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Better customers

  • 33% of American Express® Cardmembers would shop more often at an establishment that accepts American Express.1
  • 75% of Cardmembers use the Card when travelling overseas.1
  • 56% of Cardmembers would return to an establishment that accepts American Express for a repeat purchase.1
  • Across Asia Pacific, the average transaction size of American Express Cardmembers spending on goods and services (or purchase volume) is 58% higher than that of the leading competitors.2
Better customer service

  • 54% of Cardmembers feel it is more convenient to shop at establishments that accept American Express.1
  • 48% of Cardmembers would have a more positive overall opinion of an establishment that starts to accept American Express.1
  • 43% of Cardmembers believe that establishments accepting American Express place more value on customer service.1
  • 55% of Cardmembers would switch from an establishment that does not accept American Express to a similar establishment that does.1
Better business solutions
 
When you welcome the American Express® Card, you welcome a world-class organisation with a well-earned reputation for service solution expertise. American Express helps support and improve your business through targeted programmes to access better customers and through our Agent Banks who provide:

  • Convenient processing services and ongoing initiatives that help protect you against fraud, safeguard against chargebacks and effectively manage merchant and customer inquiries
  • Innovative services and products that anticipate your needs, as well as those of your customers
  • Recognition as a merchant partner with a commitment to quality and service
  1Card Usage & Attitude Study (Hong Kong) Q2 2002. Conducted by Research International on behalf of American Express. A representative sample of 155 Cardmembers holding American Express Charge and Credit Cards were interviewed.
2The Nilson Report, June 2001, Issue #742, page 7.
 
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Accepting the American Express Cards for Meetings and Events
 
Providing a variety of payment options can increase customer satisfaction. Meeting and event planners, in particular, appreciate the ease and convenience of paying with an American Express Card. It helps them control and track expenses, combine all meeting related charges on one statement, and eliminate the need for multiple checks for payment. By welcoming American Express Cards for all meeting-related charges, your establishment benefits in the following ways:
  • Faster payments - you are assured of timely payment
  • Greater efficiency - reduces credit checks, multiple invoices, and follow-ups on unpaid bills
  • Marketing exposure-promotes your business to Cardmembers
The Meetings and Events Market place is more competitive today than ever. Now American Express can help your business attract more profitable meetings, incentives and conferences spend through the American Express Corporate Meeting Card - designed for Corporations as a card based Expense Management solution for their meetings and events spend.

In some instances, the Corporate Meeting Card may be a virtual card which means there is no physical plastic card issued. This feature enables organizations to purchase items remotely, opening up opportunities for better controls in categories such as meetings management.

Acceptance of all American Express Cards is already covered in your existing card Service Agreement. Simply accept this card as you would any other American Express card products.
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