Amazon targets unbanked with ‘Credit Builder’ card

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Amazon has teamed up with Synchrony Financial to launch a secured credit card targeted at Americans with no credit history or bad credit.

The Amazon Credit Builder has many of the same features as other Amazon cards, with no annual fee and five per cent cash back on purchases for Prime members.

However, cardholders have to make a refundable security deposit of between $100 and $1000. This deposit then determines the credit limit.

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