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To add wire transfer as a payment method in AWS, you can do so through the Advance Pay feature in the AWS Billing and Cost Management console. Here's how:
- Open the AWS Billing and Cost Management console
- In the navigation pane, choose "Payments"
- Choose the "Advance Pay" tab
- Choose "Add funds"
- Under "Amount", enter the fund amount you want to add (must be in US dollars)
- Under "Payment method", choose "Choose payment method"
- Select "Wire transfer"
- Choose "Use this payment method"
- Review the payment details and choose "Verify"
- Complete your electronic funds transfer using the instructions provided in the Payment summary section
Regarding conditions for using wire transfer, there are some important eligibility requirements:
- Advance Pay (which enables wire transfer as a payment method) is only available if your seller of record is AWS Inc. (USD only) or AWS Europe (USD, EUR, or GBP)
- This feature is not available for member accounts in AWS GovCloud (US)
- It's not available for certain services
- Additional eligibility requirements may apply
If you're looking to make a one-time wire transfer payment for an existing invoice, you would contact your bank directly to initiate the wire transfer using the AWS bank details found on your invoice, rather than adding it as an ongoing payment method.
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Using Advance Pay - AWS Billing
Use wire transfers to make a payment to my AWS account | AWS re:Post
Hi there,
I apologize for any inconvenience caused. For additional support, we recommend contacting our Billing team who has the tools to best assist you. You can do so by creating a support case here: http://go.aws/support-center.
- Kels S.
I'm glad to see a non-AI response, but unfortunately I previously consulted the billing team and they did not provide the specific reason for not supporting wire transfers. If you know the specific reason, I hope you can reply to me here.
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