Bango terms you should know
Bango uses some specific terminology for high-level parts of the overall architecture:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| User, end user | A person buying directly from a merchant, or being resold products and services provided by a third-party merchant. |
| Merchant | A person or organization selling directly to users, or making products and services available for resale through the Bango Platform. |
| Reseller | An organization with an existing billing relationship with a user, which wishes to bundle or offer products and services from merchants. |
| Payment provider | An organization providing payment services integrated into the Bango Platform. Some payment providers may be Mobile Network Operators. |
| Store | A service – for example, a website or app – making items available for purchase by users. |
| Bango Payment | An API provided by Bango to let you identify and take payment from users, insulating them from the differences between payment providers. |
| Bango Resale | An API provided by Bango to let you manage entitlements (access rights) to products and services provided by merchants. |
| Bango Platform | The collection of APIs and services provided by Bango. |
There's also an industry term you should be familiar with:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| MSISDN | A number that uniquely identifies a subscriber to a Mobile Network Operator: the phone number, including international and area codes. See MSISDN on Wikipedia. |
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