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Amazon Payments Soon A Way To Pay Federal Government

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The Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced today (June 29) that Amazon Payments will soon be a digital payment option for consumers needing to make an online payment to the federal government. What this enables is the ability for consumers to make quick transactions without entering personal information or payment credentials.

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Next-Gen Debit Still Ahead Of Its Time

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Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service disburses monies to federal benefit recipients, from veterans to senior citizens and many others, it uses millions of direct deposit prepaid debit cards as part of the payments mix. When the U.S. million prepaid debit cards to mostly unbanked federal beneficiaries.