16 October 2019

Amazon introduces option to pay bills through Alexa

Written By FinTech Alliance in Payments

Amazon introduces option to pay bills through Alexa

Amazon customers in India will now be able to pay their bills via voice assistant, Alexa.

In Brief:

  • Amazon Pay users in India will be able to make payments by giving voice commands to Alexa.

  • This will include bill payments such as utilities.

  • The feature will work across Amazon Echo, Fire TV Stick and other products.

What does this mean?

Amazon pay is a prepaid product which is used both in payment wallets and as UPI in India. It has proved very popular and will now become a regular habit for those who avail of the bill paying service.

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