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Economy

Japan Inc. frets about a possible 'Bank of Amazon'

Towering online players like Google make the country's megabanks look puny

Big internet platforms like Google, Amazon and Mercari might be about to disrupt the finance industry.

TOKYO -- What if Amazon.com were to launch a bank?

Consumers would likely welcome the move. Perhaps the big internet platform operator could entice its customers into letting it manage their money by offering points or discounts at its online store.

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