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Boost
by Boost
What Boost is
Boost is a free all-in-one lifestyle app for cashless payments and financial services, available on Android, iOS, and the web, with an API. Personal tools include QR Scan & Pay, bill payments, prepaid top-ups, Boost PayFlex, rewards, insurance, and international payments. Users can scan a merchant’s QR code or show their own code to pay. Boost says wallet users can make overseas transactions through a UnionPay partnership. The listed recipient method is bank transfer; exchange rates are variable, upfront fees are displayed, and transfers can be tracked. For businesses, Boost Connect accepts international and local credit and debit cards, online banking, alternative payment methods, digital wallets, and QR payments. Its tools include a payment API, card tokenisation, payment links sent by SMS, WhatsApp, or email, recurring payments, and a merchant reporting portal. Boost Connect states PCI DSS Level 1 compliance. Personal support is offered through in-app tickets, live chat, a webform, or email from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday to Friday. Boost says complaints are acknowledged and resolved within five working days or sooner. Boost Holdings Sdn. Bhd. operates the service from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was founded in 2017.
Who it suits
Boost suits personal users seeking mobile payments and financial services, plus small, medium, and enterprise businesses needing payment acceptance tools. It is especially relevant to eligible Malaysian merchants using Boost Connect.
What it does well
- Free plan available
- Android, iOS, web, and API access
- QR payments, bills, and top-ups
- Payment links and recurring payments
- PCI DSS Level 1 stated
What to know first
- Boost Connect eligibility is limited to Malaysian merchants
- Exchange rates are variable
- Transaction fees vary by payment method
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Connect Online Payment Solution | Annual fee RM499.00 · setup fee RM 499.00 waived · transaction fees vary by payment method · eligible merchants operate in Malaysia | On request |
As myboost.co lists them, read 10 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Boost covers personal payments and business payment acceptance across mobile and web platforms. Its free personal offering is broad, while Boost Connect has merchant fees and Malaysia eligibility conditions.
Facts from Boost's own pages
- Audience
- Boost presents services for personal users, small and medium businesses, and enterprise payment needs. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Business payment methods
- Boost Connect supports international and local credit and debit cards, online banking, alternative payment methods, digital wallets and QR payments. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Company
- The site identifies Boost Holdings Sdn. Bhd. as the company behind Boost. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Exchange-rate model
- variable · myboost.co, 22 Sept 2026
- Upfront fee display
- Yes · myboost.co, 22 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2017 · myboost.co, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · myboost.co, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · myboost.co, 28 Sept 2026
- International payments
- Boost says wallet users can make overseas transactions in partnership with UnionPay. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Mobile platforms
- both · myboost.co, 22 Sept 2026
- Payment tools
- Boost Connect lists a payment API, card tokenisation, payment links sent by SMS, WhatsApp or email, recurring payments and a merchant reporting portal. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Personal features
- The personal offering includes QR Scan & Pay, bill payments and prepaid top-ups, Boost PayFlex, rewards, insurance and international payments. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The download page offers the Boost app for iOS and Android; the site also links to BoostBills Web and describes a payment API for Boost Connect. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Boost says it handles personal information in accordance with applicable laws including Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010, and may use analytics partners and third-party cloud providers or data centres. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Boost describes its app as an all-in-one lifestyle app for cashless payments and financial services. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- QR payments
- Users can pay by scanning a merchant QR code or showing their own QR code to the merchant. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Recipient methods
- bank · myboost.co, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- Boost Connect states that it is PCI DSS Level 1 compliant. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- Personal users can contact support through in-app tickets, live chat, a webform or email, with stated operating hours of 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Monday to Friday. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Support response
- Boost says it will acknowledge and resolve feedback or complaints within five working days or sooner, and update customers if more investigation time is needed. · myboost.co, 10 Oct 2026
- Transfer tracking
- Yes · myboost.co, 22 Sept 2026
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