American Express Launches Online Shopping Benefit for Cardholders
Just in time for the holiday season, American Express announced today that is has launched a new and innovative resource for card members that will help maximize the efficiency and ease of their online shopping efforts this year. Called inSite, the tool is available as a free download for AmEx members who are enrolled in [...]
American Express to allocate USD 100 mln for digital commerce startups
Global financial services company American Express has revealed plans to invest USD 100 million to fund early stage digital commerce startups. The investment is set to be completed over the next few years. According to the company’s press release, the digital commerce initiative will be managed out of its newly established office in Silicon Valley. [...]
American Express
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center in New York City, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Each day, American Express makes it easier, safer and more rewarding for consumers [...]
American Express to Offer Electronic Payment Service With China’s Tencent
American Express Co. (AXP), the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, will offer an online payment service with Tencent Holdings Ltd. (700) in its first collaboration with an electronic payment partner in China. The agreement will allow users of Tencent’s Tenpay online payment service to make purchases outside China, American Express and Tencent said in a [...]
American Express buys virtual currency platform Sometrics
American Express has acquired US-based virtual currency platform and in-game payments provider Sometrics for USD 30 million, TechCrunch reports. Sometrics will be added to the Enterprise Growth Group, the business unit within American Express focused on expanding alternative mobile and online payment services beyond the traditional card and travel businesses. In addition, Sometrics will be [...]
American Express and foursquare roll out National Partnership
NEW YORK– Following a successful pilot at South by Southwest in March, American Express and foursquare today announced the national rollout of their partnership, which enables American Express® Cardmembers who link their foursquare profiles to their cards to “load” and seamlessly redeem merchant Specials without the need for coupons, special codes, or showing their mobile [...]
