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American Express & VenturEd Solutions

Choose VenturEd Solutions payment processing and add American Express as a payment option.

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Including American Express in your payment options ensures security, ease of use, good customer service and more.

American Express received the highest score among national credit card companies in the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study of customers’ satisfaction with credit card issuers.

American Express can be accepted at 99% of places in the US that accept credit cards. You should consider welcoming American Express® Cards too.

Fee Structures that fit your needs.

Taking payments online can be expensive. Fees can add up – but they don’t have to. If you’re using VenturEd Solutions, it’s possible that you don’t pay any additional fees. Whether you opt for cost-neutral, or payee-covered fees we have options to make online and credit card payments a reality for your school.

Commitment to Anti-Fraud & Security

VenturEd Solutions is committed to ensuring secure payment processing for your school.

American Express works to keep your transactions secure as well, and holds merchants who accept the card up to the industry standards, including:

  • Compliance with the current PCI Data Security Standard
  • Store only card holder data needed to process American Express Card transactions
  • Use only PCI-approved Payment Devices
  • Report PCI DSS compliance status to American Express, as required

American Express invests in fraud prevention solutions, and their fraud write-off rate is less than that of other major card networks in the U.S.

American Express Card Members can represent an appealing customer for you.

On average, annual spend of American Express Card Members is 2.8X that of non-Card Members.

According to a survey conducted by American Express in 2018-2019, 75% of US American Express Card Members report they agree American Express is their card of choice when paying school-related bills.

The average transaction size of an American Express Card Member was 30% more than that of non-Card Members.

Also, according to a survey conducted by American Express in 2018-2019, American Express Card members spent an average of 60% more than Non-Card Members on education donations.

It’s important to let customers know you accept credit cards and provide payment choices.

Whether you’re taking payments online or at a terminal in your school, the payment experience should be seamless and simple for your families, donors, and alumni. Creating this seamless and consistent experience requires the right marketing resources.

American Express has developed a variety of collaborative marketing tools, including free digital assets, decals, and other collateral, to help your school highlight that you take the card and provide payment options.

Choose VenturEd Payments and accept American Express as one of your payment options.

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