Currently, creators need to reach Twitch’s payout threshold before receiving their earnings. It would be useful if creators could optionally convert some or all of their available Twitch earnings into Amazon credit before reaching that threshold possibly through the spendable balance that already exists.

This wouldn’t replace normal cash payouts. Creators who want cash could continue accumulating their balance and receive their normal payout, while creators who want to spend some earnings on Amazon could do so immediately.

For example, if I had $40 in Twitch earnings, I could choose to use $30 as Amazon credit to purchase streaming equipment, while leaving the remaining $10 in my Twitch balance.

I think this could benefit Amazon as well as creators. Smaller creators could make use of earnings before reaching the payout threshold, while larger creators might choose to spend part of their earnings directly through Amazon before withdrawing the remainder. This could keep more creator spending within the Amazon ecosystem rather than paying those funds out only for creators to potentially spend them on Amazon afterwards.

Given the existing relationship between Amazon, Twitch and Prime, it seems like a potentially useful integration.