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Become a License Partner

Access DirectSpendSM, a merchant acceptance process so innovative it's patented, by becoming an American Express Incentive Services (AEIS) license partner. With DirectSpend you and your clients can reach beyond typical prepaid cards and strategically direct cardholder spend to a specific merchant or group of merchants - creating a memorable, customized experience for the cardholder.

Industry groups, shopping categories, individual merchants or merchant locations may be included or excluded to create a card that fits any theme or program type – sales incentive, gifting, healthcare/benefits, employee rewards and recognition and consumer promotion.

 

Effective for You

  • Differentiate your business and products from the competition
  • Generate additional revenue opportunities for your business by expanding your prepaid card offering
  • Utilize DirectSpend on the payment system platform of your choice
  • Assist your clients in driving results for their unique business objectives
  • Offer clients prepaid debit cards and credit cards that provide more customized and focused redemption options than generic, universally accepted cards

Effective for Your Clients

  • Allows clients to create their own currency – how the card looks and where it can be spent – and gives them the power to motivate their unique audiences to deliver measurable results for their business
  • Ensures card is meaningful and motivating to the client's audience by providing a wide range of spending options
  • DirectSpend delivers a valuable point of differentiation to your clients – and it's available through AEIS' license partner program

License DirectSpend

Contact Sheree Herr at 1-636-600-1342 or sheree.herr@aeis.com for information about becoming a licensee.

 

Access Merchant Management Services

As a license partner you have the option to utilize AEIS' merchant management services to help you identify merchant partners that fit your unique prepaid card needs and access a new revenue opportunity through card redemption commissions.

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Become an Authorized Reseller

Contact authorized reseller sales at 1-888-234-7725 to obtain information about reselling American Express®-branded prepaid card products.

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