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Amazon Is Moving its Business Cards to U.S. Bank. What Should Cardholders Know?

By U.S. News & World Report

Amazon will shift its business credit cards to U.S. Bank in 2026, replacing American Express as the issuer. Current cardholders won’t need to reapply but should expect changes to rewards and account access when the transition begins in August.

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All We Know About the Move

Amazon is introducing a new Prime Business Card and an Amazon Business Card in spring 2026. Both cards will be issued by U.S. Bank and have no annual fee.

Cardholders who are Prime members will get the Prime Business Card, which offers 5% back on Amazon purchases. Without a Prime membership, cardholders will earn 3% back with the Amazon Business Card. Earning 5% or 3% is limited to the first $150,000 in combined annual purchases and drops to 1% after that.

Both cards will offer expanded rewards on off-Amazon spending, flexible credit terms and integrations with Amazon Business purchasing tools. The cards are most useful for businesses that make frequent purchases with Amazon.

What Current Cardholders Should Expect

Cardholders of the Amazon Business Prime American Express Card and Amazon Business American Express Card can continue using their cards for now. Expect communications from both issuers about the transition, which should automatically occur on Aug. 14, 2026.

You won’t need to reapply, but you will have to set up a U.S. Bank login to manage your account online. You will get a new account number, but your credit limit and annual percentage rate will not change. Rewards structures and benefits could change with the new cards, so look for details in cardholder communications.

[Read: Best Credit Cards]

Alternative Card to Consider

If you’re looking for a small-business card with broader bonus categories, consider the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card. It has a $95 annual fee — lower than a $139 annual Prime membership — and earns three points per dollar on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases on travel, shipping, internet, cable and phone services, and advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines each account anniversary year. The card offers travel and shopping protections, including cellphone insurance, trip cancellation and interruption insurance, an auto rental collision damage waiver and roadside assistance.

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Thailand tightens gun controls after deadly school shooting

By CNN
Bangkok (CNN) — Thailand is suspending new gun permits and tightening its firearm controls after last week’s deadly school shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed eight people before turning the gun on himself.Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued the directive on Tuesday, ordering government officials to “urgently elevate firearm control measures across the entire system,” according to a statement from his office.The measures include temporarily suspending the issuance of gun purchase permits, re-reviewing all permits still pending approval, and suspending new “welfare gun” programs – which allow eligible public officials, including civil servants and politicians, to buy discounted weapons.Government agencies will also now inspect gun dealers nationwide and verify sales records; inspect ammunition at shooting ranges to check that they’re following regulations; and “accelerate crackdowns on illegal firearms, rigorously prosecute offenders, and request maximum penalties from the court,” the directive read.The statement also lays out broader reforms that will take longer to legislate, such as increasing penalties for offenders, tightening ammunition controls for gun dealers and ranges, and requiring that gun permits be renewed on a more frequent basis.An initial compensation of 1 million baht (about $30,166) has been approved for six of the deceased victims, the statement said.The mass shooting has shone a new spotlight on Thailand’s high levels of gun ownership, both licensed and unlicensed.Last Friday, the 14-year-old gunman first killed his grandparents at their home, where he also lived, before opening fire at a secondary school and killing six people there. He then killed himself. It was the country’s worst mass shooting since 2022.Police said on Sunday the gunman had previously had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year, and had watched violent content online, using social media to learn how to use a firearm. The firearm he used is believed to have been his grandfather’s.Thailand has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in Southeast Asia, with around 15 guns per 100 people. Its firearm death rate is similarly elevated, second in the region only to the Philippines.Countries with higher gun ownership rates tend to see correspondingly higher firearm death rates. Multiple studies link easy access to firearms with more frequent gun-related deaths, including through suicide, homicide and unintentional injury.As well as reigniting debate about gun control in Thailand, the shooting has put a focus on mental health for students and young people.The Ministry of Education said it would develop new safety protocols in the coming months, including mental health screenings and a system to refer at-risk people to specialists, drills for emergency response plans, a drive to stamp out bullying and better detection to stop items from being taken into schools.Mass shootings elsewhere in the world have often led to stricter gun control measures. Serbia and New Zealand, two nations with comparatively high gun ownership rates, both tightened rules and brought in gun amnesty drives following horrific massacres in recent years.The outlier remains the United States, where gun violence and rates of mass shootings are among the highest in the world, with little progress made on tighter laws in the face of strong lobbying and constitutional protections.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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