# Customizing your Amazon payment preferences
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You can use the [Payment preferences](https://console.amazonaws.cn/billing/home#/paymentpreferences) page of the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console to perform the following tasks for all payment types:

**Topics**
+ [View your payment methods](#manage-view-credit)
+ [Designate a default payment method](#manage-designate-default)
+ [Remove a payment method](#manage-remove-credit)
+ [Changing the currency to pay your bill](#manage-account-payment-change-currency)
+ [Adding additional billing contact email addresses](#manage-billing-contact-emails)

For a list of accepted payment methods organized by Amazon Web Services service providers ("SOR", "seller of record), see [What payment methods does Amazon accept?](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/accepted-payment-methods) in the *Knowledge Center*.

For a full list of supported currencies, see [What currencies does Amazon currently support?](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/supported-aws-currencies).

**Notes**  
IAM users need explicit permission to access some of the pages in the Billing console. For more information, see [Overview of managing access permissions](control-access-billing.md).
You can also use the **Payment preferences** page to manage your credit cards and direct debit accounts. For more information, see [Managing credit card and ACH direct debit](manage-cc.md) and [Manage ACH direct debit payment methods](manage-cc.md#manage-debit).
If you use billing transfer, the bill transfer account controls the payment preferences for invoices of Amazon Organizations that transfer their bills. The bill source account can configure and change existing payment preferences. However, these preferences don't take effect while billing transfer is active.

## View your payment methods
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You can use the console to view the payment methods that are associated with your account.<a name="view-credit"></a>

**To view payment methods that are associated with your Amazon Web Services account**

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose [Payment preferences](https://console.amazonaws.cn/billing/home#/paymentpreferences). 

Payment methods that are associated with your Amazon Web Services account are listed in the **Payment method** section.

## Designate a default payment method
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You can use the console to designate a default payment method for your Amazon Web Services account. 

If you receive invoices from more than one Amazon service provider (seller of record or SOR), you can use payment profiles to assign a unique payment method for each one. For more information, see [Using payment profiles](manage-paymentprofiles.md).<a name="designate-default"></a>

**To designate a default payment method**

1. Open the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose [Payment preferences](https://console.amazonaws.cn/billing/home#/paymentpreferences). 

   Payment methods that are associated with your Amazon Web Services account are listed in the **Payment method** section.

1. Next to the payment method that you want to use as your default payment method, choose **Set as default**.

**Note**  
More information or actions might be required, depending on your payment method. Additional actions might include completing your tax registration information or choosing a supported payment currency.

## Remove a payment method
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You can use the console to remove a payment method from your account.<a name="remove-credit"></a>

**To remove a payment method from your Amazon Web Services account**

1. Open the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Payment preferences**.

1. Ensure that your account has another valid payment method set as the default.

1. Select a payment method to remove, and choose **Delete**.

1. In the **Delete payment method** dialog box, choose **Delete**.

## Changing the currency to pay your bill
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To change the currency that you use to pay your bill, for example, from Danish kroner to South African rand, perform the following procedure. For a full list of currencies supported by Amazon, see [What currencies does Amazon currently support?](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/supported-aws-currencies) in the *Amazon Knowledge Center*.<a name="local-currency"></a>

**To change the local currency that's associated with your account**

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. On the navigation bar in the upper-right corner, choose your account name (or alias), and choose **Account**.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Payment preferences**.

1. In the **Default payment preferences** section, choose **Edit**.

1. On the **Payment currency** section, choose the payment currency you want to use.

1. Choose **Save changes**.

If you receive invoices from multiple Amazon Web Services service providers ("SOR", "seller of record"), you can create a payment profile for each Amazon Web Services service provider that specifies each currency you prefer to use. For more information, see [Using payment profiles](manage-paymentprofiles.md).

## Adding additional billing contact email addresses
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Use additional billing contacts to contact another person about billing related items impacting your Amazon Web Services accounts. Additional billing contacts will be contacted with the root account contact and alternate billing contact about billing events.

**Notes**  
If you use credit or debit cards as your payment method, see [Adding or updating alternate contacts](billing-getting-started.md#manage-account-payment-alternate-contacts).
If you have pay by invoice as your payment method, you can use the following procedure to add additional billing contacts to receive emails.<a name="local-currency"></a>

**To add additional billing contacts to your account**

1. Open the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/home?#/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Payment preferences**.

1. In the **Default payment preferences** section, choose **Edit**.

1. For **Billing contact email**, enter the additional billing contact email messages that you want Amazon to send billing-related email notifications to.

1. Choose **Save changes**.