Category Archives: mobile payment
It’s a Wi-Fi World
We’ve written in the past about the challenges of being a mobile network operator (MNO) in today’s highly connected mobile world. Here are some very simple statistics that demonstrate one of the problems that today’s MNOs grapple with, and an … Continue reading
Posted in mobile payment, operator billing, Wi-Fi
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HTML5 apps – Thriving without an app store
Chantal Tode, writing for Mobile Marketer, has written a really interesting piece entitled “How to market HTML5 apps without the benefit of an app store”. She touches on many of the issues that Bango’s payment customers wrestle with. The biggest … Continue reading
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Bango’s Ray Anderson responds to Facebook Home
Says it’s all about ‘the next billion’ users. Facebook will provide a frictionless social experience while Bango will provide frictionless payment for content and services. Since mid-2012, Bango has been partnered with Facebook to provide mobile web carrier billing. Bango’s … Continue reading
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Bango holds Nexus 2012: ‘Making money from the mobile web’
Last week Bango held the latest in its long-running Nexus event series, in San Francisco, CA. Bango Nexus is a prestigious, invite-only event that brings together key players shaping the mobile internet. The theme this year was “Making money from … Continue reading
The revolution you’re missing: mobile payments and emerging markets
We mobile payment watchers love to get hot under the collar over the latest VC backed payment technology or oddly-named initiatives from banking giants. We picture well-dressed early adopters waving their phone to pay for coffee in a Manhattan Starbucks, … Continue reading
Frictionless payments and PIN codes: Don’t do it!
One of the biggest challenges for an app store or mobile merchant is deciding whether to implement the best possible frictionless payment experience and drive the highest conversion rates, or introduce PIN codes before payment confirmation. Pin codes could increase … Continue reading
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Tagged mobile billing, mobile commerce, mobile payment, SmartPhone, user-experience
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Cheer up Zuck
It’s the fastest growing participation sport: speculating on Facebook’s post-IPO value and trajectory. In this sport we’re all armchair pundits, backseat drivers and unquestioned experts on how to monetize this pervasive social platform, whose long-term value is under such close … Continue reading
Posted in apps, html5, mobile payment, mobile web
Tagged HTML5, Mark Zuckerberg, mobile payment, Monetization, Operator Billing, TechCrunch
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Skype to launch operator billing
Interesting news has reached us that Skype users will soon be able to buy Skype credit by charging the cost to their mobile bill – operator billing. The move should give some momentum to operator billing for the desktop, where … Continue reading
Posted in carrier billing, mobile payment, mobile web, operator billing
Tagged Microsoft, Operator Billing, Skype. Operator Billing, VoIP
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Why does Facebook work with Bango?
Late last week we were featured in the New York Times, commenting on our agreement with Facebook. The agreement allows Facebook’s mobile users to easily purchase digital content on their phone, using frictionless operator billing – Purchases are added to … Continue reading
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Tagged mobile payment, New York Times, Operator Billing
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Will NFC lead to the cashless society?
…and why getting enough juice in the morning is important Ever since I read a BBC news article over nine years ago, about the cashless society and how we would all soon be shopping for everything with our mobile phones, … Continue reading
