Service Providers
Register for the AMEX Enabled Program and join over 800 Service Providers who have developed, certified and deployed their products and services for use on the American Express Network.
With AMEX Enabled :
Service Providers can certify their products and services for use on the American Express Network, and Merchants and Issuing and Acquiring Partners can find them more easily.
Certified Service Providers can expand their reach globally through a press release, use of the American Express logo and publication on our webpage.
The Messaging Center helps Service Providers to upload and download documents, plus send and receive messages with experienced American Express Product Specialists.
Service Providers
Product Portfolios
Products
Become an AMEX Enabled Service Provider
Register Company
- Register your company with the AMEX Enabled program.
- Provide company details and main company contact information.
- Accept Non-Disclosure Agreement and Terms and Conditions.
Enroll as a User
- When you have confirmation that your company’s registration was approved, invite or enroll additional users with a Knowledge Base ID and password to access the AMEX Enabled Dashboard.
Log into Dashboard
- Login to the AMEX Enabled Dashboard where you will find all the information you need to develop, certify and deploy your solution.
Work with an AMEX Enabled Service Provider
Find a Product or Service from the list below. Then find an AMEX Enabled Partner and connect and Implement.
3D-Secure (SafeKey®)
Click to Pay
Tokenization-Services
Card-Issuing
Mobile Issuing
Acquiring Payment Solutions
Payment Platforms
Test Labs
Test Tools
American Express QR Code® Payment Solutions
Integrated Payments Providers
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Transit
3D-Secure (SafeKey®)
American Express SafeKey® leverages the industry standard technology making it fast and easy to implement for Merchants, by enrolling through a 3DS Server (Merchant Plug-In – MPI). A seamless interaction between the 3DS Server (MPI), the Access Control Server (ACS) and the customer prevents unauthorized online use before it happens, by confirming the Card Member’s identity through a one-time passcode or other authentication method.
For a list of EMV 3DS approved SDK products, please see EMVCo website.
Please see ‘Resources’ section below for SafeKey Provider enrollment instructions.
Click to Pay
Click to Pay is enabled by the EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) technical standard and allows industry players to create a more secure and consistent consumer checkout experience across digital channels, including mobile apps and browsers. American Express leverages the standard to provide Secure Remote Commerce Initiators (SRCis) with a consistent approach to easily connect to the American Express SRC System.
Tokenization-Services
The American Express Token Service (AETS) connects Card Issuers, Merchants and Service Providers to enhance security for mobile and digital payments. AETS helps create a safe online and mobile payments environment for consumers by replacing a card’s primary account number (PAN) with a unique surrogate value that may be used to conduct payment transactions. Learn more about AETS here.
Through the foundational platform provided by AETS, payment credentials can be tokenized when Merchants provide the option to customers to save their cards-on-file for future online purchases or recurring payments. Learn more about Card-on-File Tokenization here.
Next Steps: If you are ready to start your onboarding journey to integrate with AETS, reach out to your processor or contact your American Express representative. To partner with American Express directly for AETS integration, follow the steps on this page starting with Step 1 - Register Company’.
Card-Issuing
Solutions to help with issuing plastic cards;
Personalization: Personalization services load Cardmember data on to the magnetic stripe and the EMV chip.
Chip Supplier: The microprocessor chips that are produced for embedding into EMV chip cards.
Card Manufacturing: Production of physical card plastic for American Express Cards.
Please contact paymentproductscertification@aexp.com.
Mobile Issuing
Mobile Secure Elements: Secure, tamper-resistant elements that store Card Member information and payment software, enabling the mobile phone to function as a payment device.
Mobile Host Card Emulation (HCE): Solutions that allow for Card Member information and payment data to be stored outside of a Secure Element by using software to emulate a physical card when making secure NFC payments.
Acquiring Payment Solutions
Solutions to help Acquirers or Merchants with Point of Sale terminals.
Contactless Terminals (Level 2 Expresspay):Point of Sale (POS) terminals that are developed to support American Express’s contactless solution, Expresspay.
Payment Platforms
Payment processing platforms used by Issuers or Acquirers;
Acquiring Platforms: Payment processing platforms that can be used by acquirers.
Issuing Platforms: Payment processing platforms that can be used by issuers.
Test Labs
Laboratories conducting services for chip card, mobile, HCE and POS products.
Labs for Chip Card Products: Laboratories conducting certification services or testing for chip card products (e.g. Level 1 contact / contactless, security, functional or physical.
Labs for Mobile Products: Laboratories conducting certification services or testing for mobile products (e.g. functional, security, contactless, HCE Level 1).
Labs for HCE Products: Laboratories conducting functional or security evaluations of HCE products.
Labs for Point of Sale Products: Laboratories conducting certification services for Level 2 Contactless approval.
To view a list of our Accredited Labs, please view the document below.
Test Tools
Qualified test tools to support issuing or acquiring testing.
Issuing Test Tools: Qualified Functional / Personalization Verification (PVT) tools to support testing of American Express card / mobile / HCE products.
Acquiring Test Tools: Acquiring test tools to support point of sale testing, including Card Simulators, Host Simulators, Physical Test Cards, Test Plan Evaluation and Transaction Log Capture.
American Express QR Code® Payment Solutions
Consumer Presented QR: A complimentary payment solution that leverages the point of sale infrastructure for Merchants to scan a QR code generated by the Card Member from their mobile wallet or banking application.
Integrated Payments Providers
The Integrated Payments Providers program is designed to help third-party solution vendors develop, certify, and market their products or services that are compatible with American Express requirements. The program provides a central point of contact for technical and specification guidance, certification assistance, and production support.
Vendors may include:
- Merchant Services (MS)
- Independent Sales Organizations (ISO)
- Independent Software Vendors (ISV)
- Value Added Resellers (VAR)
- iPOS (Integrated Point of Sale) (iPOS)
- Encryption Services Organizations (ESO)
- Mobile Point Of Sale (mPOS) / SoftPOS
- PSP/Processor Aggregator
Click here for more information.
Transit
Contactless and mobile Near-Field Communication (NFC) use radio frequency technology to perform transactions, and with a simple tap, the Card or mobile phone and fare gate exchange secure payment information.
Contactless and mobile NFC payments in transit offer a tremendous opportunity to streamline fare gate operations, helping reduce the costs and resources associated with a proprietary fare system, while creating an easier and more rewarding customer experience for travelers.
Next Steps: If you are ready to start your onboarding journey to integrate with the American Express Contactless Transit Solution, follow the steps under Become an AMEX Enabled Service Provider, above. This onboarding journey is applicable to partners who provide transit integrator solutions. During the registration process, under Product Selection, choose Transit. If you also provide terminal solutions, choose Contactless Terminals (Level 2 ExpressPay). Contact your American Express representative or Transit@aexp.com with any questions.
3D-Secure (SafeKey®)
3D-Secure (SafeKey®)
American Express SafeKey® leverages the industry standard technology making it fast and easy to implement for Merchants, by enrolling through a 3DS Server (Merchant Plug-In – MPI). A seamless interaction between the 3DS Server (MPI), the Access Control Server (ACS) and the customer prevents unauthorized online use before it happens, by confirming the Card Member’s identity through a one-time passcode or other authentication method.
For a list of EMV 3DS approved SDK products, please see EMVCo website.
Please see ‘Resources’ section below for SafeKey Provider enrollment instructions.
Click to Pay
Click to Pay
Click to Pay is enabled by the EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) technical standard and allows industry players to create a more secure and consistent consumer checkout experience across digital channels, including mobile apps and browsers. American Express leverages the standard to provide Secure Remote Commerce Initiators (SRCis) with a consistent approach to easily connect to the American Express SRC System.
Tokenization-Services
Tokenization-Services
The American Express Token Service (AETS) connects Card Issuers, Merchants and Service Providers to enhance security for mobile and digital payments. AETS helps create a safe online and mobile payments environment for consumers by replacing a card’s primary account number (PAN) with a unique surrogate value that may be used to conduct payment transactions. Learn more about AETS here.
Through the foundational platform provided by AETS, payment credentials can be tokenized when Merchants provide the option to customers to save their cards-on-file for future online purchases or recurring payments. Learn more about Card-on-File Tokenization here.
Next Steps: If you are ready to start your onboarding journey to integrate with AETS, reach out to your processor or contact your American Express representative. To partner with American Express directly for AETS integration, follow the steps on this page starting with Step 1 - Register Company’.
Card-Issuing
Card-Issuing
Solutions to help with issuing plastic cards;
Personalization: Personalization services load Cardmember data on to the magnetic stripe and the EMV chip.
Chip Supplier: The microprocessor chips that are produced for embedding into EMV chip cards.
Card Manufacturing: Production of physical card plastic for American Express Cards.
Please contact paymentproductscertification@aexp.com.
Mobile Issuing
Mobile Issuing
Mobile Secure Elements: Secure, tamper-resistant elements that store Card Member information and payment software, enabling the mobile phone to function as a payment device.
Mobile Host Card Emulation (HCE): Solutions that allow for Card Member information and payment data to be stored outside of a Secure Element by using software to emulate a physical card when making secure NFC payments.
Acquiring Payment Solutions
Acquiring Payment Solutions
Solutions to help Acquirers or Merchants with Point of Sale terminals.
Contactless Terminals (Level 2 Expresspay):Point of Sale (POS) terminals that are developed to support American Express’s contactless solution, Expresspay.
Payment Platforms
Payment Platforms
Payment processing platforms used by Issuers or Acquirers;
Acquiring Platforms: Payment processing platforms that can be used by acquirers.
Issuing Platforms: Payment processing platforms that can be used by issuers.
Test Labs
Test Labs
Laboratories conducting services for chip card, mobile, HCE and POS products.
Labs for Chip Card Products: Laboratories conducting certification services or testing for chip card products (e.g. Level 1 contact / contactless, security, functional or physical.
Labs for Mobile Products: Laboratories conducting certification services or testing for mobile products (e.g. functional, security, contactless, HCE Level 1).
Labs for HCE Products: Laboratories conducting functional or security evaluations of HCE products.
Labs for Point of Sale Products: Laboratories conducting certification services for Level 2 Contactless approval.
To view a list of our Accredited Labs, please view the document below.
Test Tools
Test Tools
Qualified test tools to support issuing or acquiring testing.
Issuing Test Tools: Qualified Functional / Personalization Verification (PVT) tools to support testing of American Express card / mobile / HCE products.
Acquiring Test Tools: Acquiring test tools to support point of sale testing, including Card Simulators, Host Simulators, Physical Test Cards, Test Plan Evaluation and Transaction Log Capture.
American Express QR Code® Payment Solutions
American Express QR Code® Payment Solutions
Consumer Presented QR: A complimentary payment solution that leverages the point of sale infrastructure for Merchants to scan a QR code generated by the Card Member from their mobile wallet or banking application.
Integrated Payments Providers
Integrated Payments Providers
The Integrated Payments Providers program is designed to help third-party solution vendors develop, certify, and market their products or services that are compatible with American Express requirements. The program provides a central point of contact for technical and specification guidance, certification assistance, and production support.
Vendors may include:
- Merchant Services (MS)
- Independent Sales Organizations (ISO)
- Independent Software Vendors (ISV)
- Value Added Resellers (VAR)
- iPOS (Integrated Point of Sale) (iPOS)
- Encryption Services Organizations (ESO)
- Mobile Point Of Sale (mPOS) / SoftPOS
- PSP/Processor Aggregator
Click here for more information.
Transit
Transit
Contactless and mobile Near-Field Communication (NFC) use radio frequency technology to perform transactions, and with a simple tap, the Card or mobile phone and fare gate exchange secure payment information.
Contactless and mobile NFC payments in transit offer a tremendous opportunity to streamline fare gate operations, helping reduce the costs and resources associated with a proprietary fare system, while creating an easier and more rewarding customer experience for travelers.
Next Steps: If you are ready to start your onboarding journey to integrate with the American Express Contactless Transit Solution, follow the steps under Become an AMEX Enabled Service Provider, above. This onboarding journey is applicable to partners who provide transit integrator solutions. During the registration process, under Product Selection, choose Transit. If you also provide terminal solutions, choose Contactless Terminals (Level 2 ExpressPay). Contact your American Express representative or Transit@aexp.com with any questions.
