Originally Posted by
Raffles
It is more complex than that. Amex's IT system is simply incapable of picking up the difference between a Paypal cash transaction and a Paypal purchase, unlike Visa or Mastercard who have no problem at all. They are almost certainly trying to fix it anyway as it is a far broader issue that this.
By the way ... Amex doesn't know you're paying your bill with a Paypal Top-Up Card. All they see is a payment from a Visa debit card to settle some purchases made through Paypal.
Amen to that. A Paypal card each for Mrs BiH and I, 10 £1k transactions over 2.5 months resulted in a 2-4-1, BA miles and a circuitous was of paying part of my tax bill by Amex.
(Worry not Raffles, the rest is going on my BMI Mastercard, I just needed the 2-4-1 in a hurry!)