Buying or Making a Payment
When you see that a website or application accepts Amazon Payments as
a payment method, you can pay simply by clicking the payment or
checkout button provided. You can then log in to Amazon Payments (you
are required to use your Amazon.com user name and password for
authentication when you log in), and then select your payment method to
complete the payment or purchase.
You can use your Amazon Payments Personal account to shop online at these participating stores.
Please note that Amazon.com Gift Cards cannot be used as a payment method to place an order using Amazon Payments. Amazon.com Gift Cards can only be used to purchase eligible goods and services on Amazon.com and certain related sites as provided in the Amazon.com Gift Card Terms and Conditions.
You can use your Amazon Payments Personal account to shop online at these participating stores.
Accepted Payment Methods
Amazon Payments accepts credit cards and transfers from your available Amazon Payments account balance. Credit cards currently accepted include Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, and JCB. An Amazon.com Store Card is available for use with selected merchants.Please note that Amazon.com Gift Cards cannot be used as a payment method to place an order using Amazon Payments. Amazon.com Gift Cards can only be used to purchase eligible goods and services on Amazon.com and certain related sites as provided in the Amazon.com Gift Card Terms and Conditions.
Canceling Payments
When a payment has been initiated, it cannot be canceled. The
merchant or business that you submitted payment to can issue a refund if
necessary. If you used a bank account to submit your payment, you must
wait five to seven business days (not including weekends or holidays)
for the payment to complete before the merchant can initiate a refund.
Payment Authorization
A payment authorization allows a merchant or service provider to
charge your payment method multiple times based on a single prior
authorization. There are two types of payment authorizations: recurring
and multiple-use.
- A recurring payment authorization is a payment that occurs at regular intervals for fixed amounts over a specified time period. Variable amounts are not permitted with a recurring payment. For instance, if you subscribed to a monthly service offered by a merchant, a payment authorization allows the merchant to charge you for the service every month.
- A multiple-use payment authorization is a payment authorization given to a recipient by a sender to charge the sender's Amazon Payments account multiple times for varying amounts over a fixed or variable period of time. For example, if you shop at a digital music merchant regularly, a multiple-use payment authorization allows the merchant to automatically charge your account a minimum or maximum amount every 15 days.
View Your Payment Authorizations
- Log in to your Amazon Payments account.
- Click the Edit My Account Settings link.
- On the next page, click Manage my payment authorizations.
- The recipient of the payment.
- The total amount that can be charged using the payment authorization.
- The end date for the authorization.
- Additional payment limits (if applicable).
Cancel Your Payment Authorization
- Log in to your Amazon Payments account.
- Click Edit My Account Settings.
- Click the Manage my payment authorizations link.
- Click the Details link for the corresponding payment authorization.
- Click the Cancel Authorization button.
- Click Confirm.