Shop on Amazon, Pay in Cash

SEATTLE—Amazon PayCode, already available in 19 countries around the world, launched in the United States this week so customers can choose Amazon PayCode at checkout and then pay for their purchase in cash at one of 15,000 Western Union locations. Items ship once customers pay for their purchase in person at a participating location.

“We’re constantly innovating to improve the shopping experience on behalf of our customers and are proud to expand Amazon Paycode to customers in the U.S.,” said Ben Volk, director of payments at Amazon, in a press release. “Customers have told us they love the convenience of paying in cash.”

Separately, Amazon Cash, which enables customers to add cash to their Amazon balance to use for online Amazon purchases, is now available in more than 100,000 cash-loading locations nationwide.

“As one of the world’s largest digital and physical money movers, we’re innovating our service to give customers more access and choice,” said Khalid Fellahi, president of consumer money transfer for Western Union. “We’re embracing the complexity of a world where cash and digital payments are likely to coexist far into the future. We are providing easy solutions for customers who want access to the convenience of online shopping but prefer to pay in-person.”

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco reported that in 2018, 77% of payments in the U.S. were made in person. For these in-person payments, cash accounted for 39% of the volume.

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