Overview
Payment group: Cards (debit & credit)Payment product ID: 2
Started as an express mail company as early as 1850, American Express introduced its Traveler’s Checks already in 1891 with the aim to help Americans travelling around Europe. To further expand company’s presence in the financial industry, supported by various bank acquisitions, Amex introduced its first charge card in 1958. Almost 30 years later American Express introduced its first credit card product that did not have to be paid in full at the end of the month. To broaden card acceptance Amex dropped its focus on exclusivity, as a result at the end of 2017 the company had 112.8 million cards in place.
Amex SafeKey
Amex SafeKey leverages 3-D Secure to detect and reduce online fraud by adding an extra layer of security when consumers shop online.
Key benefits
- Real-time authorization
- Secure payments
- Fast settlement cycle
- International acceptance
Boarding
American Express is available as a part of our full-service offering and has a simplified boarding process:
- Our merchant implementation team completes the online boarding form & submits it to our acquiring partner.
- Depending on our acquiring partner's feedback, you might need to sign a "Card Not Present" agreement.
- Our acquiring partner completes KYC.
- Our acquiring partner sets up a new processing account for your business.
- Our acquiring partner shares a new processing account with Worldline.
- We configure pre-production and production credentials for you.
- You run the end-to-end testing with the support of our merchant implementation team.
- Go live!
For other questions, you can always contact the boarding team to help you out.
Next Countries & currencies