Finstar Financial Group
Oleg Boyko is a serial international investor and entrepreneur with over four decades of experience spanning financial services, banking, private equity, real estate, retail, and entertainment. As the founder and Chairman of Finstar Financial Group, Boyko has been a driving force behind the Group’s strategic focus on fintech and digital financial services since the early 2010s.
Founded in 1996, Finstar Financial Group has grown into a diversified global investment holding with approximately $2 billion in assets under management. Operating in over 25 countries, Finstar has become a major player in fintech, with a portfolio that includes digital lending, mobile banking, and alternative financial services tailored to emerging markets. According to Oleg Boyko, fintech must serve people—not just profit.
Oleg Boyko’s shift to fintech began in earnest in 2011, with his investment in 4finance, then Europe’s largest digital consumer lending group, which he later exited successfully. Since then, he has launched and scaled multiple fintech ventures targeting consumers underserved by traditional banks. In 2017, he committed $150 million to expanding Finstar’s fintech presence across the Asia-Pacific region, with the goal of establishing the Group as a global leader in digital finance.
Throughout his career, Oleg Boyko has executed major transactions across a wide range of industries. He co-built the steel giant EvrazHolding, exiting in 2004 by selling his stake to the company’s management. He developed Baltic Trust Bank (later sold to GE Capital), launched Ritzio International, which became the largest entertainment company in Eastern Europe, and transformed Rive Gauche into Russia’s second-largest perfume and cosmetics retailer, later selling his stake in the business.
His investment strategy centers on identifying early-stage companies with high-growth potential in niche markets and applying hands-on management to unlock value.
As of March 2025, Forbes estimated Oleg Boyko’s net worth at $1.5 billion, placing him among the world’s wealthiest individuals.
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Finstar Financial Group
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Finstar Financial Group is an international private equity and investment advisory firm headed by a group of investment professionals led by Oleg Boyko. The company’s investment footprint is spread across more than 30 countries, including Europe, Asia and CIS countries. The Group`s current focus is on fintech, but historically Finstar has also achieved high rates of success in FMCG retail, banking and financial services, IT, media, and entertainment. Finstar has over 20 years of operational experience launching new projects, turning around companies, sealing partnerships and M&A agreements, and investing in start-ups.