American Express Amazon Business Cards – Full Details (Sign Up Bonus Increased To $150)
Update 6/30/19: It’s now possible to refer people to this card, but only if you have the Amazon Business card as well. Referral bonus is only $25. Please don’t post referrals in the comments. Hat tip to dc81
Update 4/13/19: Sign up bonuses are back to $150 and $120. Hat tip to cowsareverywhere
Update 11/22/18: Signup bonus increased for Prime members from $125 to $150. They’ve also increased for non-Prime members from $100 to $120. Probably time-limited offers.
[10/23/18: Card launched today, all card information as originally posted. Added direct links below and updated image. Seems like it’ll be sideways imaging on the card.]
We’ve know for some time that American Express would be issuing the new Amazon business credit cards. Thanks to a source familiar with the matter we now know the full details, there will actually be two new cards released:
- Amazon Business American Express Card
- Amazon Business Prime American Express Card
Key Links:
Contents
Amazon Business American Express Card
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 3% cash back or 60 days interest free on purchases at Amazon Business, AWS, Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market
- 2% back at U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations and on wireless telephone services
- $0 annual fee
- Sign up bonus of $100 Amazon gift card
- Free Business Prime
Amazon Business Prime American Express Card
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 5% cash back or 90 days interest free on purchases at Amazon Business, AWS, Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market
- 2% back at U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations and on wireless telephone services
- $0 annual fee
- Sign up bonus of $125 Amazon gift card
- Free Business Prime
Our Verdict
Very similar to the Chase Amazon & Synchrony Amazon cards. The main advantage to the American Express cards is the earning rates on Amazon Business & AWS. AWS can be a huge expense for some businesses and it doesn’t look like there is any cap on earnings.
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Are these business cards, so they won’t report to my personal credit report? If so, not a bad way to get 5% at Amazon and Whole Foods.
Correct
Why not just use a Chase ink business card (no annual fee) and buy Amazon gift cards at Staples or Office Depot? You get 5 ultimate reward points worth 1.8 cents each per $ spent giving you a 9% discount from Amazon with no special card or credit pull.
Because you lose protection when using gift cards. Plus there are caps on office supply store spending cards. Also not sure where you’re getting the 1.8 per point in value from.
And this Amex card has the best extended warranty out of all of the three cards! Doubles your warranty up to an extra 2 years.
Another reason to avoid Amazon gift cards is that they can be voided if Amazon’s unknown algorithms are triggered and/or you violate their terms and conditions. They don’t respond to requests for having the money returned and your recourse is either disputing the charge (at risk of getting shut down and burning bridges at your stores), arbitration, or small claims court. It’s hard to believe, but it happened to me and many others. Make sure to keep your old Amazon gift cards and receipts until they ship your order out. Just redeeming them to your account doesn’t mean you’re safe.
You can Google “Amazon closed my account and took my gift card balance”) to read what’s happened. Another good source is
https://forum.elliott.org/threads/amazon-closed-my-buyer-account-with-1503-gift-card-balance.8488/#js-post-87537
I’ve learned so much from Doc and the community that I want to do my part to help others as well and keeping each other informed of what can go wrong is just as important as the positive side of our hobby. Keep up the good work Doc!
So no annual fee for both but one earns 5% and the other 3%. Am I missing why anyone would not sign up for the Prime version?
The Prime card requires Amazon Prime to be eligible.
+1
Someone without Prime probably can tell get the Prime version.
You have to be a Prime member… 🙂
If it works like the Chase Amazon visa, you only get the 5% if you have a prime membership tied to the account, otherwise it’s 3%. Sounds like these will be the same card, just the earn rate will be different if you don’t have Prime.
Glad to see the phrase. Wife is in school so our prime account is under her name. Amazon rules make this messy (no household option etc.)
So when we say requires a prime account being attached, in expect that would be simple to attach her account even though it would be my business?
If only the 5 CC restriction didn’t exist 🙁
Otherwise, I’d be all over this for at least the signup bonus if Amex can approve me without HP.
And it’s always nice to have more biz CC options for MSing at WFM.
Curious as to your MS angle since WF took out variable $500’s awhile back.
GC reselling (I sell in bulk, obviously). Amazon and HD are just two examples of profitable 3PGC to buy at WFM.
Also, don’t forget that Spent App offers an additional 1% CB on top of CC rewards.
Gotcha, figured it would have to be something along those lines of reselling at some favorable rates. Thanks for the response.
Why do you need WFM? Why not online at Amazon?
See previous response.
Any known timeline?
I mean for all we know amazon might tell Amex to fuck off with their churning restrictions. The personal card isn’t subject to 5/24 presumably because of amazon.
watch you language Andrew
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Thanks for the insider info Doc! Any news on when it goes public?
Unfortunately no
pretty weak sign up bonus
It’s basically $125 for free, and you can probably self refer from another AMEX card for 10K or 15K MR. Plus it doesn’t report to your personal credit report. What’s not to like?
Can’t self refer this one
I would imagine the biggest consideration would be is this AMEX Amazon card worth 1/5 AMEX credit card slots… hmm
I wonder if somewhere, some head of IT is wondering if they can sign up for a couple dozen of these cards to pay their AWS bills.
If you figure out how to pay AWS with multiple cards, let me know…
Would be interested in DPs of anyone signing up for the Biz Prime version who has a student Amazon Prime account, after this launches
I’ll try it but need to close one of my Amex cards first, probably. Currently at 5 (3 business, 2 personal)
I receive 5% with Chase’s Amazon Prime Visa and my Amazon Prime Student account. Why wouldn’t a Biz Prime version?
Same here – I wouldn’t mind the hidden tradeline and Amex SP to pair with Prime Student (I should be able to get any other Amex business card as a sole proprietor, but not sure if Amazon would mess things up).
Just got approved with the student account and 125 bonus posted immediately
Did Amazon have you set up a business account after or were you able to keep your student account as-is?
Also approved with a student account, and amazon did not have me set up a business account. It asks if you’d like to, but then in the bottom right in small print, it has a link to go ahead with your normal amazon account. Gift card loads immediately.
I went ahead and did it – 3rd Amex revolver, all bureaus left frozen, approved and didn’t change anything with my Prime Student account (got the $125 instantly)—not bad if you can get a business Amex (especially with a SP) and don’t mind using a slot from the 5/6 you get.
Sorry, but what does AWS stand for in the following sentence? (on purchases at Amazon Business, AWS, Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market)
Amazon Web Services – used for hosting of websites, servers, etc.
Amazon Web Services
2 things to watch:
1. Can you product change to this card, and from what?
2. Do you enjoy the same protections as most other Amex cards, 90/120 day return, extended warranty damage, loss, protection benefits.
Good to know the answer to question 2 is YES. Just checked the benefits. So now i can get my 5% back on my electronics and others from Amazon, without sacrificing return/purchase protection. Very Sweet!
Hope we can product change to this card!
wait. how come we are not clearly stating what type of card this is? maybe im missing it. charge card? or credit? unless ur heavily invested in amazon, i wouldnt take up a valuable 5 slot max.
You can carry balance, so it’s a credit, not a charge card.
Amex now offers ability to carry balances on charge cards as well. Dunno if it’s targeted
exactly. and yea. its targeted but almost everybody gets “targeted” esp if ur credit score is wack cuz they love the interest.
Do these cards earn membership rewards or just cash back?
Just cash back
I was approved instantly, free 125$ lol
can I get a quick breakdown or a link on how to go about applying for a business card even if I don’t have a business? for example do I need to set up an LLC or something. thanks for the help thanks.
does it count on Amex 5 cards limit?