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Using payment profiles

Payment profiles allows you to manage payment methods when receiving invoices from multiple Amazon Web Services service providers ("SOR", "seller of record"). You can create payment profiles configured to each Amazon Web Services service provider, specifying the currency and preferred payment method used.

After you create a payment profile for a service provider, your payment profile pays your Amazon bills automatically by using the currency and payment method that you specified.

Payment profiles aren't required. If you don't create a payment profile, your default payment preference is used that was created when you signed up for your Amazon Web Services account.

Payment profiles are useful in avoiding situations such as incomplete payments, failed subscription orders, and unprocessed contract renewals despite having a valid default payment method. When you use payment profiles, you can do the following:

  • Use different currencies for different Amazon Web Services service providers

  • Use different payment methods for different Amazon Web Services service providers

  • Consistently have valid payment methods for your automatic bill payments

  • Avoid service interruptions and incomplete balances

Note

Because some country and technological limitations, not all payment methods are available for all providers. If your default payment method isn't valid for different service providers, create payment profiles by using the payment methods that are accepted by your service provider. For more information, see Creating your payment profiles.

Creating your payment profiles

You can create new custom profiles using the following steps in the Billing and Cost Management console.

To create payment profiles

  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/.

  2. In the navigation pane under Preferences, choose Payment methods.

  3. Under the Payment profiles section, choose Visit payment profiles.

  4. Under the Payment profiles section, choose Create payment profiles.

  5. Choose a service provider that matches your invoice.

  6. Choose a payment currency.

  7. (Optional) Enter a name for your payment profiles.

  8. Under the Payment method section, choose the payment method to pay your specified service provider and currency with.

    • To add a new payment method

      1. Choose Add a new payment method to open a new tab.

      2. Add a new payment method to your account. For more information, see Managing Your Payments.

      3. Return to the Create payment profile tab.

      4. Under the Payment method section, choose the refresh icon.

      5. Choose the new payment method that you created.

  9. Choose Create payment profile.

Note

Creating a payment profile updates the currency and payment method for any new invoices issued by the specified Amazon Web Services service provider.

This section shows an example of how to create a payment profile for the bills that you receive from the Amazon Inc. service provider. In this example, your Amazon Organizations management account is with Amazon Europe (shown as "Amazon EMEA SARL" as the service provider). Your default payment currency is Euro (EUR).

If you have a valid default payment method on file, you can pay your Amazon Europe invoices automatically. Examples of a valid payment method include a credit card and a SEPA direct debit account. For more information, see Managing your payments in Amazon Europe.

For your Amazon Inc. invoices, you can create a payment profile to pay using a different currency (for example, USD) and a different payment method (for example, a credit card).

To create a payment profile for this Amazon Inc. example

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

  2. In the navigation pane under Preferences, choose Payment methods.

  3. Under the Payment profiles section, choose Visit payment profiles.

  4. Choose Create payment profiles.

  5. For Service provider, choose Amazon Inc.

  6. For Currency, choose USD - US dollar.

  7. (Optional) Enter a name for your payment profiles (for example, My Amazon Inc. payment profile).

  8. Under the Payment method section, choose the payment method to pay your specified service provider and currency with.

  9. Choose Create payment profile.

After this payment profile is created, your Amazon Inc. invoices are paid automatically using USD currency and the payment method that you specified.

This section shows an example of how to create a payment profile for the bills that you receive from the Amazon Europe ("Amazon EMEA SARL") service provider. In this example, your Amazon Organizations management account is with Amazon Inc. Your default payment currency is US dollars (USD).

If you have a valid default payment method on file, you can pay your Amazon Inc. invoices automatically. Examples of a valid payment method include a credit card and a US bank account for ACH direct debit payments. For more information, see Managing Your Payments.

For your Amazon Europe invoices, you can create a payment profile to pay using a different currency (for example, USD) and a different payment method (for example, credit card).

To create a payment profiles for this Amazon Europe example

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

  2. In the navigation pane under Preferences, choose Payment methods.

  3. Under the Payment profiles section, choose Visit payment profiles.

  4. Choose Create payment profiles.

  5. For Service provider, choose Amazon EMEA SARL.

  6. For Currency, choose EUR - Euro.

  7. (Optional) Enter a name for your payment profiles (for example, My Amazon Europe payment profile).

  8. Under the Payment method section, choose the payment method to pay your specified service provider and currency with.

  9. Choose Create payment profile.

This section shows an example of how to create a payment profile for the bills that you receive from the Amazon Brazil ("Amazon Web Services"/> Serviços Brasil Ltda.") service provider. In this example, your Amazon Organizations management account is with Amazon Inc. Your default payment currency is US dollars (USD).

If you have a valid default payment method on file, you can pay your Amazon Inc. invoices automatically. Examples of a valid payment method include a credit card and a US bank account for ACH direct debit payments. For more information, see Managing Your Payments.

For your Amazon Brazil invoices, you can create a payment profile to pay using a Brazilian real (BRL) currency credit card that's eligible for Amazon Brazil.

To create payment profiles for this Amazon Brazil example

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

  2. In the navigation pane under Preferences, choose Payment methods.

  3. Under the Payment profiles section, choose Visit payment profiles.

  4. Choose Create payment profiles.

  5. For Service provider, choose Amazon Web Services"/> Serviços Brasil Ltda.

  6. For Currency, choose BRL - Brazilian real.

  7. (Optional) Enter a name for your payment profiles (for example, My Amazon Brazil payment profile).

  8. Under the Payment method section, choose the payment method to pay your specified service provider and currency with.

  9. Choose Create payment profile.

Editing your payment profiles

After you create a payment profile, you can edit the details by using the Billing and Cost Management console at any time.

To edit a payment profile

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

  2. In the navigation pane, under Preferences, choose Payment methods.

  3. Under the Payment profiles section, choose a payment profile and choose Edit.

  4. Update your payment profile and choose Save changes.

Deleting your payment profiles

You can delete your payment profiles by using the Billing and Cost Management console at any time.

To delete a payment profile

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

  2. In the navigation pane, under Preferences, choose Payment methods.

  3. Under the Payment profiles section, choose Visit payment profiles.

  4. Choose a payment profile, and then choose Delete.