New spend bonus for American Express Business Platinum cardholders

Amex has quietly launched a new spend bonus for some people with American Express Business Platinum. There are no reports so far of it appearing on Business Gold but we don’t know for definite if it is excluded.

I received ‘get 4,000 bonus points for spending £4,000 by 16th November’.

There is at least one other version of 12,000 bonus points for spending £12,000 by 16th November.

As long as you can hit the target, you would be earning 2 Membership Rewards points per £1 on this chunk of spend. Whatever other cards you have, you won’t beat this rate.

To check what offer you have, if any, you need to log in to your Amex online account or look at the app and check the ‘Offers’ tab on your Business Platinum statement page.

The issue is whether you can hit the spend target or not. You may end up worse off if you divert spend from other cards to Business Platinum and then don’t hit trigger the bonus points.

Our review of American Express Business Platinum is here. It has a generous 40,000 points sign-up bonus but, at present, this is soundly beaten by the 60,000 points (=60,000 Avios) offered on the personal Amex Platinum card.

This HfP article looks at the differences between The Platinum Card for personal Amex customers and American Express Business Platinum.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus. 

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending:

Barclaycard Select Cashback Credit Card

1% cashback and no annual fee Read our full review