Amazon has entered the ring of online payment services which will compete directly with PayPal and Google Checkout.
Amazon’s new service is called Amazon Checkout. Surprised? I’m not! Big companies do well keeping things simple. That old KISS principal 
I logged on and signed up. The process was pretty painless and very similar to that of PayPal and Google. The whole email, bank and cell phone verification aid in proving to the Amazon Overlords you are who you say you are. If you are familiar with the other services mentioned you have jumped through these hoops before.
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