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title: "Assigning American Express Additional Card Members' Cards"
slug: "assigning-american-express-additional-card-members-cards"
description: "Assign additional American Express cards to card members in Payhawk: allocate card privileges and manage feeds on the Payhawk spend management platform."
updated: 2026-10-19T11:31:48Z
published: 2026-10-19T11:31:48Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/assigning-american-express-additional-card-members-cards"
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# Assigning American Express Additional Card Members' Cards

If your Main Cards have been added Additional Card Members' Cards, you can assign the Additional Cards to their Additional Card Members in Payhawk. In this way, you'll be able to view their transaction history and monitor any future transactions through Payhawk.

> [!WARNING]
> Only Main Cards can be [linked to Payhawk](/help/linking-american-express-main-cards-to-payhawk). Additional Card Members' Cards can be [assigned to their Additional Card Members](/help/assigning-american-express-additional-card-members-cards#h_e12a2c602e).

> [!TIP]
> For the terms and conventions on American Express Cards and Cardholders applied across Payhawk's help desk, refer to the [guidelines section](/help/linking-american-express-main-cards-to-payhawk).

## Transaction history of your assigned Additional Card Members' Cards

- Payhawk syncs only settled transactions. As settlement may take up to 30 days, delays in updating the transaction history of your assigned Additional Card Members' Cards are possible.
- When an Additional Card Member's Card has been assigned to the Additional Card Member in Payhawk, the system will sync its past settled transactions for the current month. For example, if you assign the Additional Card on 17 August, Payhawk will sync its past settled transactions for the 1-17 August period.
- An Additional Card Member's Card appears in Payhawk only after the first transaction on it has been settled and synced. If a card is not visible in Payhawk for assignment, the Additional Card Member needs to make at least one purchase first.

## Assigning Additional Card Members' Cards

To assign an Additional Card Member's Card in Payhawk:

1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Cards** > **Linked cards**. Payhawk will display a prompt for any unassigned Additional Card Members' Cards of the Main Card.
2. Click on **Resolve**.

Alternatively, under the **Additional Card Members** tab, you can see a list of unassigned Card owners. Click on **Assign** against the desired Card.
3. In the dialog that opens, select the Additional Card Member.
4. (Optional) Provide a name for the Card.
5. Click on **Assign**. As a result, the assigned Card will be listed under the **Additional Card Members** tab of the linked Main Card.

![Payhawk interface showing linked cards and options for managing card ownership.](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Adm%3ACards/Linked_cards_assign_an_owner_20261010_ai.png)

## Useful resources

- [Managing your assigned Additional Card Members' Cards](/help/managing-your-assigned-american-express-additional-card-members-cards)