Boku Inc. announced a carrier billing partnership with Swisscom AG with a connection to the MNO's direct billing API. This agreement will bring direct-to-bill mobile operator billing as a payment option to more than 6 million customers, covering more than 60% of Switzerland's mobile market. Through this integration, online merchants will generate increased revenue by attracting new consumers who were previously unable to pay and from consumers who find mobile the most convenient way to pay online. The advanced direct billing API supports desktop web, mobile in-app, and mobile web 1-tap payments, an efficient user authentication process that delivers increased conversion for merchants, Continuous pricing, enabling merchants to offer a wider range of price points.

Swisscom AG reported group earnings results for the first quarter of 2013. For the quarter, the company reported more than CHF 2.7 billion in revenues and over CHF 1 billion in EBITDA. Compared to last year, these are declines of CHF 68 million and CHF 67 million, respectively. Group EBITDA comes down by CHF 230 million on a reported basis. Compared to last year, net income of the group went down CHF 55 million to CHF 390 million. The decrease is driven by lower EBITDA, CHF 67 million and higher depreciation and amortization. Operating free cash flow was CHF 238 million below prior year, CHF 245 million compared to CHF 483 million. For the year 2013, the company expected to spend around CHF 2.4 billion capex, the increase is mainly driven by investments into fiber connectivity mainly in Switzerland. The company expected EBITDA to come down by a maximum of CHF 230 million.

Swisscom AG announced that at its Annual General Meeting held on April 4, 2013, the shareholders approved a dividend of CHF 22 per share, the same as in the previous year. The company plans to propose a dividend of CHF 22 per share for the 2013 financial year at the 2014 Annual General Meeting.