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    I used my Amex Platinum to part pay (€120) for a meal on Wednesday 8th April 2025 at one of the restaurants listed in the abroad dining credit in Paris. The transaction has appeared on my Google wallet, but the transaction has not appeared on my Amex account. How long should this take, as it has now been over a week. The rest of the payment was made using another card which appeared on my account the next a day.

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    I’ve used this benefit about twice and once it took a day, the other time it took 5 days.

    I also had an instance where the restaurant used a card machine from their sister bar (same physical building) so the credit never showed – i then got them to email me receipt etc and Amex then credited me the £100 back.

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    Last year, Paris credited quickly but a meal in Mexico City took a couple of months to credit!

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    I also had the issue where the card machine said a different name to that of the restaurant when in Paris this year. I did get it credited eventually but it was quite a protracted process, considering I had the bill and the transaction receipt.

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