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Categories: BUSINESS

Amazon expands installment payments in Germany and Austria

Entities: Rocco Bräuniger · PayPal Holdings Inc. · PayPal Holdings Inc · Germany · Amazon.com Inc.

Overview

In mid‑July 2026 Amazon Germany launched a promotion for its Amazon Visa credit card during Prime Day, offering a €50 credit for Prime members and €10 for non‑Prime shoppers when the card is approved and used. Simultaneously, the retailer broadened its schufa‑free installment‑payment scheme to a select group of marketplace sellers, letting customers split purchases into up to twelve interest‑free monthly installments based on internal behavioural data rather than traditional credit checks.

A week later Amazon announced that, from August, it would introduce a PayPal‑backed installment‑payment option for eligible customers in Germany and Austria. The service finances purchases from €30 to €10,000 with repayment terms of three to 48 months and an effective annual interest rate of about 11.5 %. Customers can manage their plans via the PayPal app, make early repayments, or close the plan at any time.

On 28 July 2026 PayPal confirmed that the installment product would be integrated directly into the Amazon.de checkout and mobile app in both Germany and Austria. In addition to the standard three, six, twelve and twenty‑four‑month plans, shoppers can choose thirty‑six or forty‑eight‑month terms, with some products offered at 0 % financing. A German or Austrian PayPal account and a credit check are required; pricing and repayment details are shown before purchase, and repayments are withdrawn automatically from a bank account or debit card. PayPal’s Managing Director for the DACH region called the integration a “milestone” for its Buy‑Now‑Pay‑Later portfolio, and Amazon’s Country Manager highlighted the added flexibility at the familiar checkout.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 7 SOURCES] PayPal installment payment will be available on Amazon.de and the Amazon app in Germany and Austria starting in August. (Amazon and PayPal press releases)
[● 6 SOURCES] Eligible purchases range from €30 to €10,000. (Company statements)
[● 6 SOURCES] Standard repayment terms are 3, 6, 12 and 24 months; Amazon customers also have 36 and 48‑month options. (Company statements)
[● 6 SOURCES] The regular effective annual interest rate is 11.49 %. (Company statements)
[● 6 SOURCES] More than 40 million PayPal users in Germany and Austria could access the service. (Company statements)
[● 6 SOURCES] A German or Austrian PayPal account and a credit check are required. (Company statements)
[● 2 SOURCES] Carola Wahl, Managing Director for PayPal DACH, said the integration is a milestone for the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ offering. (Direct quote)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Rocco Bräuniger, Country Manager for Amazon DACH, emphasized the added flexibility for customers at checkout. (Direct quote)

Timeline

3 days ago

[BUSINESS] 7 sources
PayPal Installment Payments Launch on Amazon Germany and Austria
PayPal’s installment‑payment service rolls out on Amazon.de and the Amazon app in Germany and Austria in August, covering €30‑€10,000 purchases with 3‑48 month terms, 11.49 % APR, and requiring a local PayPal‑C
13 days ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
Amazon Germany rolls out Visa credit‑card bonus and expands schufa‑free installment payments
Amazon Germany ties a €50 Visa start‑credit to Prime Day 2026 and opens schufa‑free installment payments to selected marketplace sellers, using internal scoring for up to 12 interest‑free months.

Sources

appgefahren.de · brandspurng.com · digital-magazin.de · etailment.de · feldkirch.vol.at · it-boltwise.de · mobiflip.de · presseportal.de

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