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Amazon PayCode launches in US for people who pay in cash

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September 18, 2019

Amazon wants to make it easier for customers to pay with cash. 

Amazon PayCode, already available internationally, launches today in the U.S., allowing customers to choose Amazon PayCode at checkout and pay in cash from one of 15,000 Western Union locations. Items ship when the payment is completed, according to a news release. 

"Customers have told us they love the convenience of paying in cash. Together with Western Union, we're able to offer customers more shopping choices, enabling them to pay for their online purchases in a way that is convenient for them," Ben Volk, director or payments at Amazon, said in the release. 

Separately, Amazon Cash, which enables customers to load cash into their Amazon balance for making online Amazon purchases, is now available in over 100,000 cash-loading locations nationwide, the company said. 

Now with the launch of Amazon PayCode and expansion of Amazon Cash, customers will have additional options to pay for their Amazon purchases in cash. Eighty percent of Americans live within five miles of a participating Western Union agent location making this a convenient solution for customers paying with cash, the company said.

"We're embracing the complexity of a world where cash and digital payments are likely to coexist far into the future," Khalid Fellahi, president of consumer money transfer for Western Union, said in the release.