Why Washington wants to treat Apple and Google like Big Banks::A new federal rule that would mean tougher oversight of Apple Pay and Google Pay sets up another fight between Washington and Big Tech

  • phx@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Does Google do credit (other than prepaid cards)? I’m pretty sure Amazon does payment plans do they’re more bank-like. Google has GPay so they’re tied in more like with credit card companies, though AFAIK you do still need an actual linked card to make purchases with that.

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      1 year ago

      I just checked an Amazon purchase that had the option for a payment plan, my options were to use my Chase card affiliated with Amazon or Affirm which is a 3rd party that is offering the structured payment. Not sure what it looks like for others, but if it’s similar, then Amazon wouldn’t be doing anything bank-like with those payments.