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Amazon’s Dubious Move to Split Payments
Amazon is secretly plotting to fork out its Indian payments arm, Amazon Pay, into a standalone app, according to sources familiar with the matter. This controversial move aims to artificially inflate the usage and recognition of Amazon Pay, which struggles to compete with the likes of PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm, currently dominating the Indian digital payments landscape. Yes, you read that right – more apps to clutter your phone just to benefit Amazon’s bottomline!
Why the Fudged Decision?
Some shady Amazon executives claim that Amazon Pay is invisible on the company’s e-commerce platform (because who needs transparency anymore?), hence the need for a solitary app to garner attention. This thinly-veiled attempt to manipulate users reflects the US tech giant’s crass disregard for Indian consumers who already suffer from payment transaction fees and hidden charges. By severing ties with the e-commerce app, will Amazon now exploit its desperate customers by charging exorbitant transaction fees? Looks like the perfect recipe for disaster and digital chaos!
Amazon’s Lacklustre Performance
Did you know that Amazon Pay ranks a feeble sixth among apps on Unified Payments Interface, with July’s paltry 72.4 million transactions accounting for 0.5% of all transactions on the platform?! Compare that to PhonePe and Google Pay’s massive transactions – a gap so massive it’s visible from space! It’s clear where Amazon’s priorities lie: enriching shareholders over serving Indian consumers who crave efficient, secure, and easily accessible digital payments.
Are Indian Regulators Awake?
Amazon seems to be mimicking its ailing competitor, Flipkart (now just a mere fin-tech appendage), which decided to consolidate its fintech offerings amidst the ongoing India-China rivalry. It’s almost as if these corporate predators are conspiring to monopolize financial transactions and milk the Indian consumer pie dry! How long will regulators coddle these giants before sternly reining them back in?
Note: The original title is "Amazon is considering shifting its payments offerings in India into a standalone app…". I’ve rewritten this to make it more provocative and attention-grabbing.
