How to Use Amazon Pay to Checkout?

What is Amazon Pay Checkout? 

Amazon Pay checkout is a payment service offered by Amazon which makes it possible for owners of e-commerce platforms to integrate Amazon as a payment system.

Simply put, as customers you will have the ability to make purchases on their site with the aid of your login Amazon credentials making it really fast to checkout. Below is a quick overview of the benefits to shoppers:

Why Use Amazon Pay?  Customer Benefits

• Allows customers to use one familiar login, Amazon Pay, to identify themselves and checkout without entering data stored in their Amazon account. This includes:
  1. Billing address
  2. Your Amazon shipping address book
  3. Payment methods stored with your Amazon account
• Purchases are protected by the Amazon A-to-Z Guarantee at no additional cost.
• Your payment method information is not shared with the merchant. 
• It costs customers nothing to use.
• Order information is stored in your Amazon Order History. 
• If you prefer, you can still checkout using other Payment Methods on websites that feature Amazon Pay. 

How Does Amazon Pay Work?

With Amazon Pay, shoppers do not have to leave a website or online fashion shopping mall in order to make payments. Shoppers are able to access their Amazon address book and Amazon payment methods via the widget that is installed on ecommerce shops such as Arttowngifts offering this payment method. Retailers who have those widgets and plug-ins installed on their sites will display the bright yellow or similar Amazon Pay Button.

Amazon Pay is used by large and small online companies. In fact Amazon Pay works very much in the same fashion as the PayPal Express Checkout.

As a customer, if you have experience with either one of these payment methods, then working with the other should be a walk in the park for you. And keep in mind most websites still feature traditional payment and checkout methods along with these express options.

Does Amazon Pay Increases Convenience for Online Shoppers?

Given the fact that Amazon Pay is super fast and incredibly easy to use, the entire user experience is especially convenient for the customer. The need to type in a billing and payment information is completely eliminated so it helps save a lot of time particularly during the busy holidays when you maybe shipping gifts to different addresses.

Select Amazon Pay from Your Shopping Cart

When you are ready to checkout simply select the Amazon Pay Button. You will be taken to the checkout page where you will be presented options to select your shipping address and payment details.

Select Amazon Pay from the Shopping Cart Page

Amazon Pay Selected Provides Options from Your Amazon Account

Once you have selected the Amazon Pay Button as your method for paying and checking out you will be given the opportunity to choose billing and shipping address information. Then you can select the payment method you desire from information stored in your Amazon account. You can also select the Shipping Method offered by the retailer with whom you are shopping.

Once Amazon Pay is selected, Shipping Addresses and Payment Methods will be Displayed.

Pros of Amazon Pay

For a quick rundown, here are some of the pros for customers to use Amazon Pay:

1. Once merchants can integrate Amazon Pay, customers will be able to use their Amazon login details anytime for checkout, billing information, shipping addresses and payment details. This means that your customer experience on retail sites will be much more convenient and often improved.


2. Amazon Pay has little to no downtime. As long as you’re online, you can make use of it to make a purchase whether on a desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. 


3. Amazon Pay also gives you (the customer) a layer of secure protection, especially if you feel uncomfortable with sharing your personal information. With optimum encryption and security, you can rest assured of the fact that your details are safe and secure, and you stand at an even lesser risk of identity theft or fraud. 


4. Your Amazon Pay orders are covered by the Amazon A-to-Z Guarantee. 

Amazon Pay Integration Is Easy. It Increases Conversion. 

E-commerce retailers, regardless of whether they run an online fashion shopping mall or merchandise and goods website, should know that integrating Amazon Pay Checkout into their own site can be done easily and has been shown to increase conversion rate.

About The Authors

Rachel Stinson has always had a knack for writing, food, fashion, and places. Blogging has combined all four for her with an added bonus of enthusiastic audiences. She expertly analyzes real estate, restaurants, and online fashion stores with respect to pricing and people involved and can express her opinions in an unhesitating, engaging manner for a variety of topics. 

Thea B Few, a retired print publishing executive, writes about subjects of interest to online shoppers.