17, Amazon must “accelerate and expand” payments to eligible consumers as the company is still sitting on cash from last year’s $2. Thehistoric settlementresolved FTC allegations that the e-commerce giant enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent — and knowingly making it difficult for them to cancel. 5 billion in payments to consumers after the FTC found the enrollment scheme “deceptive. But just last week, a federal court approved a motion to accelerate and expand future payments to consumers. Under the revised order, even more shoppers will now qualify for refunds with the maximum payment cap increasing from $51 to $200 total.