Woe is the corporate traveller, he will be consigned to the intolerable use of plastic for a while longer if he or she holds an Amex Corporate Card. ApplePay, though compatible with the consumer side of the brand, will not work on the commercial side.
“I added my CapitalOne personal credit card without issue, but apparently, Apple Pay does not like American Express Corporate Cards, because I was swiftly denied when I tried to add my business AmEx. (In fact, AmEx’s Apple Pay page clearly states, “American Express Corporate Cards are not eligible,” albeit in very small print,” noted one disappointed user, a reporter at CIO.com
Good news for small business users though–the Amex cards geared at them are in fact compatible with Apple Pay.
