Amazon has introduced Amazon Local Register, a secure card reader and mobile app that provides businesses with the ability to accept credit and debit cards from a smartphone or tablet. Amazon Local Register customers will have access to the Amazon.com dedicated customer support team as well as in-app tracking tools. Customers who sign up for Amazon Local Register before 31 October will also receive a low promotional rate of 1.75 percent per card swipe on all major credit and debit cards until 1 January 2016.
To get started with Amazon Local Register, customers must create an account on localregister.amazon.com, purchase a USD 10 card reader and download the free mobile app from Amazon Appstore, Apple App Store or Google Play. Beginning 13 August, the card reader is available with free two-day shipping in Amazon.com and beginning 19 August, customers can also purchase a card reader at Staples retail stores.
The Amazon Local Register card reader and mobile app are compatible with a range of smartphones and tablets, including Apple devices running iOS7, Kindle Fire tablets, select Android smartphones and coming soon to the new Fire phone. Each customer's first USD 10 in transaction fees will be credited back to the customer's account once Amazon Local Register is in use. Users have the option to deposit money from transactions directly into a bank account within one business day, or spend the money on Amazon.com.
