a.If your business model requires you to accept the Card on behalf of third parties (Sponsored Merchants), and your agreement allows it, you are a Payment Aggregator for the purposes of your agreement with us. We have the right, in our sole discretion, whether or not to approve and/or designate you as a Payment Aggregator on the American Express network. As a Payment Aggregator, you must comply with any additional requirements, policies, or procedures of which we notify you from time to time.
b.At a minimum, you must:
i.submit to American Express the required Sponsored Merchant Data elements in the Sponsored Merchant Information Interface as outlined in the American Express Technical Specifications.
ii.obtain Authorisation for all Sponsored Merchant charges and submit each Sponsored Merchant charge according to the mandatory data element requirements specified in the Specifications or local network specifications.
c.Payment Aggregator cannot recruit Sponsored Merchant Prospects that fall within any of the following:
i.Any of the categories listed in Subsection 3.2.1, " Prohibited Industries" and Subsection 3.2.2, " Restricted Industries".
ii.Travel industry, including but not limited to:
§Airlines and air carriers (MCC 3000-3300, 4511)
§Car rental agencies (MCC 3351-3441, 7512)
§Lodging hotels, motels, resorts, including “branded” central reservation services (MCC 3501-3999, 7011)
§Steamships and cruise lines including onboard cruise shops (MCC 4411)
§Timeshares (MCC 7012)
§Travel agencies and tour operators (MCC 4722)
iii.Telecommunications Services, including wireless, cable, satellite, wire line, ISP (MCC 4814, 4816, 4899).
iv.Other Payment Aggregators (except to the extent the entity itself sells goods to which it has title).
d.Please contact your American Express representative to understand all your obligations as a Payment Aggregator. Failure to comply with your obligations may result in non-compliance penalties.