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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Curve Shut Out By Amex Days After Announcing Support
Curve Shut Out By Amex Days After Announcing Support
January 30, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Curve, the U.K. FinTech that enables customers to consolidate bank cards into a Curve card, was shut out by American Express just two days after announcing it...

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Amex Misses In Q4 Amid Lending Write-Offs
Amex Misses In Q4 Amid Lending Write-Offs
January 18, 2019  |  Earnings

American Express posted earnings results on Thursday (Jan. 17) after markets closed that missed the Street, as merchant and services revenues were both below expectations, and write-offs...

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Amex Buys Japanese Restaurant Platform
Amex Buys Japanese Restaurant Platform
January 15, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

American Express has acquired Pocket Concierge, a restaurant reservation platform that provides customers with access to high-end restaurants in Japan, the company announced on Tuesday...

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China Puts Visa, Mastercard Applications On Hold
China Puts Visa, Mastercard Applications On Hold
January 14, 2019  |  International

China’s central bank has yet to acknowledge applications submitted by Visa and Mastercard that would allow the companies to process renminbi payments. Citing sources familiar...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Incredible Shrinking Rewards Offerings
Fizzle Of The Week: The Incredible Shrinking Rewards Offerings
January 04, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

In the wake of the Great Recessions, Americans en masse got awfully nervous about opening new accounts and using credit cards. Open accounts peaked near 500 million...

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Visa, Mastercard, Amex Stake Their Bets On B2B
Visa, Mastercard, Amex Stake Their Bets On B2B
January 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When the B2B payments industry began considering what to expect for 2018, commercial cards weren’t often on the radar. Cards are still expected to account...

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Data Dive, The Good, The Bad And The Uncertain: Amex, Ripple, Marriott And Instacart
Data Dive, The Good, The Bad And The Uncertain: Amex, Ripple, Marriott And Instacart
December 17, 2018  |  Data Dive

With 2018 down to its last two weeks, the world is busy wrapping up the old in order to ring in the new — including...

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Amex Touts Success In Ripple Cross-Border Payments Pilot
Amex Touts Success In Ripple Cross-Border Payments Pilot
December 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In a renewed show of support for blockchain technology, American Express General Manager of Corporate Payments Carlos Carriedo has suggested that its pilot tests with partner...

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India’s SMBs Rebound As Demonetization Dust Settles
India’s SMBs Rebound As Demonetization Dust Settles
December 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

India saw a busy year in B2B FinTech as the small business (SMB) community continued to demand enhanced financial services. The nation continues to push...

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