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Our Assist to companies welcoming AMERICAN EXPRESS credit cards.
In Belarus the AMERICAN EXPRESS credit card is quit a new product but there are a lot of foreign tourists in our country who wants to use their AMERICAN EXPRESS here and therefore some enterprises which are looking forward to accept these cards for their products
and services. Unfortunately there are not many of them now. For example the petrol stations of “United Company” accept AMERICAN EXPRESS cards on Dzerzhinsky av., Logoisky trakt, 46, and on the motorway Brest-Minsk-Moscow and try to extend their business.
Today AMERICAN EXPRESS cards may accept only:
- enterprises which have the certificate for retail trade and rendering services for foreign currency on the territory of Belarus.
- Fuel trade (petrol, diesel fuel) at petrol stations.
- Duty free shops.
- Retail trade and services on highways of Belarus.
Legal entities and their subsidiaries, individual entrepreneurs, the residents of Belarus, are permitted to get payments in foreign currency for gas, oil, other hydrocarbon products, coal, liquefied gas, electricity and heat imported to Belarus, and also oil products,
gas manufactured on commission.
The benefit from accepting AMERICAN EXPRESS cards for companies which have license for this activity. During 150 years American Express Brand has had an excellent reputation all over the world. 4,5 million companies accept AMERICAN EXPRESS cards (hotels,
restaurants, shops and others) as a very convenient type of payment. 30% of all travel services are paid with AMERICAN EXPRESS . You may easily regulate and trace all your flows according with the service records net the commissions applicable for your company.
AMERICAN EXPRESS card is accepted in:
- 100% airlines;
- 99% hotels;
- 100% car rental agencies;
- 90% telecommunication companies;
- 460 000 restaurants all over the world.
Accepting of AMERICAN EXPRESS cards is one of the most important factors in attracting potential customers and additional income for companies (20%) even if it accepts other types of credit cards. You are protected from fraud and paybacks. Only the owner may use
the card. It can’t be transferred to any other person even to a member of the family. AMERICAN EXPRESS cardmembers usually spend more money then ordinary customers. Besides corporate cardmembers make more expansive corporate purchases. All foreigners visiting our country
are looking forward to use their cards here because it is more comfortable and advantageous for them. They always pay attention to the AMERICAN EXPRESS blue box at the entrance. American Express consults and trains the companies accepting cards on the regular basis and
supplies with any marketing materials. So, you get the additional advertising from American Express and the opportunity to attract additional valuable customers.
To sign to accept cards the merchant should submit to AMERICAN EXPRESS:
- Copy of the License to do business on the territory of Belarus .
- The Bank letter confirming the merchant bank details;
- Letter/application from the merchant to AMERICAN EXPRESS to conclude the agreement;
- Other documents (for example, IATA license for IATA travel agencies).
The next step – you are signing the agreement with AMERICAN EXPRESS , addendum if applicable and to get instructions from AMERICAN EXPRESS . We wish you a great success.
American Express Travel office
Operations manager
- Denis Abakshin (English)
phone: (+375-17) 284-74-74
email: amex@smoktravel.com Get a Quote |
