Bango launches services in Egypt

From the Department of Really Unfortunate Company Names: UK payment technology provider Bango announced that merchant partners can now launch carrier billing across all Egyptian mobile operators, according to Business Weekly. “Bango is a mobile payment company for mobile app stores to power direct carrier billing for their customers. Bango enables app store customers to click and buy apps or in-app content, placing the charge directly onto their mobile phone bill.” The company is partnering with Victory Link, whose CEO Engy El Sabban says the partnership will give “Egyptian consumers an inclusive payment method to access the full range of content and services available.”