American Express

Accept the dominant payment method globally with a popular credit card used in more than 130 countries.

Serve more customers

Credit and debit cards are one of the most commonly used payment methods, accounting for almost a third of global payment volume.

Increase conversion

Reduce checkout friction by giving your customers a convenient, quicker path to purchase.

Provide global coverage

Adapt to customer preferences and expand into new markets with access to 100+ payment methods used by buyers around the world.

Launch faster

Launch payment methods with a single integration using the Payment Element or Checkout—no additional engineering work required.

Features

Customer locations

United Kingdom, United States, Thailand, Slovenia, Slovakia, Malta, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Hungary, Greece, Gibraltar, Estonia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Portugal, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Malaysia, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Philippines, Iceland, Argentina, Chile, South Korea, Israel

Presentment currency

AUD, CHF, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD, SEK, SGD, USD, MXN, GBP, USD, BGN, CAD, HRK, EUR, CZK, DKK, HKD, HUF, JPY, CHF, MYR, MXN, NZD, NOK, PLN, RON, SGD, SEK, THB, AED, AUD, JOD, SKK, KZT, KES, KWD, KGS, WST, SAR, RSD, SCR, SLL, SBD, SOS, ZAR, KRW, SSP, LKR, SDG, SZL, SYP, TJS, TZS, CDF, TOP, TTD, TND, TRY, TMT, UGX, UAH, UZS, VUV, VEF, VND, YER, ZMW, ZWD, LVL, LBP, LSL, LRD, LYD, LTL, MOP, MKD, MGF, MWK, MVR, MTL, MRO, MDL, MNT, MAD, MZN, MMR, NAD, NPR, ANG, NGN, KPW, OMR, PKR, PGK, PHP, QAR, RUB, RWF, JMD, ILS, IQD, IRR, IDR, ISK, HTG, GYD, GIP, GHS, GEL, GMD, FJD, EEK, ETB, ERN, SVC, EGP, ECS, DOP, CUP, KMF, CYP, KYD, XAF, KHR, BIF, BND, BWP, BAM, BTN, BMD, XOF, BZD, BYR, BBD, BDT, BHD, BSD, AZN, AWG, AMD, ARS, XCD, DZD, ALL, INR

Payment method family

Cards

Payout timing

Standard payout timing applies

Refunds / Partial refunds

Yes/Yes

Payment confirmation

Customer-initiated

Recurring payments

Yes

Dispute support

Yes

Connect support

Yes

Supported by Stripe Terminal

Yes

Available in

AU Australia
AT Austria
BE Belgium
BG Bulgaria
CA Canada
CL Chile
HR Croatia
CY Cyprus
CZ Czech Republic
DK Denmark
EE Estonia
FI Finland
FR France
DE Germany
GI Gibraltar
GR Greece
HK Hong Kong
HU Hungary
IS Iceland
IN India
ID Indonesia
IE Ireland
IL Israel
IT Italy
JP Japan
LV Latvia
LI Liechtenstein
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
MT Malta
MX Mexico
NL Netherlands
NZ New Zealand
NO Norway
PL Poland
PT Portugal
RO Romania
SG Singapore
SK Slovakia
SI Slovenia
KR South Korea
ES Spain
SE Sweden
CH Switzerland
GB United Kingdom
US United States

How it works

Pay with American Express

Customers can use American Express cards at checkout by entering their card number, expiration date, and security code.
1

Select American Express

Customer selects American Express from the list of payment methods displayed at checkout.
2

Enter card info

Customer enters their card information at checkout.
3

Payment complete

Customer is notified that payment is complete.
Continue checkout

Getting started

Easily launch and manage payment methods on Stripe

Get started in minutes

Start accept payments on your site by integrating Stripe Payment Element and Checkout.

Manage with no code

Add and manage payment methods with just a click in your Settings.

Access unified reporting

See all payments made with payment methods within the Stripe Dashboard.

Resources

A guide to types of payment methods

A complete guide that lists the different types of payment methods available to help you understand and select the right payment options for your business.

Design your payments page

Create your own payments page using Stripe Elements—our suite of prebuilt embeddable UI components.

Hosted payments page

Accept payments on your website by integrating Stripe Checkout–our prebuilt payment page optimized for conversion.