Amazon had patented methods for linking bank account information and for prepaid cards as early as 2004. As seen below, these patents offer supporting insights into what a bank account issued by Amazon could look like.
The company’s competitive advantage lies in its cloud infrastructure and online hosting. In the event that Amazon does decide to offer full-fledged banking account services, AWS would enable it to have cloud-based operations that would be more secure than traditional banks or its other Big Tech competitors.
However, while Amazon has pushed into checking primarily through its Amazon Cash offering, it seems to have abandoned plans to create its own checking account so as to avoid becoming subject to strict banking regulations, according to The Information. Speculations around the launch of an Amazon checking account resurfaced in 2021, but the company has not made any official announcements so far.
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