Next
The American Express Card
Earn Membership Rewards® points on your purchases
Annual Fee £60
Spending limit
No pre-set spending limit
No interest charges
Just pay off your balance in full each month
Annual fee
£60
If you'd prefer a Card without any rewards, other features or a Cardmembership fee, an alternative option is available -
The Basic Card
Key Benefits
THE ICONIC CHARGE CARD
Launched in 1969, the American Express Green Card remains the iconic Charge Card that enables you to stay in control of your finances
MEMBERSHIP REWARDS
Earn Membership Rewards® points on virtually all your purchases
REDEEM POINTS
Redeem your points with our great partners, including Amazon, Harrods, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic
NO PRE-SET LIMIT
Benefit from no Pre-set spending limit
Reward yourself
Earn points and get the rewards you really want.
- 10,000 points is enough for £50 of Expedia or Amazon gift vouchers
- 15,000 points gets you to Paris and back on Eurostar
20,000 points takes you and a friend to Nice on British Airways. Or, redeem your points with 15 frequent flyer and hotel programmes- Redeeming Membership Rewards® points is easy. Just order what you want through us, or transfer points to your favourite frequent flyer, hotel or retail loyalty program. Terms, taxes, fees and charges apply. Whatever you’re into, get more out of it.
Travel
Enjoy your travels. We’re there if you need us with travel inconvenience and baggage Insurance , so you’re taken care of if your flight is delayed or the airline loses your bags. And travel accident insurance covers up to £75,000, with emergency help 24/7 anywhere in the world if you need it.
World-class service
As you might expect from us, the service is a little bit special. The first person to answer your call will be your contact until the matter is resolved. You can phone, text or email us 24/7 and we’ll get on it right away. But that’s just where we start from.
- When the manufacturer's warranty expires on your favourite new purchase, we'll give you a year's
Extended Warranty up to £1,500 per item - Enjoy
Refund Protection on eligible items. If the UK retailer won't refund or replace the eligible item, we will, up to a maximum of £200 - You also get
Purchase Protection. If you bought it on your Card and it's stolen or damaged within 90 days, we'll replace or repair it, or refund you up to £2,500 per eligible item - Don't recognise a purchase? We'll remove it from your Account immediately and investigate it for you as part of our online fraud guarantee
- Make your next night out a memorable one with American Express Experiences, enjoy access to some of the most in-demand music, film and theatre events in town.
Reward yourself
100,000 or more points
Travel - Five nights at a category 6 Starwood hotel or resort, like the Royal Hawaiian in WaikikiShopping - £500 PC World Gift CardExperience - £500 Laiwaites Wine Fine Wine Experience
40,000 points
Travel - One return economy flight to Dubai with Virgin AtlanticShopping - £200 Marks & Spencer Gift CardExperience - £200 Gift Card for the fabulous Elemis Spa in London
20,000 points
Shopping - £100 Amazon Gift CardExperience - £100 Spafinder Wellness 365 Gift Card, choose from over 400 UK spas (including Champneys)
10,000 points
Travel - One night stay at a Category 4 Starwood hotel or resort, like the Sheraton Nassau Beach ResortShopping - £50 Harrods Gift CardExperience - £50 Buyagift.co.uk eCode
5,000 points
Travel - £25 Hotel Du Vin Gift CardShopping - £25 Gift Card at Boots, Homebase, PC World and othersExperience - £25 Gift Voucher to redeem at Carluccio's, D&D (a group of 20 London restaurants), Starbucks and selected other cafes and restaurants
Redeem with American Express or these great partners
Examples representative of redeeming Membership Rewards® points.
Refer friends, get rewarded
Get a points boost. Refer friends and earn 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards® points if they are approved – up to 90,000 points a year.
Eligibility
To save time before applying for The American Express Card, it’s best to make sure you can say yes to the following.
Important Information
Please ensure that you have read and downloaded these important documents before starting your application.
- Read Terms and Conditions
- Read Insurance
- Read Membership Rewards Terms and Conditions
- Statement of Lender and Borrower Responsibilities
- Cardmember Privacy Statement
If you'd prefer a Card without any rewards, other features or a Cardmembership fee, an alternative Card is available - The Basic Card.
American Express adheres to The Standards of Lending Practice which are monitored and enforced by the Lending Standards Board
Need help completing your application? Click here for more information. If you are visually impaired, our online applications are accessibility software compatible.
American Express adheres to The Standards of Lending Practice which are monitored and enforced by the Lending Standards Board
Need help completing your application? Click here for more information. If you are visually impaired, our online applications are accessibility software compatible.
;
Ready to apply?
Earn Membership Rewards® points on your purchases. Annual fee £60.
Other cards you may be interested in
New Cardmember offer: Earn 10,000 Membership Rewards® points when you spend £3,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership
Representative 57.6% APR variable
- Earn 10,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend £3,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership.
- Get Membership Rewards points for every pound you spend and redeem with a range of shopping, travel and lifestyle partners.
- Two complimentary lounge visits per year to use at over 700 airport lounges globally.
- Enjoy access to valuable travel benefits including hotel room and car rental upgrades.
New Cardmember offer: Get 5% cashback on your purchases (up to £100) for the first three months of Cardmembership
Representative 22.9% APR variable
- Get accelerated cashback with no annual fee
- Travel and shopping
protection - Exclusive Events
New Cardmember offer: Earn 5,000 bonus Avios when you spend £1,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership. No annual fee
Representative 22.9% APR variable
- The Card that allows you to collect Avios on purchases you are already making, with no annual fee
- 5,000 bonus Avios welcome offer, if you spend £1,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership
- Collect 1 Avios for virtually every £1 spent