amex (avios points)- paypal payments
amex (avios points)- paypal payments
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malks222

Original Poster:

2,292 posts

168 months

Wednesday 26th February 2020
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hoping some of the knowledgable people on here might be able to help.

in january I am going to be paying about £1200 per month on nursery fees. adding in some personal spending I am easily going to cover the £10-15k (depending on card) spend time get the companion tickets using a BA amex card.

however the nursery we have chosen no longer accepts amex, i’ve heard of people using paypal as a way of still using an amex card when places don’t use/ accept it. or will i end up being charged huge ‘cash advance’ fees and miss any benefit of the avios points?

seems a shame to miss out on many avios points/ companion vouchers, when I have a guaranteed spend on nursery fees

OriginalFDM

402 posts

104 months

Wednesday 26th February 2020
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I regularly pay things through PayPal on my Amex and never had any fees. But that’s transactions through websites which allow PayPal as a payment method rather than logging into PayPal and sending money to someone.

I’d give PayPal support a call, always been helpful when I’ve needed to contact them

southendpier

6,208 posts

258 months

Wednesday 26th February 2020
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Assume you can pay via online transaction?

PayPal account settings - money banks and cards - Your preferred way to pay (online Purchase) - add your AMEX.