Archive for August, 2007
People With Black Cards
There are roughly 17,000 people who are Centurion card holders, and since American Express is not going to release that list, it will be very difficult to determine who has one and which celebrities are on that list. Many of these card holders are on Wall Street and other financial services abroad. Our [...]
What Happens When You Lose Your Black Card and Your License
To my knowledge there is only one reported case of a celebrity losing their black card, and it just so happens that it was lost with their drivers license and small amount of what was supposedly cocaine. Can you guess which celebrity it was? If you guessed Lindsay Lohan you are correct. [...]
Requirements and Benefits of the AMEX Black Card
In the previous post we covered how the Black card came into existence. Now that the background is covered, here are some of the requirements to obtain a card and the benefits it offers.
Requirements:
1) Charge $250,000 or more a year to AMEX
2) Be invited by AMEX or ask to join
3) Pay the $5,000 initiation [...]
History of the American Express Black Card
The history behind the AMEX Black card is somewhat mysterious. Reports of an invite only credit card from American Express started surfacing as early as the late 1980s. There was even a Wall Street Journal article mentioning a rumored credit card specially for AMEX’s high end client el.
After years of rumors, AMEX brought [...]
Welcome to Amex-Black.com
Welcome to the new home of Amex-Black.com. Your one stop information source on the American Express Black/Centurion card.
