How Fraxion simplifies business purchasing with Amazon Business punch-in integration

Last Update: June 2025

Business purchasing should feel familiar and easy for employees, but it also needs to meet the control and compliance standards finance teams depend on. This is why many organizations using Fraxion have turned to Amazon Business Punch-in.

Punch-in lets employees shop directly on Amazon Business, then send their cart to Fraxion for automated approvals, policy checks, and budget validation. You don’t have to take any extra steps. It’s been part of the Fraxion platform since 2022 and continues to help teams reduce rogue spending and improve visibility.

In this blog, we’ll explain how Punch-in works and why it’s a better fit for fast-moving teams looking to simplify procurement.

What is Amazon Business punch-in?

Amazon Business Punch-in is an e-procurement integration that lets users shop directly on Amazon Business and then submit their cart to a procurement platform for review and approval.

Unlike PunchOut, where users begin the process inside their procurement software, Punch-in starts with the familiar Amazon Business interface. This makes it easier for employees to find what they need and submit a purchase request without bypassing internal controls.

When paired with Fraxion, Punch-in brings together ease of use and financial discipline. Every transaction is tracked, routed through approval workflows, and validated against budgets before a purchase order (PO) is generated.

Punch-in vs. PunchOut: key differences for business purchasing

Understanding the difference between Punch-in and PunchOut is important for finance teams choosing the right workflow for their organization. While both Punch-in and PunchOut connect Amazon Business to Fraxion’s approval workflows, the user experience and request flow differ.

How Amazon Business punch-in with Fraxion works

The Punch-in workflow is designed to be simple for end users and powerful for finance teams. It combines Amazon’s intuitive interface with Fraxion’s spend controls and approvals.

1. Start on Amazon Business: Employees log into their organization’s Amazon Business account, browse products, read reviews, and add items to their cart; just like they would when shopping for personal use.
2. Select Fraxion and review order: After building their cart, users select Fraxion from the Punch-in group, update shipping and payment details if needed, and review their order before submitting.
3. Cart transfers to Fraxion: Amazon Business redirects the user to Fraxion, where the cart details automatically populate a new purchase request, ready for review and submission.
4. Approvals and budget checks: Fraxion applies internal controls, including delegation of authority workflows, real-time budget validations, and policy compliance checks. Approvers are notified automatically.
5. PO generation and order fulfillment: Once approved, a purchase order is generated and sent to Amazon Business. The order is fulfilled based on the organization’s pre-configured shipping and payment settings.

The Amazon Business integration provides an easy, familiar experience for users while ensuring all purchases remain within policy, on budget, and fully auditable. It helps finance teams reduce cycle times and eliminate risks related to spend. 

What are the benefits of using Amazon Business punch-in with Fraxion

1. Familiar shopping experience

Punch-in lets users shop in an interface they already know, complete with personalized recommendations, purchase history, and saved preferences. It reduces friction and increases satisfaction across teams.

2. Simplified user adoption

Because the process starts on Amazon Business, employees need minimal training. Most users are comfortable from day one, making it easier to roll out across the entire company.

3. Better spend control

Behind the scenes, Fraxion enforces your organization’s policies. From real-time budget checks to multi-level approvals, every request is reviewed before a purchase order is issued, helping prevent rogue or unauthorized spend.

4. Full visibility into spend

Fraxion’s Power BI-enabled Insights dashboards, combined with Amazon Business Spend Analytics, gives finance teams access to granular data: spend by department, vendor, and more. This visibility helps you find savings opportunities and improve forecasting.

5. Stronger compliance and audit readiness

Each step in the process is documented. That means every purchase has a traceable approval trail. Audits become easier and you make sure internal policies are consistently followed. For industries like education and biotechnology, this kind of auditability is critical.

Simplify Business Purchasing with Fraxion and Amazon Business

We’re proud to integrate with Amazon Business to drive simplicity, efficiencies, and best procurement practices.

Since 2022, Amazon Business Punch-in with Fraxion has helped companies simplify their purchasing process and strengthen financial discipline.

Stanton Jandrell, Fraxion’s CEO, shares: “Our customer-centric synergy has resulted in another innovative solution that’s making day-to-day purchasing processes easier for our mutual customers.”

If you want to achieve purchasing efficiency, book a demo with the Fraxion team and see how Punch-in works. 

Watch the Punch-in and Punchout explainer video below:

FAQs

What is Amazon Business Punch-in for procurement?

Amazon Business Punch-in is an e-procurement integration that allows employees to shop directly on Amazon Business and then transfer their cart into a procurement system like Fraxion for review, approval, and policy checks. It combines a familiar shopping experience with built-in financial controls to help teams stay on budget and compliant.

How does Amazon Business Punch-in with Fraxion help mid-sized businesses improve procurement?

Mid-sized businesses use Punch-in with Fraxion to simplify the purchasing process without losing control. Employees shop like they normally would on Amazon Business, and Fraxion handles real-time budget validation, approval workflows, and policy enforcement. This improves adoption, shortens purchase cycles, and ensures every transaction is tracked and approved before a purchase order is sent.

What’s the difference between Amazon Business Punch-in and traditional procurement software?

Traditional procurement systems require users to start their purchase inside the software interface. With Punch-in, users begin on Amazon Business and send their cart to Fraxion for approval afterward. This improves the user experience and makes it easier to manage decentralized teams or casual purchasers, while still enforcing internal purchasing policies.

How does Fraxion ensure compliance when using Amazon Business Punch-in?

Fraxion enforces your company’s purchasing policies through automated approval workflows, budget checks, and internal controls. Each request is routed to the correct approvers and logged with a full audit trail. This ensures that even when users start on Amazon Business, every purchase follows company policy before it’s fulfilled.

Can Punch-in with Fraxion reduce rogue or unauthorized spending?

Yes. Punch-in doesn’t bypass procurement, it enhances it. While users start on Amazon Business, the integration with Fraxion means all purchases must go through configured workflows. Managers can see budget impact in real time, and all spend is tracked and approved before a PO is issued, helping prevent off-policy or unapproved purchases.