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I’m not gonna lie. When I heard that changes were coming to The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, I was worried.
This was when there were nasty rumors circulating about The Platinum Card® from American Express: that the Platinum’s card annual fee would jump to $695 — which it did — (rates and fees), the airline credit would get slashed (it didn’t), and the Uber Cash credit would be ditched (it stayed. Enrollment is required. Terms apply. Uber Cash deposits are made monthly and expire if not used. To receive this benefit, you must have downloaded the latest version of the Uber App and your eligible American Express® Gold Card and/or Amex Platinum Card must be a method of payment in your Uber account. The Amex Benefit may only be used in the United States. Effective November 8, 2024, an Amex Card must be selected as the payment method for your Uber or Uber Eats transaction to redeem the Amex Uber Cash benefit. )
You can read more here about the refreshed Platinum Card.
I feared The Business Platinum Card® from American Express would drop its 35% points rebate when using Membership Rewards points to pay for select airline fares through Amex Travel. (Enrollment required.) After all, it used to be 50%. Then Amex dropped it to 35%.
But the points rebate is precisely the reason I keep that card. If Amex were to kill that benefit, I’d cancel the card. I easily earn back its $695 annual fee (see rates and fees) . The Pay With Points rebate and Dell statement credits (enrollment required) cover that.
So what happened with the Business Platinum Card?
CLEAR Membership Credit
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express now offers its cardholders up to $199 in annual statement credits toward CLEAR Plus membership fees.
Whew.
Final Approach
I like The Business Platinum Card® from American Express because of its 35% Pay With Points rebate. The CLEAR statement credits are a nice addition. Even though I already have it with the refreshed The Platinum Card® from American Express, I’ll probably use the Business flavor’s to pay for a friend or relative’s CLEAR membership or something.
- To see rates and fees for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link. Terms apply.
- To see rates and fees for The Platinum Card® from American Express, please visit this link. Terms apply.
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Are the royal “we” concerned the Delta Reserve Amex fee will go up to match?
I don’t think so.