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Bango Raises $10.2M

Mobile Web payments and analytics company Bango has secured a £6.5 million investment round (approximately $10.2 million). The investments will be used to finance further development of the business, particularly around its emerging market strategy, says the company.

Both current and new investors have taken part in the fundraising.

Bango was founded in 1999, and is a public company, listed on the London Stock Exchange, since June 2005.

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