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Last updated: 1/12/2021 9:30am EST
We value your health, your safety, and your partnership. We too are closely monitoring the unprecedented Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and recognize that it is changing day by day. We understand that there may be challenges for your business. Our goal is to support your business, as best we can, as we all navigate this crisis.
We pulled together resources to help you and your business stay safe, informed, and connected. If you are also an American Express Card Member, be sure to check out the Coronavirus Support page for Card Members.
please check with your payment provider to see if the policy changes below apply to your business.
If you accept American Express Cards directly through us, we are adjusting certain policies for our merchants around the world to provide needed relief including:
As the current situation evolves, we will continue to keep you informed of any helpful policy changes.
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Be sure to check out the resources below to stay informed on COVID-19 and its impacts:
We are adjusting our policies where we can to provide needed relief. Please see the policy changes that may apply to your business.
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We created a hub of curated tips, trends and tools from industry thought leaders to help merchants manage and protect their business, as well as innovate their business strategies and tactics in the face of COVID-19 and beyond. See our latest posts.
Cardmembers are encouraged to contact the Merchant directly to resolve an issue before initiating a dispute. We will continue to follow our normal dispute handling and chargeback procedures in the event a Cardmember raises a dispute. Our normal dispute procedure takes into account a merchant’s terms and conditions that were disclosed to the Cardmember at the time of the original transaction, and our Card Acceptance Agreements require merchants to comply with the laws applicable to their businesses.
To reduce physical contact at the point of sale, we raised the contactless transaction thresholds in a number of countries, with plans for additional countries over the next month. View all countries and new thresholds.
If you accept American Express Cards through a third-party payment provider and are not set up to accept contactless payments, please reach out to your payment provider to get started.
If you accept American Express Cards directly through us and are not set up to accept contactless payments, please visit the contactless payments page for more info on how to start accepting contactless transactions.
We also want to remind you that American Express does not require any merchants globally to collect Card Members’ signatures for any purchase transactions at the point of sale.
Please reach out to your POS terminal provider to make sure your POS terminal is updated with the new thresholds. For more information on contactless payments, please visit the contactless payments page.
If you accept American Express Cards through a third-party payment provider, please reach out to your payment provider for their payment processing status.
If you accept American Express Cards directly through us, we don’t anticipate any interruptions at this time and are processing payments at normal levels. We are monitoring this global situation very closely and will communicate with merchants should there be any changes to our business practices.
We understand that access to your merchant account information is critical and your questions and concerns are important to us.
If you accept American Express Cards through a third-party payment provider, please reach out to your payment provider for help with your merchant account.
If you accept American Express Cards directly through us, we want to remind you that you can manage your merchant account online. Here are a few things you can do on our Merchant Website to help you stay on top of your account:
If you are not registered to manage your merchant account online, you can do so today in three easy steps. Register now.
Need help managing your Merchant account online? From quick tips to step-by-step videos, find tools to help navigate your online account with confidence. See Our Tools.
Our customer care specialists are here to assist with any questions and concerns. Please feel free to contact us Monday to Friday, 8AM to 8PM EST.