Reply To: Amex to discontinue the Business Green card

[Skywalker]

Viaggiare wrote:

As above, I have received a letter from amex that this will take effect from February next year, the fee will be paid from the second year in 2026, probably to soften the blow of the increase from £50 to £195.

I have had the card since 1998 and it is all I need for my small business, I might decide to cancel and transfer the points to my platinum card unless some kind of retention bonus is added to the my MR account.

Then the ‘free first year’ bit is not to soften the blow – that’s just how gold card works.

Try it in the first year, see how you like it, hopefully get a retention as you say, stay with Amex and pay the £195 if you want or maybe leave and have a look at a card like Capital on Tap – or fully downgrade to the Amex blue card (but no points or other benefits).

Personally, I don’t know how Amex can promote “Nominate/Champion small business” on the one hand, and take away entry level cards like the green card that small businesses owners like yourself can utilise – but that’s big-business, I guess!