Amex adds additional payment flexibility across many business credit cards

Sept. 01, 2020

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Flexibility is important now more than ever — both in redemption opportunities for travelers and in payment options for credit cardholders. American Express -- known for issuing a handful of top card products that offer no pre-set spending limit but more strict payment requirements each month -- has added more flexibility to the following business cards:

The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
American Express® Business Gold Card
Business Green Rewards Card from American Express

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Starting during cardholders' November billing cycle, these cards will now have access to Amex's Pay Over Time feature. You'll be able to pay your balance in full or carry a balance (with interest) on eligible purchases of $100 or more.

“While American Express is known for our no pre-set spending limit, pay-in-full charge card model with our iconic Green, Gold and Platinum Cards, we’ve long heard from our Card Members who are small business owners that increased payment flexibility is important to them. This is especially critical during these times of uncertainty,” said Brett Sussman, Vice President of Global Commercial Card Lending at American Express in a press release. “Pay Over Time is another step in our broader strategy to provide business owners the flexible solutions they need to easily and efficiently manage payments and cash flow, through varying operating environments.” Enrollment required for select benefits.

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Now, this isn't an entirely new feature for business cardholders. Pay Over Time has been an opt-in option feature for a long time across Amex's business credit cards, but the feature will now be automatically embedded into the cards. This takes some of the guesswork out for business cardholders and eliminates a few steps that were previously required in order to take advantage of the feature.

Related reading: Choosing the best Amex card for you

Bottom line

This is only the most recent change American Express has made across cards to make paying bills an easier process for all cardholders, both business and consumer. American Express announced in early August the addition of the Pay Over Time and "Pay It® and Plan It®" features to it's The Platinum Card® from American Express, the mid-tier American Express® Gold Card and the entry-level American Express® Green Card, too. These positive changes to help cardholders haven't gone unnoticed, either. According to J.D. Power's recent edition of its 2020 Credit Card Satisfaction Survey, American Express leads the pack in consumer satisfaction compared to other top issuers including Discover, Chase, Bank of America and Capital One.

The information for the Amex Green Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

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