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AmEx faces Australian lawsuit over card distribution laws

Australia's securities regulator is taking American Express to court, accusing the firm of issuing credit cards without making sure that customers understood them.

07 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

American Express launches B2B payments ecosystem for network issuing and acquiring participants

American Express (NYSE:AXP) today announced Amex Business Link, a new business-to-business (B2B) payments ecosystem for network issuing and acquiring participants to offer to their business customers.

01 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

American Express pilots application for consumers to apply for card without damaging credit score

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced that it is piloting a new application experience for its U.S. Personal Cards to help consumers apply with confidence, especially those who are unsure if they’ll qualify for a Card.

21 November 2022

News/payments

Square partners AmEx on credit card for sellers

Square is joining forces with American Express to launch a credit card built specifically for Square sellers.

16 November 2022

News/retail

American Express launches TikTok accelerator for small businesses

American Express is partnering with TikTok to help small business owners reach a new generation of shoppers on the viral video platform.

16 November 2022

Company announcement/payments

Payer and American Express partner to accept B2B payments across the Nordics

Payer, the leading B2B technology company specialising in digital conversion, payments, and finance automation, with a mission to digitalise the B2B industry wherever payments play a central role, has announced that it will now facilitate American Express payments across the Nordics in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

02 November 2022

Company announcement/payments

Payer and AmEx partner to accept B2B payments across Nordics

Payer, the leading B2B technology company specialising in digital conversion, payments, and finance automation, with a mission to digitalise the B2B industry wherever payments play a central role, has announced that it will now facilitate American Express payments across the Nordics in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

28 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

AmEx boosts virtual payments for meeting and events through Cvent

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today introduced enhanced features to the Cvent Event Marketing & Management platform that further expand virtual payment capabilities, leveraging American Express’ integrated budget management and payment automation solutions.

19 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

Cardless and Simon launch card on AmEx network

San Francisco-based financial technology firm, Cardless, Inc., and Simon, a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destinations in the United States, have agreed to launch the Simon® American Express® Credit Card from Cardless.

18 October 2022

News/payments

AmEx in tech hiring spree

American Express is set to hire 1500 technology workers - including software engineers, coders and developers - by the end of the year.

20 September 2022

News/payments

Card firms will apply new code identifying purchases at US firearm stores

Visa, Mastercard and American Express say they will implement a new merchant category code for American gun merchants, meaning firearm store transactions are identified.

12 September 2022

News/regulation

India lifts ban on AmEx issuing new cards

The Reserve Bank of India has lifted a ban on American Express onboarding new card customers in the country after assessing that the US firm is now complying with data storage rules.

24 August 2022