Banking information

All payments are made through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or wire transfer. We support electronic payments in the locations listed below. We’re actively adding new locations, and we’ll update this information when changes occur. If your bank isn’t in one of these locations, you must create an account with a bank located in one of these supported countries/regions.

We currently can’t support electronic payments through intermediary accounts. Some banks outside of the United States might require an intermediary account for money transfers. An intermediary bank is a third-party bank used by the beneficiary bank to facilitate international transfer and settlement of funds. A common sign that you’re using an intermediary account is when all customers of a bank use the same International Bank Account Number (IBAN). Your bank can tell you whether your bank details are for an intermediary account. If your account is using an intermediary account, please use a non-intermediary bank account for direct deposit.

We support EFT payments in the following locations:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Guadeloupe
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Martinique
• Mayotte
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Reunion
• Romania
• Saint Barthélemy
• Saint Martin
• Saint Pierre And Miquelon
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States

We support wire transfer payments in the following locations:

• Australia
• Indonesia (USD only)
• Kenya (USD only)
• Malaysia (USD only)
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Nigeria (USD only)
• Philippines (USD only)
• Singapore (USD only)
• South Africa (USD only)
• South Korea (USD only)
• Thailand (USD only)
• Vietnam (USD only)

1. In your Slate account, click Financial, and then click Bank and tax.
2. Click the Payees tab.
3. Click the more options icon, and then click Add bank and tax.
4. Follow the steps below for the location of your bank account.

1. In the Where is your bank? box, enter the location of your bank.
2. Select the Type of account: Checking or Savings.
3. Enter your Account number and verify it in the second box.
4. Enter your bank’s Routing number.
   This nine-digit code appears as the first set of numbers on the bottom of your checks. Your bank can also provide this number to you.
   Note: If your bank is located in Brazil, you’ll also be prompted to enter the Brazil Tax Number.
5. Select the Business Type: Individual or Corporation.
6. Depending on the business type you selected, complete the corresponding fields:
   
   1. For an individual, enter the Date of Birth.
      OR
   2. For a corporation, enter the Place of Incorporation and the Date of Incorporation.
7. In the Account holder name box, enter the name exactly as it appears on your account.
8. Enter the Account holder address.
9. Click Add.

1. In the Where is your bank? box, enter the location of your bank.
2. Select the Type of account: Checking or Savings.
3. Enter your bank’s IBAN number.
4. Enter your bank’s BIC code.
   This is also known as a SWIFT code. Contact your bank to get this 8- or 11-character code.
5. Select the Business Type: Individual or Corporation.
6. Depending on the business type you selected, complete the corresponding fields:
   
   1. For an individual, enter the Date of Birth.
      OR
   2. For a corporation, enter the Place of Incorporation and the Date of Incorporation.
7. In the Account holder name box, enter the name exactly as it appears on your account.
8. Enter the Account holder address.
9. Click Add.

1. In the Where is your bank? box, enter the location of your bank.
2. Select the Type of account: Checking or Savings.
3. Enter your Account number and verify it in the second box.
4. Enter your bank’s Bank code.
5. Enter your bank’s Branch code.
6. Select the Business Type: Individual or Corporation.
7. Depending on the business type you selected, complete the corresponding fields
   
   1. For an individual, enter the Date of Birth.
      OR
   2. For a corporation, enter the Place of Incorporation and the Date of Incorporation.
8. In the Account holder name box, enter the name exactly as it appears on your account.
9. Enter the Account holder address.
10. Click Add.

For bank accounts in other locations, please provide the information requested on the form. For a list of locations we currently support, see Supported bank locations in this topic.

Multiple bank accounts can be used per contract in Prime Video Slate.

For SVOD contracts, we pay content partners in five marketplaces: the United States (U.S.), the United Kingdom (UK), Germany (DE), Japan (JP), and India (IN). Additional bank accounts can be added, but no more than one per marketplace.

For TVOD/Channel contracts, we pay content partners in seven marketplaces: the United States (U.S.), the United Kingdom (UK), Germany (DE), Japan (JP), India (IN), Luxembourg (LUX), and Canada (CA). Additional bank accounts can be added, but no more than one per marketplace.

When you enter bank details for a contract in Prime Video Slate, you’re asked to select the sites (amazon.com, amazon.co.uk) to associate with that bank account.

For example, if you have amazon.com associated with “Bank Account A,” and the other sites associated with “Bank Account B,” streams in the U.S. territory will correspond and be paid to “Bank Account A.” Streams in every other territory (JP, CA, NL, etc.) will correspond and be paid to “Bank Account B.”

The mapping of bank account to payment marketplace differs for SVOD versus TVOD/Channels. A table for each mapping is shown below.

You can’t change the account number for an account. Instead, create a bank entry for the new account, and then delete the old entry.

Warning: If you want to change a bank account number, you must create a new bank account with the new number first, before deleting an obsolete account!

1. From the Account settings dropdown in the top right corner, click Payees, bank and tax.
2. Click the more options menu to the right of a payee name and select Edit payee.
3. Click Delete account, and then click Delete to confirm.

Customers pay in their local currencies, but we pay your royalties in the default currency of the bank account’s location (except Brazil). The default currency can’t be changed. You must add a bank account in another location to receive payments in that location’s currency. Please note that payments into Brazilian bank accounts will be made in marketplace currency (for example, USD from the U.S., or Euro from DE) via wire, not in BRL. Local marketplace currencies are listed in the following table.

All payments are made through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or wire transfer.

There are no minimum thresholds for payments made via EFT. However, if you receive payment via wire transfer, Amazon may withhold payment until you have reached a minimum threshold in accrued license fees for the applicable local marketplace.

When converting local royalty earnings to a different currency for an EFT payment, the amount to be paid after conversion must meet the minimum amount your indicated bank will allow us to send. This amount varies by institution and location. However, once the minimum amount is reached, you will be paid electronically for the full amount accrued.

Wire transfer payments will be dispersed after they reach the minimum applicable threshold by the marketplace. Local marketplace thresholds are listed in the following table.

You will not receive a wire transfer payment for any amounts below these thresholds.

When converting local royalty earnings to a different currency or withholding any applicable tax, the amount to be paid after conversion/withholding must meet the above requirements.