American Express: Global's card scheme
Global card network with higher-spend cardholder base.
How the American Express flow works
American Express is a card scheme available in Global. Full public profile pending — contact us to prioritise this method.
Typical use cases
- Merchants selling to consumers in Global.
Consumer reach
Available to consumers in Global.
Who should accept American Express
- Merchants targeting the Global market.
Operational detail
The operational half of every method profile — settlement, refunds, disputes, PSP coverage and licensing — is reserved for Payment Methods List founding partners. It's the part vendor sites won't publish and the part that actually decides whether American Express works for your stack.
Settlement time
How fast American Express funds land after the payer confirms, behaviour outside scheme hours, whether the rail settles gross or net, and the realistic T+n to sweep to USD/EUR — plus the PSPs where the advertised timeline actually holds in Global.
Book a founding-partner call →Refund mechanics
How American Express refunds are executed end-to-end when the rail has no scheme-level reversal — payer-initiated pulls, credit transfers, or PSP-fronted refunds — plus partial-refund support, time limits, and the API surface each PSP exposes.
Book a founding-partner call →Chargeback exposure
Whether American Express has any dispute construct at all, which recall/return/indemnity vectors actually exist on the rail, how consumer-protection rules in Global route claims back to merchants, and observed loss rates versus cards.
Book a founding-partner call →PSP coverage matrix
Which acquirers and aggregators run direct rail connections to American Express vs. reselling a partner, coverage depth and reliability, effective pricing bands, and who to pick when Global volume is your primary use case.
Book a founding-partner call →KYC & licensing notes
Requirements to accept American Express — local entity vs. cross-border MoR, licensing regime governing the rail in Global, KYC obligations at onboarding and per-transaction, and FX/reporting rules for foreign merchants.
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