Amazon WebPay allows users to send, receive, and request money from other users from the Amazon Payments website. Link to external site : Website for Amazon WebPay |  |
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Active Register/Log In |
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2010 Register/Log In |
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Leader Register/Log In |
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Multiple Register/Log In |
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No fee to send money using Amazon WebPay. There are no fees charged for withdrawing funds from your Amazon Payments account, but there are minimum transfer amounts: Minimum of $1.00 for Amazon.com Gift Certificate withdrawals Minimum of $10.00 for bank account withdrawals
How long? Withdrawing funds to your bank account usually takes about 5-7 business days depending on the bank. |
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 Account  Card  Wallet |
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Account Card Wallet |
Mobile Web |
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non-bank based Upgrade to Bronze |
| Who Leads? |
third party led Upgrade to Bronze |
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Global Upgrade to Bronze |
| Active Users |
-- NA -- Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Users |
-- NA -- Upgrade to Bronze |
| Potential Mobile Market (m) |
337.899 Upgrade to Bronze |
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None Register/Log In |
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As of July 2012, Money transfer services are currently only available in the United States.
Send money to your friends and family using the payment information in your Amazon.com account. You can send money to their e-mail address via your web browser. R |
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Mobile payments only needs an SMS enabled phone; Smartphone mobile checkout possible Register/Log In |
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Extra details are obtained for Amazon Payments - Name, Address, Identity Verification: Either Birthday or Social Security Number, Security Question.
Payments Account is linked to your Amazon Account. To create a new Payment Account, you must either (a) register using your existing Amazon Account, or (b) complete the registration process for new users by entering all of the required information. If you register using your Amazon Account, the information in your Amazon Account will be used to complete the registration information for your Payment Account.
To make a payment from the website, follow these steps: 1. Log in to Amazon Payments account. 2. Click on the Send Money tab. 3. In the Send money to field, enter the e-mail address or alias of the recipient. 4. In the Amount field, enter the amount to send to the recipient.
Optionally, consumers can include a note to help you organize your payments. The notes are visible to both you and the recipient. Amazon Payments users can send money to individuals even if the recipient does not yet have an Amazon Payments account. New users must register with Amazon Payments to accept payment or to send and withdraw funds they receive.
Payments sent to unregistered users require the recipient to accept the payment after they have registered for an account. If the payment is not accepted within 30 days, the payment is returned to the sender |
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