# American Express

Saferpay offers the possibility to accept different brands of credit cards, one of which being American Express.

## General requirements

The handling of American Express with Saferpay requires:

* A [corresponding license ](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/master/licensing)and thus a valid identification with a username and password for the Saferpay system.
* Availability of at least one active Saferpay terminal via which payment can be carried out and availability of the associated Saferpay TerminalId.
* A valid acceptance contract with a respective acquirer.

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For American Express activation on the Saferpay terminal, please contact your sales contact.
{% endhint %}

### Technical requirements

The general integration of American Express can be done either via the [Payment Page](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/payment-page), or the [Transaction Interface](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/transaction-interface) and does not require any special attention, besides what is mentioned in the respective chapters.

* [**OrderId**](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/master/common-saferpay-terms-glossary#orderid)**:** Depending on the processor for Amex, the **`OrderId`**, -which will be forwarded for reconciliation- may be limited to only <mark style="color:$warning;">**numeric**</mark> <mark style="color:$warning;">**and a**</mark> <mark style="color:$warning;">**maximum length of 9 characters**</mark>. Other characters will be filtered and longer IDs truncated.

Furthermore, for other flows (Refunds etc.), please refer to the table below.

### Supported features

| Feature                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                      Support                                                                      |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| [Capture](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/capture-and-daily-closing)/[Cancel](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/licences-and-interfaces/capture-and-daily-closing#cancel) |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| [Multipart Captures](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/capture-and-daily-closing/partial-captures)                                                                       | <p>✅<br><a href="../../licences-and-interfaces/capture-and-daily-closing/partial-captures#requirements"><strong>Needs attention!</strong></a></p> |
| [Secure Card Data](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/secure-card-data)                                                                                                   |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| [Refunds](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/transaction-interface/refunds)                                                                                               |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| [Recurring Payments](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/transaction-interface/recurring-payments)                                                                         |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| [3D Secure](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/general-information/3d-secure)                                                                                                                     |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| Dynamic Currency Conversion                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                         ❌                                                                         |
| Mail Phone Order                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| [Testing](#testing)                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |
| [Omni-Channel](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/integration-guide/licences-and-interfaces/omni-channel)                                                                                                           |                                                                         ✅                                                                         |

## Testing

Please refer to [this chapter](https://docs.saferpay.com/home/testing-and-go-live#american-express), if you want to test American Express.