American Express
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Amex to Discount Some Credit Card Annual Fees Due to COVID-19?
American Express said recently that they are working on providing new perks and benefits in May. This might come in the form of offers, credits and extra rewards. But one of those credits might be for annual fees on American Express credit cards.
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Amex Charles Schwab Platinum Cardholders Having Issues Cashing Out MR Points
Some people are having issues cashing out their points. After a points transfer is initiated, the points transfer and are deducted from the Membership rewards balance, and then refunded.
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Amex Shutting Down Accounts After Airline Incidental Clawbacks?
American Express has been shutting down accounts left and right lately. But these latest reports, if true, are ill-timed and more bizarre than usual. There are two reports of shutdowns related to airline incidental fees. More precisely, airline incidental fee clawbacks.
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Amex Refreshing Cards in May, Adding Benefits & Improving Platinum Card Perks
In a first-quarter earnings call on April 24th, it was revealed that we might see improvements for the Platinum card and some of the other American Express products.
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Amex Quadruples Membership Rewards Earning for Canadian Platinum Cardholders
Besides being able to redeem points for cash for double the value, Amex is also awarding double points for purchases. The Platinum Card in Canada normally earns 3x on dining, 2x on travel and 1x on everything else. With double rewards, it now means 6x on dining, 4x on travel and 2x for everything else.
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Amex Adds New Limit of 10 Charge Cards
Until now you would be able to apply for a charge card even if you already had five credit cards and there was really no limit on how many American Express charge cards you could have.
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Unexpected Amex Aspire Credits Are Just a Correction on Some Accounts
There were limited instances where a small population of Card Members received a manual $250 Resort credit, as a prior credit they received was applied to the incorrect anniversary year.Â
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American Express Waiving Fees During Coronavirus Pandemic
The credit card issuer is waiving fees, discussing payment options and financial hardship programs with customers who are having trouble making payments during this time.
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Amex Introduces Flat $38 Fee for Points Transfers in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong program is introducing a new fee, which would make it a terrible value to transfer small amounts of points. Beginning in April 1, 2020, transfer to any airlines will cost HK$300. That is about US$38.
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Amex Launches Restaurant Reservation Tool In Mobile App
These reservations have been accessible by contacting the Concierge service, but with the introduction of this new restaurant reservation tool, it can be easily done through the Amex mobile app.
