Originally Posted by
NYBanker
Not easily. Amex will only let you transfer to SM accounts that have names that match cardholders on your account.
To even make the transfer, you would need to have Amex issue a card in his/her name under your credit account. (you might be willing to do this, and you would never have to even give him/her the actual card...but this could create a difficult situation in the future.)
That's not true. I have two SM accounts linked with my sister's Amex and she regularly transfers her rewards points to these accounts, as needed. Neither of the two people are cardholders in her account, or have any family relationship to her.
Go at the membership rewards tab and link your friend's SM number to your Amex account. Then transfer the points.