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American Express © Information
NB: We can not answer ANY American Express account
holder information. Please contact them direct - 0800
33 99 11
When it comes to accepting Amex payments with the Optimal.
Premier and World Accounts you must apply to
American Express for the ability to do so.
Please be aware that Amex will add an extra
1% to all American Express transaction charges bringing
our total transaction charges to:
Optimal Account = 3.99% (normally 2.99%)
Premier Accounts = 4.99% (normally 2.99%)
World Account = 5.5% (normally 4.5%)
To apply to accept Amex please call American Express
on 0800 33 99 11 between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday
to Friday. Please have the following information available:
- The name, home address
and date of birth of the owner or authorised signatory
of your business
- The name of your
bank
- The bank account number
where you would like American Express to deposit your
funds
- The bank sort code for
this account
If you currently accept plastic card transactions,
please provide electronic terminal details, including
the name of the terminal provider, polling bureau, type
of terminal, make and model and Visa / MasterCard merchant
number
The application takes 7 - 10 business days and costs
£150.00 to assess the application and generate
(with a bit of luck) an ID number!
Please visit their website by clicking
here
If you have any further questions please contact
American Express directly as we will be unable to answer
any questions referring to this process
Above details correct on 3rd October 2007 at 1.34pm
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