Apple Pay now works with AmEx Corporate Cards

17.08.2015
As soon as Apple's mobile payment service, Apple Pay, launched last October, I tried to add all of my credit cards to the mobile wallet so I could test it out. Just as quickly, I was disappointed to learn that though American Express supported Apple Pay for some of its consumer credit cards, it did not work with AmEx Corporate Cards.

AmEx Corporate Cards are among the most widely issued corporate credit cards in America, and as such, lots of iPhone and Apple Watch users have not been able to take advantage of Apple Pay's payment security safeguards while they're on the road. Apple Pay adds a security layer because it "tokenizes" payment information, so the card digits aren't ever shared with organizations that receive your contactless payments.

I travel frequently for work, and during those trips I use my corporate AmEx in lots of random (and sometimes shady) taxis, trains, coffee shops, airports, planes, sandwich spots, convenience stores, hotels, restaurants and bars. Any added security measures I can get while I travel are more then welcome, and I'm sure many other road warriors feel the same way.

Last week, AmEx finally announced Apple Pay support for a number of its U.S. corporate cards, including American Express Corporate Green, Gold, Platinum, Centurion, Business Extra and Corporate Defined Expense Program cards.

Adding and authenticating your AmEx corporate card to a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch is relatively simply; you just scan the cards via the Apple Pay option within your iPhone's settings or Apple Watch app, plug in any additional details that are required, give AmEx a quick phone call, and then answer a few personal questions to verify you're the card holder. (You're supposed to be able to verify via email, but that option didn't work for me.) 

You can find more details about AmEx's Apple Pay support on the company's website. And in related news, Samsung last week announced that the rival Samsung Pay service for its Android phones is set to launch in the United States on September 28

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