Unfortunately, Amazon does not currently accept Apple Pay as a payment method on their website or app. There could be several reasons why Amazon does not currently accept Apple Pay as a payment method:
- Competition: Amazon has its own payment service called Amazon Pay, which competes directly with Apple Pay. Accepting Apple Pay could potentially cannibalize Amazon Pay’s usage and revenue.
- Fees: Apple charges merchants a small transaction fee for each payment processed through Apple Pay. Amazon may not be willing to pay these fees, especially considering the large volume of transactions they process.
- Data: Apple Pay uses tokenization to protect users’ payment information, which can limit the amount of data Amazon is able to collect on its customers. Amazon may prefer to collect as much data as possible to improve its marketing and advertising efforts.
- Control: Amazon may prefer to have complete control over the checkout experience on its platform, rather than relying on a third-party payment service like Apple Pay.
It’s also worth noting that Amazon has been known to be somewhat slow in adopting new payment technologies, and may be waiting to see how Apple Pay and other payment services perform before deciding whether to accept them.
How to Pay with Apple Pay on Amazon
However, you can use Apple Pay to purchase physical products on Amazon by following these steps:
- Open Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and navigate to the Amazon website.
- Find the product you want to purchase and add it to your cart.
- Go to the checkout page and enter your shipping and billing information.
- When you reach the payment page, select “Add a payment method” and choose “Apple Pay”.
- Authenticate your payment with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode.
- Complete your purchase by clicking “Place your order”.
It’s worth noting that using Apple Pay to purchase physical products on Amazon is not the most seamless experience, as you’ll need to use Safari instead of the Amazon app and there may be some additional steps involved. Additionally, this option is not available for digital purchases like ebooks, movies, or music.
