What Is Amazon Pay and How Is It Integrated with Paywall?
Amazon Pay is a digital payment method that allows users to quickly pay on different e-commerce sites using the payment and address information stored in their Amazon account. Businesses wanting to integrate this method directly have to:
- Review Amazon-specific API documentation
- Create a developer account
- Adapt it to their own systems
Managing Amazon Pay as a separate integration can create additional technical and operational workload for businesses. With Paywall, the supported Amazon Pay integration can be managed within the same centralized payment infrastructure used for other supported payment methods.
Accepting Online Payments with Amazon Pay Checkout
In the Amazon Pay checkout experience, the customer logs into their own Amazon account and confirms their stored card and address details; there’s no need to re-enter information. This creates a sense of trust, especially for customers making their first purchase on a new site, because instead of entering card details on an unfamiliar site, they give approval through the Amazon account they already trust. Paywall enables the supported Amazon Pay checkout flow to be managed within the business’s centralized payment infrastructure.
Managing Amazon Pay and Other Payment Providers with a Single API
Businesses generally want to offer credit card, debit card, and other digital wallet options in addition to Amazon Pay. Paywall’s single-API structure eliminates technical complexity by allowing all of these methods to be managed through the same integration.
Card Storage and Cardwall in Amazon Pay Payments
Managing Amazon Pay Alongside Stored-Card Payment Flows — Amazon Pay uses payment information stored within the customer’s Amazon account. Cardwall, on the other hand, supports stored-card management for eligible card payment scenarios within Paywall’s payment infrastructure.
Simplified Checkout with Amazon Pay — Amazon Pay allows eligible customers to use payment information already associated with their Amazon account, reducing the need to manually re-enter payment details during checkout.
Payment Data Security — Payment-data handling should follow the security requirements applicable to the payment method and the infrastructure used. Amazon Pay and Cardwall should be evaluated according to their respective payment and card-storage models.
Increasing Amazon Pay Payment Success Rate with Paywall’s Smart Technologies
Smart Routing with PayRoute — PayRoute enables eligible card payment transactions to be routed among integrated banks and payment providers according to predefined rules. Criteria such as payment performance and cost can be taken into account when defining routing rules.
Failed-Payment Recovery with PayJump — For eligible card payment transactions, PayJump can retry a failed transaction through another integrated provider according to predefined rules. This capability supports payment continuity in eligible failed-payment scenarios.
Step-by-Step Amazon Pay Integration
| Step | Description |
| 1. Obtaining API key information | The business needs to have created its Amazon Pay merchant account and obtained the required API credentials |
| 2. Configuration in the Paywall dashboard | The required Amazon Pay integration information is configured in the relevant fields within the Paywall Management Panel. The technical steps required may vary depending on the business’s existing integration structure. |
| 3. Defining environment settings | Test and live environment settings are selected via the dashboard, and the required keys and merchant information are correctly matched |
| 4. Testing and going live | After different scenarios are validated in the test environment, the integration goes live and real transactions begin processing |
How Are Stored Payment Details Managed with Amazon Pay?
Payment Details in Amazon Pay — Amazon Pay allows customers to use eligible payment information associated with their Amazon account during checkout.
Payment Data Security — The handling of payment information follows the security model and requirements of the Amazon Pay payment flow.
Recurring Payment Scenarios — Recurring and subscription payment capabilities depend on the payment method, provider and supported integration model used by the business.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Amazon Pay integration done with Paywall?
By defining Amazon Pay’s API information in the Paywall dashboard, the integration is completed in a few steps.
How are stored payment details managed with Amazon Pay?
Amazon Pay uses eligible payment information associated with the customer’s Amazon account. Cardwall is a separate Paywall capability for supported stored-card payment scenarios.
Does Cardwall store the cards in a customer’s Amazon Pay account?
No. Payment information associated with an Amazon Pay account is managed within the Amazon Pay ecosystem. Cardwall is used separately for supported stored-card scenarios within Paywall’s payment infrastructure.
How does PayJump support failed-payment scenarios?
For eligible card payment transactions, PayJump can retry a failed transaction through another integrated provider according to predefined rules.
How does Paywall step in when there’s a disruption in the Amazon Pay infrastructure?
If Amazon Pay becomes temporarily unavailable, the alternative payment options available to customers depend on the other payment methods configured by the business. Paywall helps businesses manage supported payment methods through a centralized payment infrastructure.
In conclusion, Paywall enables the supported Amazon Pay integration to be managed alongside other supported payment methods within a centralized payment infrastructure. At the same time, Paywall’s orchestration capabilities can be used for eligible card payment scenarios across integrated banks and payment providers, helping businesses manage their broader payment operations more efficiently.
