Online retail giant Amazon is extending its cash payment option to customers in Mexico, a market which has been slow to adopt online shopping and where credit and debit cards are viewed with caution. The company said on Tuesday that it would allow shoppers who use the PayPal service at home or work to pay for goods using their mobile phones through an app called AmazonGo.
Online retail giant Amazon is extending its cash payment option to customers in Mexico, a market which has been slow to adopt online shopping and where credit and debit cards are viewed with caution. The cash payment service, established in India in 2013 but only recently rolled out in the US and UK, could help Amazon woo customers from rivals including Wal-Mart de Mexico (Walmex) and MercadoLibre.