--- title: "American Express : An opportunity for e-merchants" description: AmericanExpress, a real asset for e-merchants. image: https://blog.hipay.com/hubfs/photo%20retouch%C3%A9e.jpg --- [![HIPAY_Logotype_Blanc_RVB_EXE-1](https://blog.hipay.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HIPAY_Logotype_Blanc_RVB_EXE-1.png?width=114&height=30&name=HIPAY_Logotype_Blanc_RVB_EXE-1.png "HIPAY_Logotype_Blanc_RVB_EXE-1")](https://blog.hipay.com/en) [![HiPay sans espace](https://blog.hipay.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HiPay%20sans%20espace.png?width=117&height=30&name=HiPay%20sans%20espace.png "HiPay sans espace")](https://blog.hipay.com/en) [![Sign Up](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2770960/3244a11a-2080-4c31-97ca-0c66f5f165a0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2770960/3244a11a-2080-4c31-97ca-0c66f5f165a0) ![Header newsletter test](https://blog.hipay.com/hubfs/Header%20newsletter%20test.png "Header newsletter test") [![](https://blog.hipay.com/hubfs/social-icons/linkedin-ico.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/3112446/) [![](https://blog.hipay.com/hubfs/social-icons/hipayrond.png) ](https://hipay.com/fr/) [![](https://blog.hipay.com/hubfs/social-icons/twitter-ico.svg) ](https://twitter.com/hipay?lang=fr) - [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=https://blog.hipay.com/en/american-express-an-opportunity-for-e-merchants&text=American%20Express%20:%20An%20opportunity%20for%20e-merchants%20-%20https://blog.hipay.com/en/american-express-an-opportunity-for-e-merchants) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.hipay.com/en/american-express-an-opportunity-for-e-merchants&title=American%20Express%20:%20An%20opportunity%20for%20e-merchants&summary=AmericanExpress,%20a%20real%20asset%20for%20e-merchants.) 20 October 2020 ## American Express : An opportunity for e-merchants In: [Means of Payments](https://blog.hipay.com/en/tag/means-of-payments) AMEX is the world's 4th largest acceptance network after Union Pay, Visa and Mastercard, and contrary to what its name implies, there are American Express cardholders all over the world. # **Why accept AMEX on your e-commerce site ?** American Express, in numbers, is : - 114 million cards issued worldwide - 29 million stores worldwide that accept it (including 9 million in the United States) - 52% of cardholders live outside the United States - An AMEX cardholder spends an average of $16,400 per year (excluding the US) In France, 1.2 million people have an American Express card. Accepting AMEX on your e-commerce site represents a real opportunity. We've observed that American Express cardholders spend on average 2.6 times more than those using a Visa or Mastercard.   ### The advantages HiPay, as a privileged American Express partner, allows you to accept AMEX on your e-commerce site. In addition to the figures below, our partnership lets you accept American Express on your e-commerce site, an effective way of boosting sales growth.   By accepting American Express on your site, you'll benefit from: ![descripteur AMEX](https://blog.hipay.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1448174906%20-%20modifi%C3%A9%202-png.png?width=165&name=shutterstock_1448174906%20-%20modifi%C3%A9%202-png.png)   **The HiPay model** To simplify the integration of these new tools, we provide two models of AMEX integration, depending on your situation ! | *You already offer AMEX as a payment method on your e-commerce site :* | * * | *You'd like to integrate American Express as a payment method :* | | --- | --- | --- | | It's easy to start enjoying all the benefits of HiPay and our direct connection with AMEX. A simple rider will be added to your contract, designating HiPay to manage it. The added benefit? You can also take advantage of our anti-fraud tool. | * * | Have we convinced you? 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