How to Buy Amazon Gift Cards with Apple Pay in Europe

How Apple Pay Works for Amazon Purchases

Apple Pay is a digital wallet that lets you authorise payments using Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode wherever it is accepted. Unfortunately, Amazon does not accept Apple Pay as a direct payment method on any of its European marketplaces, including amazon.de, amazon.fr, amazon.nl, amazon.be, and amazon.co.uk. This is a global policy, not a regional restriction.

This approach is fast and reliable. Gift card codes are delivered instantly by email, and redeeming them in your Amazon account takes under a minute. The value is added to your balance and applied automatically at your next checkout.

Step-by-Step: Buying on Amazon with Apple Pay

Step 1: Choose a gift card platform

Visit a gift card retailer that sells Amazon gift cards and accepts Apple Pay at checkout. Dundle and Startselect are two well-established European platforms that cover multiple countries and deliver codes instantly.

Step 2: Select the right Amazon gift card

Amazon gift cards are region-specific. Choose the gift card for the exact Amazon marketplace you shop on: amazon.de for Germany and Austria, amazon.fr for France, amazon.nl for the Netherlands, amazon.be for Belgium, and so on. Gift cards do not work across different regional Amazon sites.

Step 3: Pay with Apple Pay

At checkout on the gift card platform, select Apple Pay as your payment method. Confirm the purchase using Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. The gift card code is delivered to your email address within seconds.

Step 4: Redeem the code on Amazon

Log in to your Amazon account and navigate to "Your Account", then "Gift Cards". Enter the code and confirm. The full amount is added to your Amazon balance immediately.

Step 5: Complete your purchase

At Amazon checkout, your gift card balance is applied automatically as a payment method. If your order total exceeds the balance, you can cover the remaining amount with any accepted card.

Fees, Limits, and Availability

Apple Pay charges no fees to consumers for payments (Apple, 2025). Costs depend entirely on your card issuer: some banks apply a foreign transaction fee of 1 to 3% when a purchase is processed in a different currency. For European Amazon sites transacting in euros, this fee typically does not apply.

Amazon gift cards from Dundle and Startselect are sold at face value with no markup. Denominations in Europe range from €5 to €250 per card.

Apple Pay is supported in over 30 European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. There is no Apple-set spending limit for online transactions. Any limits are determined by your bank or card issuer, so check with your provider before making large purchases.