Signing up for an account
Signing up for a Private Payments account is easy.
Just point your browser to the Private Payments page on the American Express Web site, click the Go button and follow the online instructions, which will guide you through the sign-up procedure. Basically, you'll go through the steps of choosing an account name and password, and entering your American Express card number.
You'll then be prompted to download the Private Payments software, which should take under two minutes. This little program will then be used to issue you your Private Payments numbers, as we'll see in a moment. When you see the American Express icon in the system tray, you're all set to go shopping with the Private Payments feature.
Keep in mind that if you can't use the Private Payments software with your current operating system or browser, you can still use Private Payments system. You'll just have to manually get a Private Payments number each time you need one, which will be discussed soon.
