Can i use american express on paypal

American Express recently updated its mobile app to make using the card on PayPal a seamless process, simplifying the app-to-app functionality as a new feature from Amex’s Digital Labs team, the company said in an email to PYMNTS on Thursday (Oct. 7).

The new feature, Add Card to PayPal, was created to offer Amex card members a frictionless customer experience. Amex customers can add their card to PayPal by tapping just one button on the Amex mobile app.

The app-to-app functionality will launch first on the Android operating system, with upcoming plans to roll out on iOS. The Amex Digital Labs crew is the internal hub that advances digital innovation across the company.

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“There are different ways of doing this type of product integration, but one way to ensure a really tight connection was to get the apps to talk to each other directly, and we pushed for it," Stephanie Schultz, Amex’s vice president and head of emerging partnerships at Amex Digital Labs, said.

“We sequenced the work on these features we developed with PayPal, and this last piece — removing all the friction of adding an Amex card to a PayPal account — is so important because it’s centered in the app, where so much commerce is taking place now,” Schultz said.

Amex and PayPal partnered in 2018 to expand their reach to both shoppers and retailers. One of the initial perks was enabling the redemption of Amex loyalty rewards on PayPal for online purchases.

Last year, Amex launched an app feature that enabled its customers to split transactions among friends using PayPal or Venmo or receive funds as an Amex statement credit. Send & Split took two years to get off the ground.

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American Express said that it’s striving to make it easier for people to connect their cards to mobile wallets and PayPal so they can “pay how they want, where they want.”

Aside from being available on the Amex app, the Add Card to PayPal feature can also be used as part of the Amex Instant Card Number.

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PayPal accepts all major credit cards from Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.

Can i use american express on paypal

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Send peer-to-peer payments via Venmo and PayPal directly from the Amex Mobile app.

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), today announced an expanded strategic partnership that will improve the digital payments experience for U.S. American Express Card Members paying with PayPal and Venmo. The companies will work closely on a host of solutions for joint customers to include the use of Membership Rewards points for PayPal purchases and an integrated peer-to-peer payment experience. As part of the agreement, both companies will also explore additional innovative digital products and experiences.

Through this partnership, U.S. American Express Card Members will have the opportunity to:

  • Use Membership Rewards points for purchases at millions of PayPal merchants online.
  • Send money via Venmo or PayPal to friends and family directly from the Amex mobile app.
  • Easily add American Express Cards to the PayPal wallet directly from the Amex mobile app or website.
  • Pay their American Express bill with their PayPal or Venmo balance via the PayPal Instant Transfer feature.
  • More clearly identify their specific American Express Cards in the PayPal wallet with Card-specific branding.

“This partnership is the product of our companies’ strong commitment to create innovative payment experiences that utilize both organizations’ core assets, including the ability for customers to pay with American Express Membership Rewards points and the integration of peer-to-peer payments into the Amex app,” said Dan Schulman, President and CEO, PayPal. “Our new partnership expands PayPal’s ubiquity, and enables us to offer consumers and merchants new and innovative product experiences. We are pleased to partner with American Express as it is a clear demonstration of positive innovation for our customers that is made possible through partnership.”

“Together we will streamline and expand the online and mobile payments experience for our Card Members, helping us become a more essential part of their digital lives,” said Stephen J. Squeri, Chairman and CEO, American Express. “This strategic partnership with PayPal will open up the use of Membership Rewards points at more small and medium-sized businesses than ever and make peer-to-peer payments more seamless for Card Members.”

PayPal will be integrating into the American Express Token Service, as well as continuing its global card acceptance relationship. PayPal and American Express will work together to implement all of these features over the course of 2019.

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Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 244 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies. For more information on PayPal, visit https://www.paypal.com/about. For PayPal Holdings, Inc. financial information,

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Can I connect my Amex to PayPal?

Yes, PayPal accepts American Express cards, and Amex cardholders may even be able to use their membership reward points when making purchases from PayPal merchants.
If you've tried to link your credit or debit card to your PayPal account but received an error message, it can be for several reasons: You have entered a different billing address for your PayPal account than the one on your card statement. Your card is linked to another PayPal account.