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Amazon Soon To Discontinues Its American Express Business Credit Card & To Offer Them Through U.S. Bank

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Amazon Business Closes Its Business Credit Card Relationship with American Express & Form A New Alliance with Mastercard and U.S. Bank

Amazon (Seattle, Washington) (March 31, 2026): Amazon has moved its credit card services from American Express to U.S. Bank (with Mastercard) and will be coming back to its current card holder with more services to offer coming end to this spring. Amazon Business Credit Cards or Amazon Business Prime Cards which were previously part of American Express co-brand credit card offering will now be issued by U.S. Bank & Mastercard. American Express has also issued a Notice To Its Current Cardholders which outlines an estimated Replacement Date for the bank credit to be August 14th, 2026 as the business bank Terms & Conditions changes take effect after the transition. This marks as first collaboration of U.S Bank Credit Card selection with Mastercard network while offering Amazon Business Credit Cards. 

Amazon Business credit cards are selected offering by Amazon Business to its Business Customers which are part of Amazon Business Network. The highlighting features of the Credit Cards are: Amazon Prime Business Credit Card holders receiving 5% Cash back on Amazon purchases, Amazon Fresh and Whole Food purchases (No Annual Fee). Amazon Business Card customers receives benefit of getting 3% Cash back without a Prime Membership with same vendors as Prime card (No Annual Fee). The cards do come with a 1% of reward limit after a spending limit of $150,000. 


Tai Koottatep (Director and General Manager, Worldwide B2B Payments & Lending, Amazon) has said, "Convenient, rewarding payment options start with listening to the customer. Small businesses told us they wanted more ways to earn rewards wherever they shop and better tools to manage cash flow. We partnered with U.S. Bank and Mastercard to build a card program that delivers exactly that."

Courtney Kelso (Senior Executive Vice-President, Payments: Consumer & Small Business, U.S. Bank) says, "We're incredibly proud of our reputation as a top bank for small business owners. We are excited to partner with Amazon and Mastercard to empower small businesses with meaningful rewards and easy-to-use tools to manage spending, and, in the near future offering these small businesses more value with additional U.S. Bank services."

Eimear Creaven (President, Global Partnerships, Mastercard) says, "Small businesses continue to be incredibly resilient modernizing how they operate and navigating constant change. That is what makes this collaboration with Amazon and U.S. Bank so compelling. Together, we are bringing more value, security and simplicity to the tools small businesses rely on every day, helping them operate and grow with greater confidence."

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Amazon, Mastercard & U.S. Bank joint news release suggest that more details will be provided by American Express and U.S. Bank as the transition takes place in coming months. Additonal changes, new cards, and information will be shared with the current and new card holders signing up for the business credit cards. At the moment, the company has advised the Business & Prime Business Members to use the American Express credit cards same as before with existing benefits, before banks rolls out the new terms and conditions. 

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About Amazon Business

Amazon Business is customer oriented business created for businesses, sole-properitors, entreprises, governments, schools, healthcare and more. The company was formed in 2015 with a notion to empower businesses of all sizes through unmatched selection, deep discounts, and smart capabilities. Amazon Business priortizes the business and their needs to create a worthy shopping experience for business shopping for supplies such as office, IT, janitorial and food services along with business tailored features curated site experience, business prime, business-only pricing and selection, single-user or multi-user business accounts, approval workflows, purchasing system integrations, payment solutions, tax exemptions, and dedicated customer support. To the date Amazon Business is operating in 11 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 


About U.S. Bankcorp

Headquartered in Minneapolis, U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. The three major business lines serve 15 million clients throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, and our team of nearly 70,000 people invest our hearts and minds to power human potential every day. Ranked 105th on the Fortune 500, we are deeply respected for our culture and long-term stewardship and admired for our diversified business mix and product capabilities.

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