Supporters Can Now Donate Through Alexa and Amazon Pay

It is now easy to make donations to almost 50 different charities and nonprofit organizations by speaking to Alexa.

Making this possible, Amazon has announced a new feature for its smart home digital assistant, called Alexa Donations. The system is powered by Amazon Pay, the online retailer's answer to PayPal, and works with donations amounts of $5 to $5,000.

Given the large sums which can be donated, Alexa asked several times if you are sure before going ahead with the payment. Anyone concerned that Alexa might make a donation by accident, or under instructions from someone other than yourself, your four-digit voice shopping PIN can be used to make transactions more secure.