The American Express Platinum Cards Are Getting an Update—and a Higher Annual Fee

American Express The updated American Express Platinum cards are available in a "mirror" design. American Express has updated its popular Platinum card—and lifted its annual fee to nearly $900. It's the latest move by a big credit-card issuer to rejigger the offerings of a popular high-end card and to lift the fee users pay to get them. American Express (AXP) in June teased "major updates" to its Platinum Card lineup. That announcement came one day before rival JPMorgan Chase (JPM) introduced changes to ...