AmEx Revamps Platinum Perks Again in Bid to Retain Customers

  • Card issuer will offer consumers up to $180 in PayPal credits
  • Small businesses will get more points for gas, ad spending
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American Express Co. will once again add perks to its popular Platinum cards to avoid losing customers as the pandemic continues to curtail consumer and business spending.

For a limited time, the company will offer as much as $180 in credits for purchases made through PayPal with the $550-a-year consumer Platinum card, and up to $1,700 in credits for virtual personal training with luxury-gym chain Equinox, car rentals with Avis Budget Group Inc., purchases on Home Depot Inc.’s website and spending with other retailers.