Agreement with PayPal

Bango PLC 12 September 2005 BANGO PLC Bango enables mobile phone users to pay for content using PayPal 12th September 2005 - Bango, the mobile content enabler, has announced today that it now provides mobile phone users with the ability to pay for mobile content using their PayPal accounts. Bango has entered into an agreement with PayPal, to enable content owners to deliver low cost, direct-to-consumer mobile content, paid for using a PayPal account and one-click purchasing from Bango. With this agreement, mobile phone users can approve purchases of content such as ringtones, games, wallpapers and videos using pre-approved PayPal payments. Existing PayPal users activate their accounts to pay for mobile content with a one-time visit to www.bango.net on a personal computer. They register their phone with Bango and make purchases through Bango, with funds deducted from their PayPal accounts. 'Bango is continuously enabling more users worldwide to access and pay for mobile content and services,' said Anil Malhotra, VP of Alliances at Bango. 'The agreement with PayPal opens-up mobile content to tens of millions of new users, in many new markets for mobile content.' Content providers who sign up for the Bango Service can market, sell and deliver their products and services directly to users on all mobile networks. Bango enables a fast-track to market for content providers, avoiding the need for individual contracts on an operator-by-operator basis. In addition, Bango implements and manages content standards and acceptable usage policies from PayPal and the operators. 'Providing consumers with different billing options will help spur the growth of mobile entertainment services (gaming, ringtones, wallpapers, etc.); especially in regions like North America, where most consumers are on networks that are still closed to off-portal content and billing,' said Tuong Nguyen, Research Analyst on Mobile and Wireless at Gartner. Bango gives content providers the services to ensure easy access to their branded content, collection of micro-payments, detailed tracking of user spending patterns and the tools for viral marketing. To ensure a streamlined user experience, the Bango system automatically presents the best payment option depending upon the user's network, territory and previous payment history. Payment options include on the phone bill (using the operator's own billing system or Premium SMS), PayPal, credit/debit card, IVR or retail PIN. About Bango Bango (AIM: BGO) has developed and deployed an open, global, infrastructure platform that enables content providers to market, sell and deliver their products and services directly to mobile phone users on all mobile networks using the mobile Internet. This 'direct-to-consumer' approach operates alongside the mobile operator's mobile content portals. Leading mobile operators including Cingular, Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica and O2 work with Bango to accelerate the growth of their direct-to-consumer business. The Bango platform has given mobile phone subscribers around the world greater access to third-party content. Leading content brands are now adopting the Bango service to engage with all of their existing and potential mobile customers directly - irrespective of mobile operator. For further information, go to www.bango.com For further information, please contact: Sarah Keefe, Marketing Manager Peter Rennison/Alison Andrews Bango Peter Rennison PR Tel: +44 7786 932016 Tel: +44 1442 245030 sarah@bango.com pr@prpr.co.uk Archie Berens ICIS Tel : +44 7651 8688/+44 7802 442486 archie@icisnet.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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