Bango seals deal with Middle East mobile giant Etisalat
5th Jun 2014 14:43
Mobile payments company Bango has agreed a deal with telecoms conglomerate Etisalat to allow the network's customers across Asia, the Middle East and Africa to buy music, films, games and other paid-for apps via a single click of their phones. The direct operator billing service, which often makes
Read moreBango losses mount but end user spend and pipeline swells
18th Mar 2014 14:58
Losses increased at mobile app payments facilitator Bango in 2013 as the company rolled out its technology with mobile network operators (MNO) and app stores including Google. Bango has now completed more than 120 direct MNO integrations around the world and integrated three of these with Google Pl
Read moreBango jumps on Google mobile progress
5th Nov 2013 12:56
Shares in Bango regained momentum on news of increased end-user spending and progress integrating its mobile payment technology with Google's app store. The stage-by-stage roll-out with Google has seen two mobile networks in Canada integrate Bango's technology with Google Play for launch in coming
Read moreBango rolls out African mobile payment tool
8th Oct 2013 11:34
Mobile phone payments developer Bango has teamed up with an African partner to develop a technology specifically suited to the continent's payment culture. The AIM-listed company and Nigeria-based Mobile Media Info Tech (MMIT) have launched M-Iflo as a tool to allow anyone to make mobile payments
Read moreBango widens first half losses
17th Sep 2013 10:53
Bango's shares fell after the mobile web payments and analytics company said it widened losses in first half. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came in at a loss of £1.18m, compared to last year's loss of £0.98m. Losses per share rose to 3.87p from 3.
Read moreBango launches first mobile one-click billing with Microsoft
27th Jun 2013 12:45
Mobile web payments developer Bango and Microsoft have together launched Bango's direct operator billing on the Windows Phone. Bango also revealed that daily end user spend for the first half of the financial year was now expected to be double the end user spend for the previous six months. Users
Read moreBango jumps on payment services deal with Mozilla
3rd Jun 2013 12:57
Bango, the AIM-listed mobile web payments and analytics company, has signed a global payments services agreement with Mozilla Corporation. In an update issued on Monday, the company said that operators could select Bango to provide billing, collection and settlement for content purchased through F
Read moreSpotting the winners in mobile payments
5th Apr 2013 16:01
Forty years ago this week, the first call was made on a mobile phone. With talk-time limited to just 35 minutes in those days and no screens to speak of, shopping and banking on your phone was definitely not on the cards - even slipping those mighty 'brick' handsets into your pockets was pretty much
Read moreBango shares lift as company announces 6.5m-pound share placing
8th Feb 2013 09:47
Shares in AIM-listed mobile web payments and analytics company Bango rose on Friday morning after the company announced a 6.5m-pound share placing. The group reported that it had conducted a proposed placing with institutional investors of 3.3m new ordinary shares at 200p per share to raise £6.5m b
Read more4imprint director buys up following strong first half
23rd Aug 2012 16:01
John Warren, a Non-Executive Director of promotions company 4imprint Group, has purchased himself a chunk of shares less than a month after the company reported a strong first half which saw a 50 per cent increase in pre-tax profits. Warren bought 5,000 shares at 300.62p each for a total of £15,03
Read moreBango full year losses widen
25th Jun 2012 07:44
Mobile payments and analytics provider Bango said losses widened in the year ended 31 March 2012 but it expects to see continued growth in end user activity as mobile networks increase. The group posted a total loss after tax of £0.93m during the year compared to a loss of £0.70m previously, reflec
Read moreBango 'likes' new deal with Facebook
8th Feb 2012 12:23
Bango, a mobile payments and analytics provider, has signed an agreement to provide payment services to Facebook, the worldwide social networking site. The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed, the firm said, because the board believes it is too early in the relationship to accurately fo
Read moreLondon midday: No surprises from BoE, market awaits ECB decision
8th Dec 2011 11:45
After a strong start, the Footsie pared gains by lunchtime, ahead of a busy afternoon and evening in the Eurozone. The Bank of England (BoE) issued no surprises, keeping interest rates on hold. Markets are now awaiting a decision on European Central Bank (ECB) interest rates due out at 12:45 London
Read moreBango teases investors with Amazon deal
8th Dec 2011 08:42
Aim-listed Bango said it has signed an agreement to provide services to Amazon, but gave no specifics as to what they were. "The terms of this agreement are not being disclosed," said the mobile technology company, which specialises in mobile billing and analytics solutions. "The board believes it
Read moreBango releases profits warning
16th Nov 2011 16:20
Mobile payments and analytics firm Bango has warned of slower than expected revenue growth. The company said end user spend - and hence revenue - was slower than predicated and as a result it was unlikely to meet market expectations for the full year. In a late trading update ahead of its interim
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