A payment authorisation allows a merchant or service provider to charge your payment method multiple times based on a single prior authorisation. There are two types of payment authorisations: recurring and multiple-use.
- A recurring payment authorisation is a payment that occurs at regular intervals for fixed amounts over a specified time period. Variable amounts are not permitted with a recurring payment. For instance, if you subscribed to a monthly service offered by a merchant, a payment authorisation allows the merchant to charge you for the service every month. You may cancel this authorisation at any time.
- A multiple-use payment authorisation is a payment authorisation given to a recipient by a sender to charge the sender's Amazon Payments account multiple times for varying amounts over a fixed or variable period of time. For example, if you shop at a digital music merchant regularly, a multiple-use payment authorisation allows the merchant to automatically charge your account a minimum or maximum amount every 15 days. You may cancel this authorisation at any time.
You can view or cancel your payment authorisations from the Amazon Payments website.
View Your Payment Authorisations
- Log in to your Amazon Payments account.
- Click the Edit My Account Settings link.
- On the next page, click Manage my payment authorisations.
When you view your payment authorisations, you'll see the following details:
- The recipient of the payment.
- The total amount that can be charged using the payment authorisation.
- The end date for the authorisation.
- Additional payment limits (if applicable).