Coming soon: “Alexa, pay my rent”

Over the past year, Amazon has pushed further and further into real estate with its smart home devices. Much of that expansion has been focused on single-family homes, but it was only a matter of time before the smart home came to apartments as well. And soon, all it will take for a person to pay their rent is to utter the phrase “Alexa, pay my rent,” and it will be done.