Update 8/6/20: This is now live (Blue Business Plus |Â Blue Business Cash). Looks like the $300 credits are the sign up bonus and can not be stacked with a referral signup bonus. Referrals still show the old 10,000 points bonus. Referral links are now showing the $300 offer as well; this is now the signup bonus across all channels.
Original Post:
From August 6th through November 4th, those who sign up for a new American Express Blue Business Plus or Blue Business Cash card will receive up to $300 in statement credits to offset purchases, as follows:
- $100 for purchases made at Dell
- $100 for purchases made at FedEx
- $100 for purchases made at DocuSign
These credits are for new cardholders only who signup between August 6th and November 4th, though the expiration date for using the credit will be even longer. Also note, you can use these credits in a single purchase or across multiple smaller transactions at each of these merchants.
News of the impending offer was told by the American Express press team to our friends over at FrequentMiler. It’s interesting that the information of this signup bonus was sent out for public consumption before it actually goes live.
The DocuSign credit will probably be of no use to most of us. The FedEx credit will be valuable to some and worth little to others. The Dell credit will have medium-to-high value to most of us.
The big question mark here is whether these credits will stack with existing signup bonuses or referral offers. The way the information was sent out makes it sound like a credit – similar to credits on other AmEx cards – just limited to new cardholders. That makes me optimistic that these will work for those who sign up via referral links or other sign up links too.
Overall, if these credits can not be stacked with the referral offer, it’s not really of much use you’ll likely get more value from a regular signup offer (10,000 points via referral for Blue Business Plus; $500 offer on Blue Business Cash). If these credits can be stacked – my hunch – that would make it a real sweetener and a good time to sign up soon.
Just wait until these offers go live to sign up since the credits will only work for those who sign up between August 6th and November 4th.
Hat tip again to Frequentmiler
