Jul 29
Amazon Checkout: Do You Really Wanna Get In Bed With Amazon?
Big news in alternative payments this week: your friendly neighbourhood Amazon has just launched it’s challenger to PayPal and Google Checkout - cleverly dubbed Amazon Checkout. For 2.9% + $0.30 for all transactions over $10, 5.0% + $0.05 for transactions under $10, and tiered volume discounts above $3,000 per month, you too can offer patented 1-click ordering.
There are a few reasons you might consider adding Amazon Checkout to your roster of payment options, including:
Access to 81 million (no, I didn’t forget a decimal) people already hold Amazon accounts. This is roughly 30% more than PayPal. Customers would not have to create a new account to checkout with you, nor share any additional personal information. If a customer has multiple billing and shipping addresses on file with Amazon, that can be very convenient for the customer.
Through IP-targeting, Amazon can recognize Amazon.com customers and display the […]