American Express has announced that effective February 17, 2027 the 4x categories on the Business Gold for ads and wireless will be narrowing to select merchants.
Effective February 17, 2027, eligible purchases of online, television, and radio advertising made from media providers located in the U.S. will be limited to purchases made directly with Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, GoDaddy, and Yelp; eligible purchases for monthly wireless telephone service charges made directly from a wireless telephone service provider located in the U.S. will be limited to purchases made directly with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Frontier, Comcast, Charter, Spectrum Mobile, UScellular, Optimum, Ultra Mobile, and Mint Mobile.
The American Express business gold currently earns 4x points on your top 2 categories where your business spends the most each billing cycle with an annual calendar year cap of $150,000:
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Purchases at U.S. media providers for advertising in select media (online, TV, radio)**
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U.S. purchases made from electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers
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U.S. purchases at restaurants, including takeout and delivery
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U.S. purchases at gas stations
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Transit purchases including trains, taxicabs, rideshare services, ferries, tolls, parking, buses, and subways
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Monthly wireless telephone service charges made directly from a wireless telephone service provider in the U.S
American Express recently replaced FedEx with UPS on this card as well for the $240 flexible credit benefit.Â
Hat tip to reader ehrosenberg
