Amazon Pay news and trends

With Hyundai Deal, Alexa Helps Amazon Link Commerce to Connected Cars
Amazon // November 22, 2023

With the recent news that Amazon is partnering with Hyundai, the conventional wisdom might be to say: Amazon sells pretty much everything else across its platform, and as part of its evolving ecosystem. So why not cars?  As announced earlier this month, beginning the second half of 2024, Amazon will start...

Amazon’s Linkup With Shopify Uses Logistics to Stitch Together Commerce Ecosystems
Amazon // September 01, 2023

Stitch together eCommerce ecosystem by eCommerce ecosystem and you get a massive ecosystem, as measured by scale. Amazon is partnering with Shopify to allow merchants who pay for Shopify’s eCommerce tools to use Amazon’s logistics network. The tie-up underscores the ways in which logistics and fulfillment can be the needle...

Amazon and Chase Bring Installments to Amazon Pay
Personal Finance // August 15, 2023

Amazon and Chase say they have expanded their equal monthly payments offering for card members. The companies announced Tuesday (Aug. 15) that Prime Visa and Amazon Visa cardmembers can now use the installment payments offering outside of Amazon’s website and mobile app. “Amazon is always...

Amazon Launches Brazilian Mastercard Via Banco Bradesco
Amazon // August 06, 2023

Amazon has teamed with Brazilian bank Banco Bradesco to offer a credit card in that country. The launch of the card is set for this week, CEO Octavio de Lazari Jr. told Reuters Friday (Aug. 4), in a report that noted this is Amazon’s latest...

Interviews & Exclusives
Nearly 1 in 5 Social Media Shoppers Used PayPal for Their Most Recent In-App Purchase

December 06, 2023
Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have revolutionized the way consumers shop and interact with brands, with each channel meeting different consumer interests and needs. While not all users make purchases from their discoveries, more than 40% of consumers use their social media feeds to find goods and services, with these platforms attracting […]

With Hyundai Deal, Alexa Helps Amazon Link Commerce to Connected Cars

November 22, 2023
With the recent news that Amazon is partnering with Hyundai, the conventional wisdom might be to say: Amazon sells pretty much everything else across its platform, and as part of its...

eCommerce Checkouts Using Buy Button Are 46% Faster Than Without 

June 09, 2023
The whole point of buy buttons is to cut to the chase, as it were, for customers who have made up their minds and want to pay. This simple approach...

Amazon Pay’s Faster Merchant Payouts Moves 2-Sided Network Into Open Ecosystem

March 22, 2023
The two-sided network is a simple concept where buyers and sellers come together. Amazon’s moves in recent days spotlight the eCommerce juggernaut’s ambitions to expand its network for merchants, in...

Quick Reads
Amazon and Chase Bring Installments to Amazon Pay

August 15, 2023
Amazon and Chase say they have expanded their equal monthly payments offering for card members. The companies announced Tuesday (Aug. 15) that Prime Visa and Amazon Visa cardmembers can now use the installment payments offering outside of Amazon’s website and mobile app. “Amazon is always looking to offer customers more choice and convenience when it […]

Amazon Launches Brazilian Mastercard Via Banco Bradesco

August 06, 2023
Amazon has teamed with Brazilian bank Banco Bradesco to offer a credit card in that country. The launch of the card is set for this week, CEO Octavio de Lazari...

Amazon Pay Adds Affirm’s Pay-Over-Time Option

June 07, 2023
Amazon has added Affirm’s pay-over-time option to Amazon Pay. With this addition, eligible United States merchants using Amazon Pay can allow their customers to choose the pay-over-time option at checkout, the companies said in a...

Amazon Experiments With Dine-In Payments in India

May 30, 2023
Amazon is experimenting with dine-in payments in India via Amazon Pay. TechCrunch reported on the change Monday (May 30), noting that users dining at some restaurants in select areas of Bengaluru can...