India, Oct. 13 -- Amazon Prime customers have started receiving settlement refund payments. The payments are part of a $2.5 billion settlement between Amazon and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The settlement covers allegations that Amazon signed up millions of customers for Prime memberships without their consent and made it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.

The FTC announced an expansion of the refund programme on September 17, 2026. The agency said Amazon would speed up and expand payments to eligible customers under the settlement reached in September 2025. The revised order allows more customers to qualify for refunds and increases the maximum total payment from $51 to $200.

Amazon was required to pay up to $...