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Old Nov 8, 2019, 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by mia
It's quite possible they would do nothing. Chase has not reacted to the higher annual fees implemented by American Express Platinum or Citi Prestige. Chase has not introduced a Business version of Sapphire Reserve.
I take what Amex has been doing as of late to the Platinum and now Centurion cards as being a way for Amex to signal to Chase what Chase needs to do to achieve a relatively peaceful duopoly for the two to share and share more profitably: reduce benefits on the Chase Sapphire Reserve and/or hike up the CSR's fee substantially; and also prepare potentially for a new premium card somewhere in between the Platinum and Centurion cards that doesn't out-do Amex because otherwise it could be a costly disruption for Chase and less of a winner for both Amex and Chase.

That Amex has so many of its former employees working for Chase in the UR-earning card area and makes a point of very publicly mentioning that is definitely one way to possibly send a message in a bottle from land to land.
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