How to Add, Remove or Replace Your Credit Card on Amazon

March 8, 2026 By

Keeping your payment information updated on Amazon ensures uninterrupted purchases for shopping, Kindle books, Audiobooks, Prime Video, and other digital content. If your card has expired or you want to change your default payment method, follow the clear steps below.

How to Add a New Credit Card to Your Amazon Account

Follow these steps on a desktop or mobile browser:

Go to https://www.amazon.com and sign in.
Hover over Account & Lists and select Your Account.
Click Your Payments.
Select Add a payment method.
Enter your card details and billing address.
Select Add your card to save.

You can also follow Amazon’s official help guide titled Add a Payment Method to Your Account.

How to Remove a Credit Card from Amazon

If you no longer use a card, remove it to prevent failed payments.

Sign in at https://www.amazon.com.
Go to Account & Lists > Your Payments.
Select the card you want to remove.
Click Remove.
Confirm removal.

Note: You cannot remove a card if it is your only payment method linked to active subscriptions.

How to Replace an Expired Credit Card

If your card has expired, you can update the existing card details instead of deleting it.

Go to Account & Lists > Your Payments.
Select the expired card.
Click Edit.
Update the expiration date or billing information.
Save changes.

How to Change Your Default Payment Method for Kindle Books and Digital Purchases

Amazon allows you to set a default payment method for Kindle books, Audible titles, and Prime Video purchases.

Sign in to Amazon.com.
Go to Account & Lists > Your Payments.
Select Set as Default under your preferred card.
Confirm the change.

For digital subscriptions such as Kindle Unlimited, visit Y our Memberships & Subscriptions to update the payment method tied to that specific subscription.

If you regularly purchase Kindle books, keeping your default payment method updated prevents failed transactions and delayed downloads.