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They don't offer bank accounts yet. Only then Mr Robot could come and change the world by hacking them /s
by dx034 9y ago
They don't offer bank accounts yet. Only then Mr Robot could come and change the world by hacking them /s
- awgneo 9y agoThey do offer credit cards through third parties. They also have the Amazon payment service that allows third parties to process transactions through Amazon.
- petepete 9y agoNot quite on Samsung's level in Korea, yet.
- nissimk 9y agoCredit accounts + gift card balances is almost the same thing.
- dx034 9y agoNo, they don't really control the money. If all amazon balances were gone it would not be a significant event for the US. Evil corp is like a Bank of America or Wells Fargo. If they close, people can't pay rent, food, etc. For Amazon that's (luckily) not the case (yet).
- sjs382 9y agoYou can now deposit cash into your Amazon account via bank transfer (one-way transactions) for a 2% rewards benefit. https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-gives-2-rewards-back-prime-members-deposit-cash-via-bank-account/ https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-gives-2-rewards-back-pr...
- lwlml 9y agoIf Amazon could drop $13B on a national grocery retailer they could just as easily drop some number of billions to buy every podunk regional bank willing to sell and merge them into the Bank of Amazonia. If Elon Musk doesn't do it first to enable easy financing for Elon Musk-fans' buying everything Elon Musk. Musk.
- deegles 9y agoWhere do I sign up?