The Internet giant Amazon has long ceased to be just a large store with signature services for express delivery of goods. Offering devices for reading electronic books, Amazon has expanded its audience through advanced bibliophiles. On the horizon is the first smartphone Amazon - the device should be presented this month.
The popularity of PayPal is haunted by Amazon, but because the latter is going to enter the market as an independent payment system. At least, the first time Amazon is going to act as a kind of mediator among its numerous clients and young companies providing paid services on the web. It is not so easy to entrust their funds to unknown providers, but if Amazon will process payment , starting their business online entrepreneurs will be able to greatly increase its customer base. Naturally, for its mediation services Amazon intends to take some commission.
In accounts Amazon customers have data on bank cards. From this account it will be possible to pay for the services of various startups without revealing sensitive financial information prior to the final recipient of the payment. Amazon claims that does not intend to collect information about customers' preferences for their own marketing needs - Internet giant says it will only see the transaction amount. Now Amazon has information on bank cards of up to 240 million customers.