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Amazon’s New Idea Should Terrify the Competition

Is Amazon’s entrance into the payments space a game-changer?

By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Feb 1, 2014 at 2:36PM EST

Amazon.com's (AMZN 0.41%) business model has drastically evolved since its inception. The company went from selling books to selling "everything" to offering web services, and now leader Jeff Bezos appears to be keen on getting in on the payments space. Amazon is reportedly working on a product that allows retailers to use a Kindle-based checkout system.

In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss what this could mean for Amazon, as well as the other players in the payment's space like eBay's (EBAY +1.08%) PayPal, Square, and even MasterCard (MA +0.41%) and Visa (V +0.78%).

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Matt Koppenheffer
Matt Koppenheffer is the former Head of the Coverage Team at The Motley Fool. He was a full-time Motley Fool employee from 2012-2025 and is a former advisor and analyst for multiple Motley Fool services. Matt's articles and analysis have been published around the world and his views have been cited in worldwide publications from the Financial Times and The New York Times to the Toronto Star and Germany's Focus Money. He has appeared to offer analysis on a variety of outlets including CNBC and NPR. Matt is the co-author of The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global as well as the creator and former co-host of The Motley Fool's Industry Focus podcast.
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NASDAQ: AMZN
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NYSE: MA
$493.44
(+0.36%)+$1.79
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eBay
NASDAQ: EBAY
$94.14
(+1.08%)+$1.01
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Visa
NYSE: V
$300.80
(+0.77%)+$2.29

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