Now all you need is a phrase and a PIN to purchase products on theweb with the preferred payment and shipping methods you already have onfile at Amazon -- no signing in with a username and password, and no moresharing sensitive payment information with mu
Oct. 29, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Amazon Payments, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today introduced Amazon PayPhrase, the easy-to-remember shortcut for paying on Amazon.com and other websites. With Amazon PayPhrase, online shoppers simply choose their own customized phrase — such as “Knick Knack,” “Home Sweet Home,” or “Jake’s Allowance” — and then enter that phrase along with a PIN to quickly preview their order and complete their purchase. PayPhrase allows Amazon.com customers to checkout across the web with their preferred payment and shipping methods stored at Amazon.com, but without having to share sensitive payment information with multiple websites. All websites accepting Checkout by Amazon, including DKNY, Jockey, Patagonia, Buy.com, J&R Electronics, and Car Toys, will be offering PayPhrase as a checkout option. Amazon.com customers can create their PayPhrase and start using it today by visiting www.amazon.com/payphrase.
Amazon.com customers can use their PayPhrase for express checkout wherever they see the PayPhrase button — on sites across the web and on Amazon.com. Customers on Amazon.com simply find the item they want, type their PayPhrase into the PayPhrase button on the product’s page, and click to instantly preview the total cost of their order, including shipping and tax. No need to “Add to cart,” “Proceed to checkout,” sign in, or type in credit card information. If the customer is satisfied with their order, they enter their PIN to complete the order. With participating websites that accept Amazon PayPhrase, Amazon.com customers do not need to register or create a new account in order to make a purchase.
Merchants who accept Amazon PayPhrase offer their customers a convenient and secure way to shop while Amazon Payments takes care of processing the payment transactions. Merchants can accept PayPhrase orders right away simply by using Checkout by Amazon, which automatically supports PayPhrase. By offering Amazon PayPhrase, merchants can benefit from the familiar Amazon.com checkout experience. PayPhrase is available through all Checkout by Amazon merchant websites starting today, and on additional websites as new merchants join Checkout by Amazon.
“PayPhrase solves the headache of trying to keep track of all the different usernames and passwords people use to shop on various sites across the web. With PayPhrase all you need is one phrase and one PIN to pay online,” said Matt Williams, General Manager, Amazon PayPhrase (Matt’s PayPhrase is “good to go”).
