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American Express Velocity Points earning Cards

You can earn Velocity Points with an American Express Velocity Points earning Card  or by transferring your existing American Express Membership Rewards points straight into your Velocity account.

Activate this offer to unlock bonus Velocity Points!

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For a limited time, you could earn up to 30,000 extra bonus Velocity Points* on top of the individual card offers available from participating partners - that means you could earn up to a total of 140,000 bonus Points*. 

Take a look at the cards below, choose the Velocity Points earning card that best suits you and see what extra bonus you could unlock!

How you could get extra bonus Points:

  1. Activate this offer by 30 April 2025* by clicking the button on the left, prior to card application.
  2. Apply for an eligible Velocity Points earning credit card by 30 April 2025.*
  3. Be approved and meet the minimum spend requirements for the bonus offer of your new card.

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With an American Express Velocity Points earning Card, Points earned on your everyday spend are automatically loaded into your Velocity account each month.

  • Activate +30K extra Points

    American Express Velocity Platinum Card

    Receive 100,000 bonus Points1

    • <p>Earn up to 2.25 Points per $1 spent<sup>2</sup></p>

      Earn up to 2.25 Points per $1 spent2

    • <p>A complimentary Virgin Australia return domestic flight each year<sup>3</sup></p>

      A complimentary Virgin Australia return domestic flight each year3

    • <p>Virgin Australia Lounge Access <b>each time you fly with Virgin Australia</b><sup>4</sup></p>

      Virgin Australia Lounge Access each time you fly with Virgin Australia4

    All these benefits and more for an annual fee of $440.

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    1Min spend $3k in first 3 months. Offer ends 30 April 2025. T&Cs apply. New Amex Card Members only.

  • Activate +10K extra Points

    American Express Velocity Escape Plus Card

    Receive 30,000 bonus Velocity Points1

    • <p>Earn up to 1.75 Points per $1 spent. Points threshold applies<sup>2</sup></p>

      Earn up to 1.75 Points per $1 spent. Points threshold applies2

    • <p>$50 statement credit with eligible Virgin Australia spend each year<sup>3</sup></p>

      $50 statement credit with eligible Virgin Australia spend each year3

    • <p>Complimentary Travel Insurance. Exclusions, T&amp;Cs apply<sup>4</sup></p>

      Complimentary Travel Insurance. Exclusions, T&Cs apply4

    All these benefits and more for an annual fee of $95.

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    1Min spend $1k in first 3 months. Offer ends 30 April 2025. T&Cs apply. New Amex Card Members only.

  • Activate +30K extra Points

    American Express® Velocity Business Card

    170,000 bonus Velocity Points*

    • <p><span class="font-size font-size--small">Plus, join Virgin Australia Business Flyer to receive a complimentary 12-month Velocity Gold membership<sup>^</sup></span></p>

      Plus, join Virgin Australia Business Flyer to receive a complimentary 12-month Velocity Gold membership^

    • <p><span class="font-size font-size--small">Earn 2 Velocity Points per $1 spent on eligible Virgin Australia Services<sup>1</sup></span></p>

      Earn 2 Velocity Points per $1 spent on eligible Virgin Australia Services1

    • <p><span class="font-size font-size--small">Access a line of unsecured funding with flexible spending power<sup>2</sup> and up to 51 days to pay for purchases<sup>3</sup></span></p>

      Access a line of unsecured funding with flexible spending power2 and up to 51 days to pay for purchases3

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    *Apply by 30 April 2025. T&Cs apply. New Amex Card Members only.  

Maximise the Rewards on your card

If you already have an American Express Velocity Points earning Card, here are some great ways you can maximise your rewards.

  • My Benefits

    Enjoy exclusive American Express membership benefits such as offers, discounts, fraud protection16 and more.

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  • Double Dip

    Did you know that if you use your Card with selected Velocity partners, you could earn Points twice? Once with the partner and once with your Card.

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  • Acceptance

    Since Jan 2017, over 135,000 new places joined the American Express Network across Australia18 and there’s more to come. This means more Points, more offers and more rewards.

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Transferring your American Express  rewards points to Velocity

Transfer the existing Membership Rewards points from your eligible Card to your Velocity Frequent Flyer account19. A minimum of 2,000 Membership Rewards points per transfer applies. Transfer rates vary, as follows:

Australia

  • 2 Membership Rewards points for Ascent or Ascent Premium members = 1 Velocity Point
  • 2 Membership Rewards Points for David Jones American Express Card Members = 1 Velocity Point
  • 3 Membership Rewards points for Business Ascent members = 2 Velocity Points
  • 2 Membership Rewards points for Membership Rewards Gateway = 1 Velocity Point

New Zealand

  • 2 Membership Rewards points = 1 Velocity Point

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Eligible Cards

  • The American Express Essential® Credit Card
    The American Express® Gold Credit Card
    The American Express® Platinum Edge Credit Card
    The American Express® Platinum Rewards Credit Card
    The American Express® Platinum Reserve Credit Card
    The American Express Explorer® Credit Card
    The David Jones American Express Card
    The David Jones American Express Platinum Card
    The American Express® Rewards Advantage Card

How to transfer your American Express Membership Rewards points

You can convert the Membership Rewards Points earned on your eligible American Express Card to Velocity Points via your American Express online Account. If your Velocity number is not already registered with your American Express Card, select Link More Airline Programs from within your account to link, or call American Express Membership Rewards on 1300 363 276.

  • Log in on the Amex Velocity Transfer page to transfer your points.
  • Once logged in, enter the amount of points you would like to transfer and click Transfer My Points.

Terms and Conditions:

Transfer Membership Rewards points to Velocity

A minimum of 2,000 Membership Rewards points must be redeemed for Velocity Points at any one time during the Promotion Period and must be in increments of 2 Membership Rewards points (3 Membership Rewards points for Business Ascent).

For full details on points transfers, including eligibility criteria, minimum points transfer requirements, applicable conversion rate see the American Express Membership Rewards Program Terms and Conditions. The earning and redemption of Membership Rewards points is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the American Express Membership Rewards Program. The redemption of Membership Rewards points will be administered solely by American Express and will take up to 1  business day to transfer into your Velocity Account and is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the American Express Membership Rewards Program in which you are enrolled. Once the Membership Rewards points have been redeemed for Velocity Points, they are governed by the Velocity Membership Terms and Conditions and cannot be reversed. Bonus Velocity Points will be administered by Velocity Frequent Flyer which will also take up to 3 business days to transfer into your Velocity Membership account. Bonus Velocity Points are calculated on the total number of Velocity Points transferred to the Velocity Account in accordance with the offer. 

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16. Provided that you notify us immediately upon discovery of any fraudulent transactions and you have complied with your Card Member Agreement, you will not be held liable for any unauthorised charges.

17. Don't Spam!

American Express discourages spamming. By participating in 'Refer a Friend', you agree to these 'Refer a Friend' terms and conditions:

  • Only Friends & Family: You must only send referral messages to close friends and family.
  • Ask Their Permission First: You must ask the person for their permission to send them an email about your Card product. Sending emails to people without permission is considered spam.
  • Cap Referrals: You may only send referral messages to a maximum of 20 friends and the amount of Velocity Points you may receive under the ‘Refer a Friend’ program is capped at 200,000 Velocity Points per year.

18. Based on American Express merchant locations setup between January 2017 and December 2018.