American Express (AMEX)
Accepted in more than 130 countries, and with over 100 million cards in use, American Express (Amex), is a key payment method worldwide. Amex cardholders spend on average three to four times as much as Visa and Mastercard cardholders, making it of particular interest to premium and high-end brands.
Payment pricing

A wide range of supported currencies
SafeKey 3D Secure protection
Accepted in 130 countries
Contactless payments through digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay
How it works
Features
Payment type | Cards | |
---|---|---|
Channel | Online | |
In person | ||
Available in | Europe | Norway, Finland, France, Sweden, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Austria, The Baltics, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Belgium, Netherlands, Iceland, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom |
Asia Pacific | Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore | |
Latin America | Mexico*, Brazil* | |
Oceania | New Zealand, Australia | |
North America | Canada, United States | |
Middle East | United Arab Emirates | |
* Online only | ||
Currencies | Settlement currency | AUD, CHF, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD, SEK, SGD, USD, MXN |
Processing currency | All supported currencies | |
Other | Refunds | |
Partial refunds | ||
Multiple partial refunds | ||
Multiple partial captures | ||
3D Secure | ||
Chargebacks | ||
Local entity required | ||
Settlement delay | Varies per connection | |
Recurring |
How to integrate payment methods
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