As you may have heard, Amazon Payments recently debuted Amazon
PayPhrase – the easy-to-remember shortcut for paying on Amazon.com and
other websites. PayPhrase ties together your
Amazon.com payment and shipping information into a fun, simple phrase that you choose. With PayPhrase, you no longer have to register or share credit card information with multiple web sites.Use your PayPhrase to quickly checkout wherever you see the PayPhrase button – on Amazon.com, and other sites across the web including DKNY, Jockey, Patagonia, J&R, and Car Toys to name a few.
Amazon PayPhrasealso provides simple controls for parents,such as monthly spending limits and order approval notifications. Give a PayPhrase to your teen or a student away at college, and you will never have to share your credit card number or account password for them to buy using your account.
Amazon Payments has received a lot of positive customer feedback about the PayPhrase experience. Here’s what some of our customers have to say:
- “What a cool idea! Much better than having a gazillion different passwords. It was easy and fast!”– Jacquie
- “This is a great idea to speed along my payment process. Keep up the great work.”– Kathy
- “I think this is an innovative idea for checking out...saves a lot of time!”– Susie
- “Wow, very nice. I especially like the security function of email authorization. Good job.”– Ricardo
Now all you need is a phrase and a PIN to purchase products on the
web with the preferred payment and shipping methods you already have on
file at Amazon — no signing in with a username and password, and no more
sharing sensitive payment information with multiple 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.
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”). “We think customers will enjoy the
simplicity that Amazon PayPhrase offers, and we hope they’ll have some
fun choosing their own personal phrases.”
Amazon PayPhrase also makes it easy for parents to set up an online
allowance and monitor their teens’ purchases. By creating a PayPhrase
for their teenager or student away at college, parents can set monthly
spending limits and monitor or approve purchases. With PayPhrase,
parents have the flexibility to preview every order placed, including
the ability to approve or decline each order via e-mail or mobile phone
text alerts.
