Went to sign up for the Ibis Business in hopes that Gold gets me early check-in for an upcoming trip when I’m coming off an early arriving transatlantic flight.

1. Enter AmEx credit card information and submit
2. Get push notification form AmEx that the charge went through
3. Get message on the screen that card was rejected and to try again
4. Try to sign up for Ibis Business and am told my membership is current when I enter my e-mail address
5. Go to AmEx web site and Ibis Business charge is showing as pending
6. Check e-mail and there’s a ‘welcome to Ibis Business’ email and receipt for the program
7. Log out of Accor account and log back in to see I’ve gone from Silver to Gold through 12/31/2024 (went for the two year membership figuring it might be useful next year too)

So can I assume my card was not rejected for payment after all?