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Some interesting stuff in that column: 'Furthermore, following the announcement of the Amazon deal, other online international retailers who want to tap into the huge Japanese retail market have been in contact with Bango with a view to using its mobile payment platform. Bango is also targeting the payment platform in other similar mobile centric countries in the Asia Pacific Rim, Singapore and Taiwan, being notable areas.' 'To put the growth potential into perspective, industry experts believe that the DCB market could generate transactional value in excess of $25bn (£18.4bn) by 2020. Based on a market share of 8 per cent this would give Bango an annualised end-user-spend of $2bn in three years time. Assuming its gross margin declines from 1.79 per cent in the first half this year to 1.4 per cent by 2020, reflecting the lower fees earned on high volume routes, then on £1.5bn-worth of transactions its gross profit could soar to £20m and generate north of £10m of post-tax profit, a chunky sum relative to Bango's current market capitalisation of £155m. I would also point out that Bango has accumulated tax losses of £35m to offset against future profit, reflecting the substantial spend in its platform and marketing channels, so shareholders can expect a chunk of future profit to be tax free.'

I asked Simon Thompson and he confirmed he will be covering these results, but did not say when. I'd guess tomorrow or Thursday.

Rocka there are 3 things the internet cannot communicate: Touch, smell and sarcasm. ;)

How can you look at a set of half year figures like this and make a comment like that? This is an astonishing level of sustained growth and a very cleverly-run business.

Amazing set of figures, especially the last few months. Seems to be absolutely on fire here. Such a solid business with a clear answer to a real problem, gaining traction and repute. Most has been mentioned already here, but I was particularly interested to read about their £5bn stress test. Pretty sure stated capacity used to be £2bn. Evidently they reckon that'll come sooner than first expected. Next half should be historic, given the move to net profitability and the low opex of this kind of business. Oh, and the small matter of 6 more months of Amazon Japan sales!

Here we go...

Ouch, that's quite a drop. Over 15% in a month, very odd. Nothing but good news coming out of the company as far as I can see!

I received a reply from Bango just to say they know of no reason for the current share price movement. Just small free float and flighty traders then it seems! Better day today.

Nothing yet. Feels a bit daft since as soon as I said it things started coming back up! I sent at 198p, now nearly 14% up from that, lol. I still think publicly listed companies need to comment on extreme volatility sometimes, but in this instance I should have waited longer to see if the fall sub 200p would be sustained. In the event it was not, dissipating in a few hours, and I ended up looking like a berk. I think 225p is the natural sitting point for the SP for the time being, until results and any further announcements. A user on ADVFN pointed out lots of new jobs for 'integration' related roles appearing on Bango's website, so I think a substantial number of new clients are coming online very imminently. My personal target price for this stock is now £5 in the next couple of years.

You're right Slow, and I know the real answer is 'small free float + profit taking'. Just got frustrated at the daily relentless decline. Seems to have bounced well off this morning's lows though, so evidently we attracted some attention at least.

Cannot believe this is under 200p bid now. This is now incredibly oversold and defies all logic. I have contacted investors@bango.com to demand a statement from the company regarding this volatility (c.25% decline in 1 month). I don't think anything underhanded has gone on, but I do believe this kind of dramatic decline in a period of good news should warrant company comment to reassure the market.

This is a very low dip and I highly, HIGHLY doubt it'll test 200p again. Would be topping up if I could.

This unwarranted sell-off is not fun to watch. Sadly this is typical AIM. A solid and growing company can still see significant SP slippage just because people want their money to chase rainbows elsewhere. Any little piece of news here could send this flying, and there's a great deal to come, with many new deals in the pipeline, a strong possibility of further Amazon physical partnerships, the first results that include a significant period post-Amazon Japan deal, and plenty of industry consolidation going on suggesting some future M&A activity could be on the cards. Until then we just have to sit as people chip away their holdings here to chase the trendier shares. Days like today where we're seeing 210p are fantastic opportunities to top up for potential 40-45% gain in the coming months with relatively low risk.

at 250p or thereabouts now. I caught some additional shares at that weird 207p dip the other day to beef up my position a little. Really isn't anything bad to say about this share, and looking down the road a tad, we're not far from updates which will give us early Amazon numbers, and confirmation that we've moved in to profit. Most of us also expect to see Amazon deals in other territories, as happened with Google Play. Great company.

It looks to me like the free float is smaller than ever, the volatility on this share has become acute. I suspect all our new buyers from the last few weeks are sitting tight on their shares, so the number changing hands is even smaller than it was. This is the worst volatility we've ever had, it's bonkers. So odd when you consider it's for a company that's turning profitable as we speak and has low enough opex to return enormous profits in just a few quarters.

FOR ONCE I actually had the money for a cheeky topup on a silly overreaction day. Only able to take a small amount, but 207p is ridiculously cheap for a company which has a bunch of new contracts including Amazon, and tipped for 300p by Simon Thompson, one of the best AIM tipsters out there (with an amazing and public track record).

Profit taking has gone a bit bonkers this morning. This is a remarkable little company with a very bright future. I don't understand it getting quite this much of a beating this morning.

Simon Thompson reiterates buy, says market overreacted and suggests share price could double.

ST now thinks £3 fair valuation, meaning even at today's price this is a spectacular Buy. That is over 50% profit from today's price for a solid and well-run company. Stunning. And this assumes Amazon Japan is the only Amazon deal on the horizon. I highly doubt this is the case, in which case we're looking at future returns which are simply enormous.

Best ever tip today from Simon Thompson! Concludes: 'Bearing recent developments in mind, my original 200p target price assumed a rating of 13 times Bango’s potential net profit in 2020 based on my financial models. However, that was before the Amazon deal which, frankly, could easily raise my fair valuation by half again. Buy.'