Tap to Pay
Enjoy faster payments with contactless
Contactless is the easy way to pay for anything up to $250* with your American Express Card. Simply tap your Card on the reader and you're done. Plus, it’s just as secure as Chip & PIN, and you're covered by the same fraud protection1, best-in-class service, and Cardmember rewards2.
How to use your contactless Card
Check your Card has the
contactless symbol.
Check the shop or the Card
reader displays the contactless logo.
Touch your Card on the reader and wait
for the beep – it’s as simple as that!
Where can you use American Express contactless?
Enjoy the freedom to pay wherever you see the American Express contactless payment logo. You can also check out the American Express Maps click on the merchant and check if contactless payment is accepted.
Pay with your mobile device
Already using contactless? Make life even easier with mobile payments. Add your American Express Card to your phone and enjoy all the same benefits as contactless.
Tap with your contactless-enabled American Express Card to pay for transit on eligible PRESTO payment devices in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area.
PRESTO list of transit agency partners is always growing. Find out where PRESTO contactless payment with credit card is accepted.
Tap with your contactless-enabled American Express Card to pay for transit on eligible Compass devices in Metro Vancouver.
See the participating TransLink agencies in Metro Vancouver.
TAP ON
Using your contactless enabled American Express Card, mobile wallet, or payment-enabled watch linked to your card, tap on the eligible PRESTO device**.
TAP OFF
If you're riding on GO Transit or UP Express, tap off on the eligible PRESTO device** with the same American Express Card, or Card on your phone or watch you used to board once you've reached your destination. It’s that simple and easy.
If you’re riding on Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay, Oakville Transit, TTC, and York Region Transit, there is no need to Tap Off. For more information on paying for your transit ride by tapping your American Express Card, visit prestocard.ca/en/about/contactless
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Purchase Protection® Plan3†
What you buy matters to you, so it matters to us. On select American Express Cards, your eligible purchases may be covered for up to 90 or 120 days (depending on your Card) from the date of purchase in the event of accidental physical damage or theft for up to $1,000 per occurrence (for all purchased items combined).4
Travelling Abroad
Travel Emergency Assistance5 is there to help you, around the clock, and around the globe. Available on eligible cards.
Alerts & Notifications
Keep track of your account with personalized updates through email, SMS, and/or our Amex App.
* At participating American Express contactless merchants. Retailer contactless limits may apply. Please check before paying.
†: All insurance coverage is subject to the terms and conditions of their respective master policies. Certain limitations, exclusions and restrictions apply. Please read your Certificates of Insurance carefully.
1. Use the American Express Card online or off, and you won’t be held responsible for any fraudulent charges, as long as you’ve taken reasonable care to protect your account details, PIN and any device on which you have added your account information. Notify us at once if your Card or eligible device is lost or stolen, or you suspect it is being used without your permission.
2. Rewards not available on all Cards. Rewards vary by Card product. Conditions apply.
3. Underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada. You may contact the insurer at 1-888-877-1710 in Canada and the U.S. or visit www.rsagroup.ca.
4. Not available on all cards. For a full list of Cards which offer these benefits please visit our Shopping Protection FAQs.
5. This is not an insurance coverage. Costs associated with any out-of-pocket expenses related to your Travel Emergency Assistance inquiry are your responsibility. Services will be provided as permitted under applicable law and must be authorized and arranged by AXA Assistance. All the services associated with the Travel Emergency Assistance are provided worldwide with the exception of some countries (it is best to check with Customer Service). Eligible Cards include The Platinum Card® from American Express®, The American Express® Gold Rewards Card, The American Express® Card, The American Express® Aeroplan®* Reserve Card, The American Express® Aeroplan®* Card, The Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card.
** At eligible and contactless enabled PRESTO devices at TTC, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, GO Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay,
Oakville Transit, Para Transpo in Ottawa, UP Express and York Region Transit locations only. Adult rate charged when tapping your Card at eligible PRESTO devices. Tap off at the end of each trip for GO Transit and UP Express to avoid additional charges.