Don't have a bank account? Amazon might have a solution for you soon

Online giant wants to develop product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. about building a checking-account-like product the online retailer could offer its customers, according to people familiar with the matter.

The effort is still in its early stages and may not come to fruition, the people said. The talks with financial firms are focused on creating a product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts. Whatever its final form, the initiative wouldn’t involve Amazon becoming a bank, the people said.

If the product emerges, it would further inject Amazon into the lives of those who shop