American Express

The American Express Company, also known as Amex, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center in New York City. The company was founded in 1850 and is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Retailers Find ‘Value Add’ Memberships Essential to Keep Consumers Spending
Retailers Find ‘Value Add’ Memberships Essential to Keep Consumers Spending
March 29, 2023  |  Retail

Inflation is a pressure point, and consumers are pulling back on discretionary spending. And it may be the memberships — specifically the “value add” offered...

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Amex and Cuscal Give Australians Faster Way to Pay Card Bills
Amex and Cuscal Give Australians Faster Way to Pay Card Bills
March 23, 2023  |  Faster Payments

American Express and payments firm Cuscal have teamed to help Australian customers repay charges in minutes. The partnership, announced Thursday (March 23), involves what American...

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Square and Social Change Fund United Launch Accelerator Program
Square and Social Change Fund United Launch Accelerator Program
March 16, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Square and the Social Change Fund United have launched an accelerator program for Black and Latino entrepreneurs. The new program called Forward includes funding, mentorship...

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Credit Card App Provider Ranking Is Not Interest Free
Credit Card App Provider Ranking Is Not Interest Free
March 13, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

What’s in your wallet? Only our Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps knows for sure. This one is easy, but not as much as it...

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Payment Networks Pause Implementation of Code for Gun Shops
Payment Networks Pause Implementation of Code for Gun Shops
March 10, 2023  |  Data

Payment networks have paused their implementation of a new merchant category code for gun shops. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have done so but have not said that they...

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Amex Platinum Card Walmart+ Membership Is Shot Across Bow of Amazon Prime
Amex Platinum Card Walmart+ Membership Is Shot Across Bow of Amazon Prime
March 08, 2023  |  Retail

To boost membership and consumer spending beyond groceries, Walmart’s subsidizing at least some of the cost of its memberships. To that end, and as detailed...

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High Earners’ Muted Spending Threatens Electronics and Autos, Boosts Big Box Merchants
High Earners’ Muted Spending Threatens Electronics and Autos, Boosts Big Box Merchants
March 03, 2023  |  Economy

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that the rich “are different from you and me.” Fast forward a century from when he penned the words, and today,...

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30% of US Construction Firms Invest in Digital Payments Amid Housing Slump
30% of US Construction Firms Invest in Digital Payments Amid Housing Slump
March 02, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Construction firms facing lower housing starts and rising mortgage rates that are turning off potential home buyers are increasingly turning to digital payment solutions as...

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Amex and Vanguard Expand Financial Advice Service
Amex and Vanguard Expand Financial Advice Service
February 22, 2023  |  Personal Finance

American Express and Vanguard are opening their financial advice service to more consumers. Launched last year, INVEST for Amex by Vanguard gives American Express customers...

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