Setting up American Express Card Feed
To initiate AMEX card transaction integration process ,fill and send out Amex’s required GDTF and SFTP forms. The forms can be downloaded here
Find the instructions below to fill out the SFTP form
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Section A - Client Information
- Company Name = the legal name of your company on file with American Express
- Corporation Address = the legal address of your company
- Client Contact Name = the name of the individual party completing the request
- Contact Phone Number = the number of the individual party completing the form
- Email address = the email address of the individual party completing the request.
- No information required.
Section B- American Express Field Representative(Optional)
If you have any representative from AMEX working with your business, enter their contact details here.
Section C- Request Type
From the options given choose how often you wish to receive the transaction feed from AMEX . As a standard process in SalesTrip we recommend choosing the Daily Transactions feed .
Please reach out to us at support@salestrip.com or your SalesTrip’s Account manager if you have any doubts filing this section.
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Section D
Account Details
CID = Enter your Corporate ID
Control Account number = A15 Digit dummy account number under which the actual card numbers reside. This is the master or basic account number corresponding to the cards you’d like to be on the feed. Please note this will not be a credit card number.If you’re unsure of the correct control account number contact Amex.
The sections from Section E to H will be filled out by SalesTrip.
Once you receive the completed form from SalesTrip , send it to electronic.transmissions.team@aexp.com and let them know that you're wanting to set up a commercial feed for your company. You should receive a confirmation message from them within a day or two with contact and tracking information.
Inform SalesTrip regarding the submission and place request to create a Domain. This domain will be needed to receive the transaction feed.
Once the process is completed, Amex will send a Production Letter to you. This will have the feed information in it. Forward the information to us.
Instructions to fill out GDTF form:
1.Client Information
Enter your organisation’s name and Master Control Account or Basic Control Account number here .
2.Data Recipients
Nominated Consolidator (Enter SalesTrip details here)
SalesTrip
1 High Street,
Gerrards Cross,
Buckinghamshire,
SL9 9QE,
United Kingdom.
Country list for nominated consolidators
Enter the list of countries you want the data files to be transferred from .
For example If your organisation’s transactions are based within the United States enter U.S .
Once you receive the completed form from SalesTrip , send it to electronic.transmissions.team@aexp.com and let them know that you're wanting to set up a commercial feed for your company. You should receive a confirmation message from them within a day or two with contact and tracking information.