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American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
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American Express Credit Cards

American Express Business Explorer Credit Card

Updated 6 July 2022

Delivering premium rewards with 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points. Pay no annual fee for the first year when you apply by 19 October 2022 and spend a minimum of $3,000 on your new card in the first 3 months from card approval. Enjoy the introductory interest rate of 3.99% p.a. on new purchases for the first 6 months, 19.99% p.a. thereafter. Two complimentary entries per year to the American Express Lounge, located at Sydney International Airport or Melbourne International Airport. Up to 99 Employee Cards at no extra cost. Offer available to new American Express Card Members only. T&Cs apply.

Points Earn Rate (per $1 spent)

2 points

Amex

Rewards Program

Amex Membership Rewards

Bonus Points

100,000 pts

Spend $3,000 in the first 3 months

Pros and cons

  • Receive 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points when you apply by 19 October 2022 and spend $3,000 on your new card within 3 months of your approval date. New American Express Card Members only.
  • Pay no annual fee in the first year, $149 thereafter. New American Express Card Members only.
  • Introductory interest rate of 3.99% p.a. on new purchases for the first 6 months, 19.99% p.a. thereafter
  • Earn 2 points per $1 spent excluding government spend in Australia where you’ll earn 1 point per $1 spent
  • Points are not capped and don’t expire
  • Low interest rate on purchases
  • Up to 55 Interest free days on purchases
  • Up to 99 Employee Cards at no additional cost
  • Enjoy two complimentary entries per year to the American Express Lounge, located at Sydney International Airport or Melbourne International Airport
  • Complimentary Travel Insurance when you travel domestically and internationally for your business. Cover is available for you, your spouse and your dependent children (25 years of age or younger) as well as all your Employee Business Explorer Credit Card Members when you book and pay for your return trip with your Business Explorer Credit Card
  • Transfer your points to a choice of 8 airline partner programs - Asia Miles™, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Malaysian Airlines Enrich, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, THAI Royal Orchid Plus and Air New Zealand Airpoints™
  • Choice to use your points to pay charges on your statement with Select + Pay with points
  • Eligible for use with Google Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay

  • Doesn’t come with balance transfer offer

Creditcard.com.au review

Editor Review

American Express Business Explorer Credit Card

Pauline Hatch
Pauline is a personal finance expert at CreditCard.com.au, with 8 years in money, budgeting and property reporting under her belt. about this card.

Looking for massive bonus points to earn? Then this new card from American Express could be the card for you and your business. This card comes with a sign up offer of 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points when you apply by 19 October 2022, are approved, and spend a minimum of $3,000 on your new card in the first 3 months from the card approval date. Enjoy this welcome bonus offer without paying the annual fee in the first year.

Points can be transferred to up to 8 airline partner programs: Asia Miles™, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Malaysian Airlines Enrich, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, THAI Royal Orchid Plus and Air New Zealand Airpoints™.

Let’s take a look at the points earn. Earn 2 Membership Rewards points per $1 spent on all purchases except government bodies in Australia where you will earn 1 point per $1 spent. Points are not capped and don’t expire.

What we love...

The combination of bonus points offer and a waived annual fee is a rare gem to any cardholders. Imagine enjoying a heaping 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points without being charged of the annual fee in the first year, currently $149.

The card also comes with a low interest rate on purchases at 19.99% p.a. and up to 55 days interest free to help free up cash flow. Currently, it offers to new American Express Card Members an introductory interest rate of 3.99% p.a. on purchases for the first 6 months. Complimentary Travel Insurance offers protection for you, your spouse and your dependent children (25 years of age or younger) as well as all your Employee Business Explorer Credit Card Members when you book and pay for your return trip with your Business Explorer Credit Card.

Another interesting extra for business travellers is the card’s special airport lounge access. Cardholders can live it up with two complimentary entries per year to the American Express Lounge, located at Sydney International Airport or Melbourne International Airport.

What’s not so great...

The card doesn’t come with an introductory balance transfer offer. This is only worth considering if you need to transfer an existing business credit card debt from another bank or issuer.

Why should you choose this card?

As a business credit card, the Business Explorer offers plenty of premium features and fantastic bonus points offer that keep on giving. So much value packed in for the $149 annual fee.

Overall Rating

The American Express Business Explorer Credit Card is a business card with amazing value and premium features. Well worth a closer look for you and your business.

User reviews

American Express Business Explorer Credit Card ( based on 1 Creditcard.com.au user review )

76% rating based on 1 review

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Value

Rates and fees

Interest rates



Purchase rate 19.99% p.a.

Introductory purchase rate 3.99% p.a. for 6 months

Cash advance rate N/A

Interest free period on purchases up to 55 days

Credit limits

Minimum credit limit N/A

Maximum credit limit N/A

Fees & repayments

Annual fee $149 p.a.

Additional cardholder fee Yes up to 99 at no extra cost

Foreign transaction fee 3%

Minimum repayment 2.5% or $30, whichever is greater

Annual fee the first year $0

Cash advance fee N/A

Late payment fee $30

Rewards and points

Rewards program

Rewards Program Amex Membership Rewards Amex Membership Rewards

Bonus points 100,000 points

Annual points cap uncapped

Bonus points spend criteria Spend $3,000 in the first 3 months

Earning points with this card

Amex Rewards points 2 points per $1 spent

Points cap per month N/A

Overseas earn rate same as standard earn rate

Additional features

Complimentary insurance

International Travel Insurance Yes

Flight Inconvenience Insurance Yes

Transit Accident Insurance Yes

Smartphone Screen Insurance No

Purchase Protection Insurance No

Extended Warranty Insurance No

Rental Vehicle Excess In Australia Insurance No

Extras

Two entries to the AMEX Lounge at the Sydney or Melbourne International Airport each year

Eligible with Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay

Overview

American Express Business Explorer Credit Card

Transfer your points to a choice of 8 airline partner programs – Asia Miles™, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Malaysian Airlines Enrich, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, THAI Royal Orchid Plus and Air New Zealand Airpoints™. You can also use your points to pay charges on your statement with Select + Pay with points.

Key features

  • Receive 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points when you apply by 19 October 2022 and spend $3,000 on your new card within 3 months of your approval date. New American Express Card Members only.
  • Pay no annual fee in the first year, $149 thereafter. New American Express Card Members only.
  • Introductory interest rate of 3.99% p.a. on new purchases for the first 6 months, 19.99% p.a. thereafter
  • Earn 2 points per $1 spent excluding government spend in Australia where you’ll earn 1 point per $1 spent
  • Transfer your points to a choice of 8 airline partner programs - Asia Miles™, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Malaysian Airlines Enrich, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, THAI Royal Orchid Plus and Air New Zealand Airpoints™
  • Choice to use your points to pay charges on your statement with Select + Pay with points
  • Enjoy two complimentary entries per year to the American Express Lounge, located at Sydney International Airport or Melbourne International Airport
  • Complimentary Travel Insurance when you travel domestically and internationally for your business. Cover is available for you, your spouse and your dependent children (25 years of age or younger) as well as all your Employee Business Explorer Credit Card Members when you book and pay for your return trip with your Business Explorer Credit Card
  • Up to 55 Interest free days on purchases
  • Up to 99 Employee Cards at no additional cost
  • Annual fee of $149 p.a.
  • Eligible for use with Google Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay

Minimum criteria to apply for this card

  • Be over 18 years old

  • Good Credit and have not applied for multiple credit cards recently

  • Australian citizen or a permanent resident. Have a valid ABN and your business must be registered for GST.

  • Minimum income of $75,000 p.a.

  • You have your personal details ready to complete the online application

Pauline

Pauline is a personal finance expert at CreditCard.com.au, with 8 years in money, budgeting and property reporting under her belt. Pauline is passionate about seeing Aussies win by making their money – and their credit cards – work smarter, harder and bigger

Recently Asked Questions

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9 questions (showing the latest 10 Q&As)

Dave

Dave

21 June 2022
Would paying an ATO tax bill be considered in the "minimum spend" to obtain the bonus points?
    Pauline - CreditCard.com.au

    Pauline

    22 June 2022
    Hi Dave, as charges on this card earn points at the ATO, this will be included in the minimum spend. The structure is listed out on page 4 of the Amex Business Cards T&Cs.
Chandrika

Chandrika

11 March 2022
Hi, I want to apply for this card for business purposes. Just checking that I can do so and wondering what paperwork I will need?
    Pauline - CreditCard.com.au

    Pauline

    14 March 2022
    Hi Chandrika, having a separate card for personal and business is a great way to keep track of your spending. For this card Amex states that you must “have a valid ABN and your business must be registered for GST.” You may need to provide BAS activity statements and your accountant's phone number as part of the process. Let us know how you go!
rebecca

rebecca

8 March 2022
can you use this card for ATO payments with points
Francesca Roberts

Francesca Roberts

28 July 2021
Qantas is not listed in the airline partners, but you say you can turn your membership rewards into Qantas points. I need to be sure of this before I make an application for the card. And if so, is it one reward point for one Qantas point?
    Roland B Bleyer - CreditCard.com.au Founder

    Roland

    29 July 2021
    Hi again Francesca! Thanks for following up. We should have delved deeper into this for you yesterday and detailed that the transfer and the process is a little trickier than that. To transfer membership rewards to Qantas, first you need to transfer your points to the Marriot Bonvoy program. Then from there you can transfer into Qantas. If you’re looking for a direct earn Qantas Business Card, you could consider the American Express Qantas Business Rewards Card or the NAB Qantas Business Signature Credit Card. Let us know how you go with your points hunting!
Francesca Roberts

Francesca Roberts

27 July 2021
Can points be transferred to Qantas?
    Roland B Bleyer - CreditCard.com.au Founder

    Roland

    28 July 2021
    Hi Francesca, thanks for your question! We dug into this and found that you can turn your Membership Rewards points into Qantas points which you can use towards your next trip.
TJ Botha

TJ Botha

3 January 2020
Does American Express Business Explorer Credit Card have the facility to download automatically to XERO accounting package for our day to day reconciliation
    Roland B Bleyer - CreditCard.com.au Founder

    Roland

    6 January 2020
    Hi TJ, yes you can link AMEX credit cards to Xero. I do this myself. Though I am not sure if this is done daily. I would reach out to XERO to confirm this.
Tye

Tye

4 June 2019
Do i still get the bonus points if i have previously owned a private amex card, not business, for which i earned bonus points on?
    Roland B Bleyer - CreditCard.com.au Founder

    Roland

    4 June 2019
    Hi Tye, as this is not a personal card, it will be in your businesses name. Therefore I would say you are eligible for the bonus points if your business is a new card holder. If your business has held an AMEX card in the last 18 months then I would say no. The terms itself are not very clear as they seem to just have been ported over from the personal card. Though business and personal cards are totally different. I have copied the terms here. 7D. Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply by 3rd July 2019, are approved and spend $3,000 on their new Card in the first 3 months from the Card approval date. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any other Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for this offer. Previous and existing bank-issued American Express companion cardholders are eligible for this offer (cards issued by: Australia New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation). 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s Account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer. Subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards program available at www.membershiprewards.com.au/termsandconditions. Introductory Membership Rewards Bonus Points may vary dependent on the time of approval.
Helen Marchant

Helen Marchant

20 February 2018
Hi. What penalty is there if you default on your monthly payment on the change card? Whats the best way of ensuring I pay my balance each month?
    Roland B Bleyer - CreditCard.com.au Founder

    Roland

    21 February 2018
    Hi Helen, I find paying online through BPAY on my internet banking is the easiest. You can setup a direct debit, whereby any outstanding amount is automatically paid each month for a set bank account. The late payment fee is $30 with AMEX if you dont pay your account on time.
Gerard

Gerard

2 February 2018
on the American Express Business Explorer can transfer the 100,000 membership rewards to your qantas frequent flyer points?
    Roland B Bleyer - CreditCard.com.au Founder

    Roland

    5 February 2018
    Hi Gerard, you cannot transfer out to Qantas points with this card. There are a stack of different partner airlines. Check out this image which gives you the details of what airlines you can transfer to and what rate.
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