American Express

In this article, you will learn how to activate American Express (Amex) as a payment method in Payrexx Pay Plus with just one click, allowing you to accept payments from customers.

General

Originally founded as a shipping company, American Express gradually specialized in financial services and launched its first credit card in 1958. Today, American Express is one of the world's leading credit card providers.

American Express is widely used by business travelers, frequent flyers, and is generally preferred by customers with high purchasing power.

Links

• Information about American Express on the Payrexx website

• American Express website

Features

Payment types

• ✅ One-time payment

• ✅ Refund

• ✅ Partial refund

• ✅ Pre-authorization

• ✅ Tokenization

• ❌ Recurring payments (Subscription)

Country Availability

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Country Availability

Fees

The transaction fees vary depending on the Payrexx plan you choose. For more information, please refer to our pricing overview.

Setup

Please note that you must be logged in to Payrexx before you begin. If you do not have an account yet, please register with Payrexx.

To receive payments via American Express, you simply need to activate the payment method in your Payrexx account. Follow these steps:

• Navigate to Payment Providers in the main menu of your merchant administration.

• Click on "Configure" next to Payrexx Pay Plus:

Starting the configuration of Payrexx Pay Plus

• Scroll down a bit and check the box next to "American Express":

Activation of the payment method "American Express"

• Complete the configuration by clicking "Save" at the bottom right of the page.

The payment method is activated. Your customers can now pay with their American Express credit card.

Payment from the Customer's Perspective

In this section, you will learn how a payment with American Express works.

1. The customer fills in the required fields and selects the payment method "American Express":

Selecting the payment method "American Express"

1. The customer enters their card details and email address, then clicks on the green "Pay" button:

Triggering the payment in Payrexx

1. A confirmation of the successfully processed payment will be displayed.

Payment confirmation in Payrexx