American Express · United States
Convert American Express credit card statements to Excel, CSV & QBO
Convert American Express credit card statements (PDF or scanned) to Excel, CSV, QBO or OFX, reconciled against the new balance. Free for 20 pages a month.
Quick answer
Download your American Express credit card statement as a PDF from americanexpress.com under Statements & Activity, upload it to StatementPilot, and export Excel, CSV, QBO, OFX or QIF. We check that the "Previous Balance" plus every transaction equals the "New Balance" so you know nothing was missed.
What a American Express credit card statement looks like
Amex statements show New Charges by card member, Payments, Credits and Fees, and may include foreign-currency amounts alongside the converted USD amount.
US statements usually open with an account summary (beginning balance, deposits, withdrawals, fees, ending balance) followed by transaction sections and a daily balance table.
How to convert a American Express statement
- Sign in to americanexpress.com under Statements & Activity and download the statement for the period you need as a PDF (not a screenshot).
- If the PDF is password-protected, open it and save an unprotected copy first.
- Upload one or several months to StatementPilot. Scanned or photographed statements are read with OCR.
- Check the reconciliation panel: the "Previous Balance" plus deposits minus withdrawals should equal the "New Balance".
- Export to Excel or CSV for analysis, or QBO/OFX/QIF to import into QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Quicken.
Dates, amounts and account numbers in the US
Amounts use a period for decimals and commas for thousands (1,234.56). Withdrawals are often shown with a minus sign or in a separate column. We read the date order from the statement itself and default to MM/DD/YYYY for United States, so 03/04 is never silently swapped.
Only the last four digits of the account number are printed on most pages; the full routing number appears on checks, not in transaction rows. Only the masked or last digits are carried into QBO/OFX files, as those importers expect.
Importing American Express transactions into your accounting software
Accountants in the US most often import into QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Quicken and Xero. Choose QBO for QuickBooks, the Xero CSV for Xero, OFX for most other packages, or Excel/CSV for anything else.
When your bank feed only goes back a few months, converted American Express statements fill the gap for older periods without manual typing.
Why statements are still needed
Banks must provide periodic statements under Regulation E for electronic transfers, and most keep 7 years of PDF statements available online.
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert a American Express credit card statement to Excel?
Yes. Upload the PDF and download an .xlsx file with date, description, amount and balance columns plus a summary sheet showing the previous balance, new balance and reconciliation result.
How do I get my American Express statement as a PDF?
Statements are available in americanexpress.com under Statements & Activity. Choose the statement period and download or save it as a PDF; a printed copy can also be scanned or photographed and uploaded.
Can I import American Express transactions into QuickBooks Online?
Yes. Export the converted statement in the format QuickBooks Online accepts (QBO, OFX or a formatted CSV) and import it as a bank statement file. Dates are written in the format your software expects.
Do I need a American Express template?
No. StatementPilot doesn't rely on bank-specific templates, so redesigned American Express statements and older layouts both work. The reconciliation check confirms nothing was missed.
American Express at a glance
- Institution type
- Credit card issuer
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, United States
- Where to download statements
- americanexpress.com under Statements & Activity
- Balance labels on the statement
- Previous Balance → New Balance
- Currency
- USD (US dollars)
- Typical date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- Commonly converted
- Platinum, Gold, Business cards
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