American Express’s new Alexa skill lets you pay bills with your voice

Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, is getting a financial upgrade with a new skill from American Express.
The skill lets AmEx card members check their balances, access discounts and offers, pay bills and hear recent account information with the help of Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, which powers popular home automation device Echo. A card member can simply ask Alexa, “Alexa, tell me my American Express account balance,” and the assistant will provide the information usi