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Amex Authorized User Question

Guvnor — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:53:38 GMT

Hey Guys,

My wife got her AU Amex card yesterday and activated it. She cannot set up her own account as I think I set it so only I could pay bills etc...

When she activated she put her email, can I have it registered to my email instead so I get alerts or will I get alerts anyway as its my account?

Will her spending show up under my Amex account and App? I tried added her card to my iPhone app but it wouldn't let me.

Thanks

Matt

Re: Amex Authorized User Question

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 15:07:11 GMT

My wife is an authorized user on my American Express Blue Cash Preferred. (She uses it primarily for groceries, so we can get the 6% back.)

I don't recall setting anything special up -- I just ordered her a card when I first opened the account. But whenever one on her charges shows up on the account, it has a little icon next to it that indicates it's hers. And I can break out her charges and analyze them the same way I can mine or the whole account together.

She used it on online one time, and I did get the card-not-present email. So the notifications seem to come to me.

Re: Amex Authorized User Question

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:01:11 GMT

Account Services -> Card Management -> Additional Cards and Custom Limits

From there you can add spend tracking alerts, set spending limits or freeze the card.

Re: Amex Authorized User Question

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:02:27 GMT

You can only access these features from a browser.