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Photo Expressions®

Express yourself - add your favorite photo to your credit card.

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What is Photo Expressions?

Remember a special moment by personalizing your credit card with your favorite photo.1

  • Add a photo when you apply for a new credit card.2
  • Add a photo to your existing credit card.3
  • If you've recently applied, check your application status and then add a photo to your new card.

Photo Expressions is different than Photo Security®

Photo Expressions is not the same as the Photo Security feature.

  • Photo Expressions lets you express your creativity by adding a favorite photo of almost anything - your child, your pet, your home - to your credit card. The photo will be approximately 2 x 2 inches in size on your card.
  • Photo Security adds a photo of you to your credit card - to help protect you against unauthorized card transactions. Your Photo Security card can be used as another form of identification. The photo will be approximately 1 x 1 inches in size on your card.

How to get started

To request Photo Expressions online, you’ll need a standard Bank of America Visa Preferred, Gold or Platinum Plus® credit card account and a digital photo in a jpg, gif or bmp format saved on your computer.4

If you prefer to provide a physical photo, you can

What does it cost?

There is no charge to add Photo Expressions to your card nor is there a charge to request a different photo be added to your card.5


New credit card customers: Apply online for a credit card and add Photo Expressions New credit card customers: Apply online for a credit card and add Photo Expressions

Customers who recently applied for a Photo Expressions card: Check your application status Customers who recently applied for a Photo Expressions card: Check your application status

Existing cardholders: Personalize your card now Existing cardholders: Personalize your card now

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Frequently Asked Questions

Technical Questions

1We reserve the right to determine whether or not to use any submitted photo on the Photo Expressions card.

2Photo Expressions can be requested at the same time you apply for a standard Bank of America Visa Platinum Plus credit card account. Once you are approved, you will be asked to provide your photo at that time.

3Photo Expressions is available online for primary cardholders with a Bank of America Visa Preferred, Gold or Platinum Plus credit card account. A primary cardholder is the person whose name appears first on the account. Secondary and authorized users can request a Photo Expressions card by filling out the mail-in form. The account must be kept in accordance with the Cardholder Agreement. Your new Photo Expressions card keeps the same interest rate, credit line and terms as your current card.

4Netscape does not support the bmp format.

5See the terms and conditions for additional details.