# Amex Business Gold restricts 4X ads and wireless from Feb 17, 2027

_Oct 21 18:00_

Tags: American Express, credit card

Type: Program change

## Summary

American Express will pay 4X Membership Rewards on advertising and wireless telephone spend on the Business Gold Card only at named vendors billed directly, starting February 17, 2027. The card pays 4X on a business's two highest-spend categories each billing cycle, chosen from six listed categories, on the first $150,000 combined each calendar year, then 1X.

From that date, advertising 4X will post only at Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, GoDaddy and Yelp. Wireless 4X will cover only monthly service billed directly by a named list of U.S. carriers. The remaining categories are unchanged. Cardholders keep 4X on the two eligible categories with the most spend each cycle, up to the same $150,000 cap.

Spend with advertising platforms or wireless carriers left off the new lists will lose 4X unless a different category still finishes in the monthly top two. AwardWallet Blog says many major providers still qualify and calls the hit limited.

Shift advertising or wireless bills that sit outside the 2027 lists, or the monthly category mix, before February 17.

## Key facts

- **Starts**: Feb 17, 2027
- **Numbers**:
  - 4X points per dollar: bonus rate on the two highest-spend eligible categories each billing cycle
  - $150,000: annual combined cap on 4X purchases from the top two categories
- **Who qualifies**: American Express Business Gold Cardholders
- **Takeaway**: Check whether your advertising platforms and wireless carriers are on the 2027 lists and shift those bills or your category mix before the change takes effect.

## Sources cited

- [AwardWallet Blog](https://awardwallet.com/news/amex-membership-rewards/amex-business-gold-bonus-category-changes) — Amex Business Gold Is Narrowing Two 4X Bonus Categories — Here’s What’s Changing and When

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