing in radio electronics, and gained MBA from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

Oleg Boyko is the founder, principal investor and beneficiary owner of Finstar Financial Group, a diversified international private equity firm established in 1996.
In the recent past, Mr. Boyko has been predominantly focused on fintech investments, with a vision to create a global leader in technology-based, data-driven alternative finance targeting those currently unbanked and underserved by the traditional financial services sector.

Beyond his business interests, Mr. Boyko is the Head of the Paralympic Movement Development Committee of the Russian Paralympic Committee. He established the Paralympic Sports Foundation PARASPORT during the 2006 Torino Paralympic Winter Games.

Finstar is a global private equity firm with some USD 2 billion of assets under management, operating in Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America and the CIS. Finstar is strongly focused on fintech, but historically it has been highly successful in the financial services, real estate, steelmaking, FMCG retail, and entertainment and media sectors.

Noticeable transactions have included: a joint investment in EvrazHolding to create one of the world?s largest vertically-integrated steel producers; the development of Baltic Trust Bank, which was later sold to GE Capital; investment in Ritzio, building one of the largest gaming and entertainment companies in the world; and investment in Rive Gauche, which developed into the second largest perfume and cosmetics retail chain in Russia.

Since its foundation, Finstar has gained tremendous expertise in technology-based, data-driven alternative financial services, mainly through the investment in 4finance in 2011 and its recent launch of Digital Finance International (DFI). Both 4finance and DFI operate in the digital finance sector, targeting the unbanked and underserved customer segments globally.

Digital Finance International`s mission is to leverage deep technology and data science to enable global financial inclusion and deliver compelling financial products and services to customers currently underserved by traditional financial institutions. The digital lender predominantly targets the Asian, Balkan and CIS emerging regional markets.