Bango news and trends

Commerce Platform Bango Acquires NTT Docomo’s Payments Arm for $4M
Acquisitions // August 30, 2022

Commerce technology provider Bango has acquired the global payments business of Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo for 4 million euros (about $4 million) and signed a long-term platform agreement with the company to provide payment services in Japan for the world’s largest merchants. Bango’s...

Bango Expands Into Japan’s Booming Mobile Market With Payment Option
Mobile Payments // June 15, 2020

SoftBank mobile phone owners can now pay for everything from movies to membership fees on Amazon.com with help from mobile commerce firm Bango, according to an announcement. The United Kingdom-based mobile commerce company recently completed the installation of the new payment option on SoftBank phones,...

Carrier Billing Is On The Rise — Here’s Why
Mobile // June 28, 2018

Here’s another way to pay for Amazon Prime Video: Just put the charges on a mobile phone bill. That is what Bango, a tech company that enables online payments, and the eCommerce operator have just launched in the U.K., news that presents the opportunity to...

Amazon Adds Carrier Billing In Japan
Amazon // November 14, 2017

Mobile payments company Bango announced that it has expanded Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) availability to Japanese customers of Amazon Prime and Prime Student membership programs. The news comes after the successful June 2017 launch of DCB for Amazon retail customers in Japan. Amazon customers with...

Interviews & Exclusives
A Match Made In (Carrier Billing) Heaven

May 20, 2016
Though billions of people around the world have access to smartphones, it doesn’t mean they have access to a payment method that allows them to purchase digital goods and content on their devices. Ray Anderson, cofounder and CEO of Bango, joined Karen Webster for a discussion about the doors that carrier billing can open for carriers, consumers and developers.

Quick Reads
Commerce Platform Bango Acquires NTT Docomo’s Payments Arm for $4M

August 30, 2022
Commerce technology provider Bango has acquired the global payments business of Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo for 4 million euros (about $4 million) and signed a long-term platform agreement with the company to provide payment services in Japan for the world’s largest merchants. Bango’s existing cash and operating activities are funding the acquisition of […]

Bango Expands Into Japan’s Booming Mobile Market With Payment Option

June 15, 2020
SoftBank mobile phone owners can now pay for everything from movies to membership fees on Amazon.com with help from mobile commerce firm Bango, according to an announcement. The United Kingdom-based...

Amazon Adds Carrier Billing In Japan

November 14, 2017
Mobile payments company Bango announced that it has expanded Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) availability to Japanese customers of Amazon Prime and Prime Student membership programs. The news comes after the...

Amazon Tests Carrier Billing In Germany

September 18, 2014
Amazon has now started a trial of allowing shoppers to purchase apps and to make in-app purchases within Amazon’s app store and to then have those charges appear on their...