Direct carrier billing company Bango has announced that Smartfren, an Indonesian mobile network operator, has used the Bango platform to launch one-click carrier billing payment for Google Play customers.

This launch is the 15th app store carrier billing activation through the Bango platform in Indonesia, according to a press release. Bango has launched multiple direct carrier billing routes across each of the top five operators in Indonesia, enabling hundreds of millions of users to fully engage with the leading app stores from Google, Microsoft, BlackBerry and Samsung, the company said.

"The relationships Bango has in Indonesia have created a countrywide standard for app store billing," Bango CEO Ray Anderson said in a statement. "Bango's technical and operational experience in the market makes it easy for stores and merchants to launch mobile payments in this large and vibrant economy."