Replace 10/3/25: Some seeing 30,000 factors referrer provide now
Replace 6/26/25: Reader Neil experiences seeing 45,000 now within the Amex app. Picture:

Replace 5/12/25: Some persons are seeing 40,000 factors now. Hat tip to MtM
Replace 10/14/24: I’m seeing 30,000 now
Replace 6/11/24: Reader Neil experiences seeing 45,000 referrer bonus now (as much as 100,000 for the 12 months). That matches the best we’ve ever seen. That is focused to pick out Amex cardholders.


Authentic Publish:
The referral bonus on the American Categorical Gold card has elevated for some individuals to twenty,000 factors for the referrer. That is YMMV as some persons are nonetheless seeing 10,000 or 15,000, hopefully it’ll change over for everybody. The utmost per 12 months remains to be 55,000 factors. Some playing cards can now stand up to 100,000 factors.
The American Categorical referral program permits referring from any Amex card to any Amex card. When referring, the hot button is to refer FROM the cardboard that provides the best bonus, regardless of which new card the good friend goes to join.
Loads of playing cards provide the referrer 10,000 factors or $100 per referral; some playing cards provide even much less. The Enterprise Gold Rewards card has provided 20,000 factors (unsure if that’s nonetheless present), and some had been getting 20k on the Enterprise Platinum as effectively at one level.
Tip: Save the referral hyperlink now, whenever you see it excessive, and you should use it later – even after the referrer price decreased – and nonetheless get the excessive bonus quantity.
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Publish historical past:
- Replace 10/30/23: Elevated gives of 30,000 being reported once more (ht skyye99). There’ve additionally been a number of experiences over the previous couple weeks of people that misplaced their capability to refer with Amex getting it again.
- Replace 1/24/23: Reader Cole S reached out with an bump within the cashback referral provide, from the common $75, up now to $175.
- Replace 12/6/22: Reviews of individuals seeing 30,000 now (ht 01d-monk)
- Replace 10/21/22: some persons are seeing 25,000 or 30,000 now
- Replace 5/21/22: Elevated referrals exhibiting once more.
- Replace 1/8/22: Reviews of 20,000 or 30,000 referral gives are surfacing now.
- Replace 12/2/21: The outdated 4x referral provide is gone, and we’re again to the flat factors gives. Many are seeing elevated referral gives of as much as 30,000 factors on choose playing cards.
- Replace 7/1/21: There’s now a forty five,000 referral provide on Platinum.
- Replace 6/28/21: Extra individuals seeing elevated referral bonuses now, e.g. 30,000 factors.
- Replace 5/26/21: Extra individuals seeing the 30,000 factors referrer provide now.
- Replace 3/11/21: Extra experiences of individuals seeing will increase. (There’s additionally a separate 4x/4% furnishings bonus exhibiting as effectively.) Hat tip to 1autumn1
- Replace 2/22/21: Extra experiences of individuals seeing will increase.
- Replace 1/27/21: Extra individuals focused for these elevated gives.
- Replace 11/24/20: Some individuals seeing elevated gives immediately. Apparently, there’s a report of somebody seeing 35,000 factors on the Gold card. We’ve by no means seen greater than 30,000 earlier than, it retains edging up. (In fact there’s nonetheless the 55,000 annual cap.)
- Replace 11/15/20: Numerous individuals reporting their private Gold card exhibiting the 30,000 referral provide now. Unsure if everybody or focused. (ht reader JJ). Bear in mind, there’s a 55,000 annual restrict per card. There’s additionally $125 exhibiting once more on Blue Money Most well-liked for some.
- Replace 9/9/20: Extra individuals focused for the upper bonuses.
- Replace 9/1/20: Among the money referral hyperlinks are actually as much as $125 (usually $75 or $100). basefifty observed this on their Blue Money On a regular basis and I’m seeing the identical. Not almost pretty much as good as a number of the factors gives, however good to know.
- Replace 8/13/20: Some referral hyperlinks are actually exhibiting a 30,000 factors referral for referring a good friend (good friend will get the common signup bonus being provided and also you get 30,000). It is a new excessive as beforehand 25k was highest. Bear in mind, there’s a 55,000 annual restrict per card. Hat tip to reader GL and to ThomGault
- Replace 8/6/20: Some are seeing now elevated gives. Unsure if anybody is getting 25,000 now, however some who had been beforehand solely seeing 10,000 factors for referrer are actually seeing 15,000 or 20,000 on numerous playing cards. Hat tip to Milestalk
- Replace 5/7/20: Some individuals seeing as much as 25,000 factors per referral on choose playing cards.
- Replace 5/1/20: Extra individuals seeing 20,000 factors per referral on choose playing cards. Additionally, some are seeing 15,000 on playing cards that had been beforehand 10,000. Hat tip to manageroftheyear
- Replace 4/14/20: Extra individuals seeing 20,000 factors per referral on choose playing cards.
- Replace 3/1/20: agilehumor experiences a rise on choose playing cards that the referrer will get 20,000 factors per referral. It’s marked as Particular Provide For You with a white star. (Now that Amex retains pushing the referral bonus up and down, I assume the referral quantity will likely be based mostly on the time that the brand new member indicators up.)
- Replace#2 on 2/20/20: It appears that evidently they modified the referral bonuses for the referrer in order that completely different persons are getting completely different gives on every card. For the long run, maintain that in thoughts by checking your numerous playing cards AND completely different individuals (e.g. your self and your partner) to seek out the most effective provide earlier than referring. Some playing cards persons are seeing greater than prior, different playing cards persons are seeing lower than earlier than; there’s some good and a few dangerous right here.
- Replace 2/20/20: Along with the elevated Gold card referral which some are seeing (beneath), there’s additionally a report of an elevated provide for the referrer on the Inexperienced card from 5,000 to 10,000 factors. Personally, I nonetheless see 5,000.