What is Amazon PayCode? Amazon PayCode Review, Features

Amazon PayCode is a service launched by Amazon on September 19, 2019, which allows users to complete shopping on the Amazon platform and then pay in cash at any of Western Union's 15,000 offline stores.

About Amazon PayCode

When checking out, users can select the "Amazon PayCode" option, get a QR code and a string of numbers, and show it to a Western Union outlet. They need to go to a Western Union offline store to pay within 24 hours of placing the order. If the product is returned, Western Union will also return the cash to the user.

Applicable countries

Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Palau, Peru, Philippines, Kenya, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United States and Uruguay.

How to use

American buyers choose this payment method when paying, and can pay in cash at a Western Union agent within 24 hours after placing an order. Amazon will only ship the goods after the customer pays in person at the Western Union agent. If the buyer does not pay within 24 hours after placing the order, the order will be cancelled.

Payment duration

The user has 4 days to pay for the order, if payment is not made within 4 days, the order will be cancelled and the user will need to reorder the item on Amazon and obtain a new code for payment at a Western Union agent location.

User feedback

Analysts pointed out that PayCode is an important tool for Amazon to test the waters, with the aim of understanding the e-commerce development and consumer data in the regions where PayCode is launched.