Transfer business account to successor?
Sep 9, 2020, 11:29 pm
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Transfer business account to successor?
Is anyone familiar with American Express's policies regarding business card account transfers to a successor?
Background: My father is the primary cardholder for our family business's American Express accounts. I've been assuming his day-to-day roles and am his named successor. We are now interested in transferring our Amex accounts over to me so that I become the primary cardholder. We do not want to apply for new accounts, nor lose any of the MR points we have accumulated over the years.
I know I can reach out to our Amex rep about all this, but first wanted to see if anyone here had any practical experience in this area. Thank you in advance!
Background: My father is the primary cardholder for our family business's American Express accounts. I've been assuming his day-to-day roles and am his named successor. We are now interested in transferring our Amex accounts over to me so that I become the primary cardholder. We do not want to apply for new accounts, nor lose any of the MR points we have accumulated over the years.
I know I can reach out to our Amex rep about all this, but first wanted to see if anyone here had any practical experience in this area. Thank you in advance!
Last edited by browe; Sep 10, 2020 at 12:17 am
Sep 10, 2020, 12:16 am
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I could be wrong at this - I don't believe it can be transferred.
I would say - the easiest thing is to apply a new card under your name and the business. For your father's card, I believe business and personal account MR are pooled altogether. So as soon as you have a personal MR card, the MR will stay safe with your father.
But for some reasons, you want to keep the account for the business, I would say you have to keep it as-is.
I would say - the easiest thing is to apply a new card under your name and the business. For your father's card, I believe business and personal account MR are pooled altogether. So as soon as you have a personal MR card, the MR will stay safe with your father.
But for some reasons, you want to keep the account for the business, I would say you have to keep it as-is.