AWS has expanded its payment options, allowing customers to pay in eight additional local currencies. U.S. customers can now pay in Chilean Peso (CLP), Colombian Peso (COP), and Uruguayan Peso (UYU).
Similarly, customers in Europe have the option to pay in Egyptian Pound (EGP), Nigerian Naira (NGN), Polish Zloty (PLN), Romanian Leu (RON), and Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH).
This enhancement aims to simplify the payment process by eliminating foreign exchange fees and minimizing payment challenges caused by local currency restrictions in some countries.
For Nigerian businesses this is an opportunity to use AWS without the worry of getting FX to be able to fund your AWS Cloud bill to run and deploy infrastructure in the world’s largest cloud infrastructure.
This also means you can pay in Naira for the AWS Lagos Local Zone which was launched some years ago. I also made a video on how to setup the AWS Lagos Local Zone to deploy workloads with Local IP addresses.
How to Setup an EC2 Instance in Lagos LocalZone
To update your payment preferences, log in to your AWS account and navigate to the
“Billing and Cost Management” page
Under Preferences and Settings,
select “Payment Preferences”
from the left-hand menu and click “Edit”.
Choose your preferred currency from the “Payment Currency” dropdown and save your changes.
Future invoices will be issued in the selected currency.
