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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 and Marks & Spencer
NO PRE-SET LIMIT
Benefit from no Pre-set spending limit
Reward Yourself
- Ways to Redeem Your Points
- Refer Friends, Get Rewarded
- Complimentary Supplementary Cards
World-class Service
- American Express Experiences
- American Express Offers
- Extended Warranty
- Refund Protection
- Purchase Protection
- Fraud Guarantee
Reward Yourself
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
Find out more ways to redeem here
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
Find out more ways to redeem here
Refer Friends, Get Rewarded
Refer friends and earn 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards® points if they are approved – up to 90,000 points a year.
Add family members or a partner to your Account and earn Membership Rewards points faster.
Travel Benefits
Covering flight cancellations, and delayed baggage when flights are purchased on your Card
Global Assist®
Provides 24/7 help whenever you are travelling outside the UK.
Covers up to £75,000
World-class Service
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.
American Express Offers
Enjoy carefully selected offers from our range of retail and travel partners.
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
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
Fraud Guarantee
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.
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 Services Europe Limited has its registered office at Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9AX, United Kingdom. It is registered in England and Wales with Company Number 1833139 and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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 Services Europe Limited has its registered office at Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9AX, United Kingdom. It is registered in England and Wales with Company Number 1833139 and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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