Accept our Cards and enjoy the backing of American Express®

Sign up to accept American Express Cards by Aug 17 and your business could be eligible for our Shop Small® promotion, at no cost to you¹.

Call 1-877-255-4334 (9am – 7pm Eastern Time Monday to Friday) or have us contact you to learn more.

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When you accept American Express Cards, we back you with:

Complimentary marketing to help send high-spending Cardmembers² your way

Competitive and transparent pricing to help make acceptance simple

Speedy payment options – get paid as quickly as one business day²

Tools and online support to help manage your business

Best-in-class solutions to help prevent fraud and disputes

Backing small businesses

Our biggest Shop Small offer to date encourages American Express Cardmembers to shop at eligible small businesses. During this promotion, Cardmembers could be eligible to earn a $5 statement credit⁴, up to 10 times* when they make a qualifying purchase of at least $10 in a single transaction (after taxes), with their registered American Express Card. This is funded entirely by us – there is no cost to you¹. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply.

Our Cardmembers will receive emails about the offer, and we’ll make it easy for them to find you on American Express Maps⁵.

Don’t miss out on welcoming these potential customers. Contact us today to accept American Express Cards by August 17 and you could be included in the campaign, subject to eligibilty¹.

Attract potential customers to your business

Competitive rates,

without the guesswork

Our merchant rates are competitive, transparent and based on your industry and annual account activity. These rates are consistent across all our credit and charge Card products to help make acceptance simple.

Welcome exceptional customers who:

Spend more

In 2019, the average American Express transaction was $180 versus the average Non-American Express credit card transaction of $92².

Are loyal

70% of Canadian American Express Cardmembers report they chose to use American Express when making retail purchases in the prior 6 months because this payment method gives them rewards or benefits that they enjoy⁶.

Over 90,000 places in Canada started accepting American Express Cards in 2019.

Not one of them?

Call us at 1-877-255-4334 (9am – 7pm Eastern Time Monday to Friday)

or have one of our Sales Representatives contact you.

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Backing Our Merchants with Shop Small

Payment Processing Solutions

Fraud Prevention Tools

Complimentary Signage and Supplies

Frequently Asked Questions

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*Qualifying purchases must be made directly at up to 10 different participating small business locations in Canada.

1 Merchant must have a valid and active American Express Merchant Number and have possession of a terminal that is set up and able to process American Express Cards. Eligibility criteria applies for inclusion in the Shop Small promotion. Call us at 1-877-255-4334 (Monday – Friday: 9 am – 7 pm ET) to learn more.

2. Source: The Nilson Report # 1173 (April 2020). American Express transaction size derived as Canada year-end purchase volume divided by year-end purchase transactions. Average American Express transactions equals $136 USD ($180 CAD). Average Non-American Express transaction equals $69 USD ($92 CAD), includes Visa and MasterCard credit cards, and excludes Interac and debit volume and transactions. Purchase volume converted to Canadian dollars by multiplying US figures by 1.326 (average 2019 CAD to USD conversion rate as stated by https://www.x-rates.com/average/?from=USD&to=CAD&amount=1&year=2019)

3 To be eligible for the 1 day payment plan, your annual Charge Volume must be less than $2.5M CAD. The time it takes for us to receive your transactions is dependent upon how quickly your processor sends it to us. To ensure next day business pay, remember to submit your transaction as early as possible.

4 This promotion is intended for eligible Canadian Cardmembers only. Department store concessions are not included in this offer. A qualifying purchase of at least $10 (CAD) in a single transaction that is made at a different participating business or different location of the same participating business will qualify for one $5 (CAD) statement credit up to a maximum of $50 (CAD) in statement credits per registered Card during the offer period. One or more purchases made at the same business location will qualify for one $5 (CAD) statement credit. Other terms apply.

5 American Express Maps features eligible American Express Card accepting small merchants and is intended for general reference purposes only. It does not represent a comprehensive list of all Card accepting merchants. Data is updated from time to time and may not be 100% accurate. For a list of eligibility criteria or to access Frequently Asked Questions please visit https://icm.aexp-static.com/content/dam/one-amex/merchant/en-ca/footer/default/CAFAQs.pdf.

6 Source: American Express commissioned internet panel survey conducted in November - December 2019 based on purchases made in the 6 months prior to thesurvey. Definition of American Express® Card Members: Respondents who reported that they have an American Express Card and that they used that card to makeretail purchases in the prior 6 months.