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This is the thread for 2017. The previous discussion can be found here.

Successful Credit Cards Used (Posted as Purchase)
Amex Blue Business Plus
Amex Open SPG Business
AMEX SPG (non-business)
AMEX Delta business
AMEX business platinum and business gold (Canadian)
BofA - Virgin Atlantic MC
BofA - Amtrak World MC
Barclaycard Aviator Red/Silver MC
Barclaycard Arrival World MC
Chase Ink Cash Visa
Chase Ink Plus Visa
Chase Hyatt Visa (x2)
Chase BA Visa
Chase United MileagePlus Explorer
Chase United MileagePlus Club
Chase Sapphire Preferred (should give 2x, similar to CSR -- probably expired as of 6/5/17)
Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x, coded as travel -- this appears to have expired as of 6/5/17)
Citi Prestige MC
Citi Premier MC
Citi AT&T Access More MC (3x for rent category, misc. government services)
Citi AA Platinum MC
FIA Fidelity Mastercard
US Bank Altitude Reserve Visa

Successful Payees:
AAA (Socal, Santa Ana) insurance: Electronic payment: Processed 5/21 (Sunday), Complete 5/23, Arrived-Posted 5/26
ACS: took about 2 weeks to post
BMW Financial: Processed 10/13, Sent 10/14, Arrived-Posted 10/19
Caliber Home Loans: Processed 12/09, Sent 12/11, Arrived-Posted 12/18
Cedent mortgage
Chase Mortgage (sends check): 2 week turnaround
Citi Mortgage: Electronic - less than 1 week turnaround as of May 2017
Citizen's Auto Finance - Around 1 week.
CRA Personal Tax & GST/HST remittances
Firstmark Services (student loan, electronically remitted)
Fidelity Bank (Mortgage) https://www.fidelitybank.com/ks/Home.aspx
Flagstar Bank (Mortgage), electronic payment, posts in 2-3 days.
George Mason University: Over a week and a half.
Infiniti Financial: Processed 10/13, Sent 10/14, Arrived-Posted 10/21
Lexus Financial. Processed 3/9/16, Posted 3/14/19
Morgan Stanley Home Loans: Processed 01/14, Sent 01/15, Arrived-Posted 01/21
NA Shade & Associates LLC
National Grid Electric MA: 1 week turnaround
National Grid Gas MA: 3 week turnaround, sends physical check
Nationstar Mortgage, electionic payment, post in 2-3 days.
New York Community Bank (NYCB) Mortgage: check mailed by Plastiq 4/27, posted 5/1.
"NJ City" Tax: Processed 01/21, Sent 01/22, Arrived-Posted 02/01
Penfed Mortgage: 1 week turnaround
PennyMac Mortgage: 1-1.5wk turnaround
TCF Mortgage: 1.5 week turnaround
TD Bank Mortgage (EFT)
Wawanesa USA Insurance
Wells Fargo Mortgage: Processed 10/8, Sent 10/9, Arrived-Posted 10/16
Wells Fargo Mortgage: Processed 8/6, Sent 8/9, Posted 8/16

Restrictions
New VISA payments are not being accepted for mortgages.

Plastiq for rent, tuition, utilities, etc.(2017)

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Oct 23, 2017, 5:45 pm

#676

frudd38

Join Date: Jan 2013

Programs: Hyatt Glb, MR Plat

Posts: 2,577

Payments for the 23rd and 24th received the messages 2-3 days beforehand, but 25th payment has yet to receive one.. wonder if they've fixed it now?

Oct 23, 2017, 8:51 pm

#677

slivrflyr

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: USA

Posts: 1,084

Quote:

Originally Posted by frudd38

Payments for the 23rd and 24th received the messages 2-3 days beforehand, but 25th payment has yet to receive one.. wonder if they've fixed it now?

Not fixed yet. I tried to add a new Amex to the wallet (not tie it to a specific payment ). and it’s not letting me, giving them message that Amex isnt accepted

Oct 24, 2017, 10:14 am

#678

kyte

Join Date: Nov 2011

Programs: UA/CO, SPG, Hyatt

Posts: 162

Has anyone tried to EFT to "Bank of America AFS" as a recipient?

Trying to see if I can send rent to this recipient via my landlord's BoA account.

Oct 24, 2017, 2:36 pm

#679

matthew64832

Join Date: Feb 2014

Location: Seattle, WA

Programs: DL DM, SPG Gold

Posts: 832

So are we thinking that this is a deliberate blocking on Amex's part and not some unspecified "bug" as Plastiq seems to be implying?

Oct 24, 2017, 4:15 pm

#680

ralphs

Join Date: Sep 2011

Location: SNA

Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE

Posts: 1,204

My guess is there is pushback from AMEX in some form. Too bad.

Oct 25, 2017, 11:27 am

#681

yugi

Join Date: Jan 2014

Location: TYS/BNA/ATL

Programs: UR, TYP, MR, C1, AA, UA, WN, BA, AS, AV, AC, Choice, Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, Wyndham, Marriott

Posts: 1,980

Quote:

Originally Posted by slivrflyr

so Amex is gonna be tough to MS. Had all my serve and birds shut down during the first apocalypse and now they block simon VGC and PLASTIQ from MSR. GRRRRR

Really? I just paid (last week) an amount via Plastiq with Amex and received a bonus

Oct 25, 2017, 12:15 pm

#682

ralphs

Join Date: Sep 2011

Location: SNA

Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE

Posts: 1,204

Try it again. My Plastiq account manager can't help either.

Oct 25, 2017, 12:40 pm

#683

BuBu4

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 576

Quote:

Originally Posted by yugi

Really? I just paid (last week) an amount via Plastiq with Amex and received a bonus

its been over a week(16th) since amex was blocked from plastiq. This isnt looking good. :\ i wonder if its a way to stop ppl from using it to meet SPG biz cards... i bet it will start working in 6 months when its all over... lol

Oct 25, 2017, 2:06 pm

#684

dinanm3atl

Join Date: Mar 2014

Location: ATL

Programs: DL DM, Hyatt LT DM, Wyndham DM, Hertz PC, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold

Posts: 2,038

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuBu4

So what's the next service we use?

I use it for spend/threshold and then switch off the AMEX. Will have to get more creative now.

Oct 25, 2017, 4:15 pm

#685

slivrflyr

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: USA

Posts: 1,084

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinanm3atl

So what's the next service we use?

I use it for spend/threshold and then switch off the AMEX. Will have to get more creative now.

I was just looking at my recent Amex activity. I have early oct plastiq payment of utilities, which should be kosher per Amex.

It posted as

Additional Information: XXXXXX TAX PAYMENT
TAX PAYMENT
Reference: XXXXXXXXXX
Category: Business Services - Banking Services

This posted like this for utilities as well as for a tuition payment

Amex prob didn’t like this and stuck them in the penalty box. At a minimum.

Oct 25, 2017, 4:59 pm

#686

BuBu4

Join Date: Sep 2015

Posts: 576

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinanm3atl

So what's the next service we use?

I use it for spend/threshold and then switch off the AMEX. Will have to get more creative now.

it depends on what your paying to. if your payee is a big company TIO might be an option for you... if its rent, im trying out radpad again. If none of those apply, then i think the only thing left is crytocurrencies... :\

Oct 25, 2017, 5:25 pm

#687

eccentricfusion

Join Date: Mar 2015

Posts: 485

Quote:

Originally Posted by slivrflyr

My payment of the 15th listed as such:

PQ*Plastiq Bill Payment - San Francisco, CA

Additional Information: XXXX PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Reference: XXXXX
Category: Business Services - Other Services

Same as the one the month prior. I know previously I would get two charges, one for the fee, and one for whatever the payment was (in my case, mortgage).

Oct 25, 2017, 7:28 pm

#688

msp3

Join Date: Jul 2014

Location: JRF

Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, National Executive Elite

Posts: 1,784

Just realized Plastiq no longer takes Amex!? RadPad doesn't take Canadian cards either it seems...

Oct 27, 2017, 1:52 pm

#689

MasterGeek

Suspended

Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Kan@da

Programs: Anything with sweet spots

Posts: 1,790

Why is Plastiq being mum about the issue ? No blog entry or email to explain

Oct 27, 2017, 2:56 pm

#690

Whorne

Join Date: May 2017

Posts: 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterGeek

Why is Plastiq being mum about the issue ? No blog entry or email to explain

Good question. I chatted with them today and the person was adamant that this was a temporary situation and that they would be back to using AMEX soon.

Oh well......