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Early history
(File:American Express Company 1865.JPG|thumb|Share of the American Express Company, 1865)In 1850, American Express was started as a freight forwarding company in Buffalo, New York.WEB, Our History,www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/who-we-are/, American Express Co., We began as a freight forwarding company in 1850, earning a reputation as a company people could trust while transporting some of their most valuable possessions., It was founded as a joint-stock corporation by the merger of the cash-in-transit companies owned by Henry Wells (Wells & Company), William G. Fargo (Livingston, Fargo & Company), and John Warren Butterfield (Wells, Butterfield & Company, the successor earlier in 1850 of Butterfield, Wasson & Company). Wells and Fargo also started Wells Fargo & Co. in 1852 when Butterfield and other directors objected to the proposal that American Express extend its operations to California. American Express initially established its headquarters in a building at the intersection of Jay Street and Hudson Street in what was later called the Tribeca section of Manhattan. For years it enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the movement of express shipments (goods, securities, currency, etc.) throughout New York State. In 1874, American Express moved its headquarters to 65 Broadway in what was becoming the Financial District of Manhattan, a location it was to retain through two buildings.BOOK, Jackson, Kenneth T., 1995, The Encyclopedia of New York City, Connecticut, USA, Yale University Press, 23, (File:Amer express dog 1890.jpg|thumb|181x181px|An advert from 1890 featuring a watchdog on an American Express shipping trunk |left)In 1854, the American Express Co. purchased a lot on Vesey Street in New York City as the site for its stables. The company’s first New York headquarters was an 1858 marble Italianate palazzo at 55–61 Hudson Street, which had a busy freight depot on the ground story with a spur line from the Hudson River Railroad. A stable was constructed in 1867, five blocks north at 4–8 Hubert Street. The company prospered sufficiently that headquarters were moved in 1874 from the wholesale shipping district to the budding Financial District and into rented offices in two five-story brownstone commercial buildings at 63 and 65 Broadway that were owned by the Harmony family.WEB,www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/amerexpress.pdf, December 12, 1995, Designation List 269; LP-1932, n.d., New York City Landmarks Preservation CommissionNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commissionurl-status=dead,www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/amerexpress.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20131020225802www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/amerexpress.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20131020225802www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/amerexpress.pdf, October 20, 2013, In 1880, American Express built a new warehouse behind the Broadway Building at 46 Trinity Place. The designer is unknown, but it has a façade of brick arches that are reminiscent of pre-skyscraper New York. American Express has long been out of this building, but it still bears a terracotta seal with the American Express Eagle.BOOK, White, Norval, Willensky, Elliot, AIA Guide to New York City, 4, New York, Crown Publishers/Random House, 2000, 0-8129-3107-6, {{rp|23}} In 1890–91 the company constructed a new ten-story building by Edward H. Kendall on the site of its former headquarters on Hudson Street. By 1903, the company had assets of some $28 million, second only to the National City Bank of New York among financial institutions in the city. To reflect this, the company purchased the Broadway buildings and site. At the end of the Wells-Fargo reign in 1914, an aggressive new president, George Chadbourne Taylor (1868–1923), who had worked his way up through the company over the previous thirty years, decided to build a new headquarters. The old buildings, dubbed by The New York Times as “among the ancient landmarks” of lower Broadway, were inadequate for such a rapidly expanding concern.After some delays due to the First World War, the 21-story neo-classical American Express Co. Building was constructed in 1916–17 to the design of James L. Aspinwall, of the firm of Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker, the successor to the architectural practice of James Renwick Jr. The building consolidated the two lots of the former buildings with a single address: 65 Broadway. This building was part of the “Express Row” section of lower Broadway at the time. The building completed the continuous masonry wall of its block-front and assisted in transforming Broadway into the “canyon” of neo-classical masonry office towers familiar to this day.{{rp|22}} American Express sold this building in 1975, but retained travel services there. The building was also the headquarters over the years of other prominent firms, including investment bankers J.& W. Seligman & Co. (1940–74), the American Bureau of Shipping, a maritime concern (1977–86), and later J.J. Kenny, and Standard & Poor’s, the latter of which renamed the building for itself.{{rp|22}}National expansion
American Express extended its reach nationwide by arranging affiliations with other express companies (including Wells Fargo – the replacement for the two former companies that merged to form American Express), railroads, and steamship companies. In 1857, American Express started its expansion in the area of financial services by launching a money order business to compete with the United States Post Office’s money orders. Sometime between 1888 and 1890, J. C. Fargo took a trip to Europe and returned frustrated and infuriated. Despite the fact that he was president of American Express and that he carried with him traditional letters of credit, he found it difficult to obtain cash anywhere except in major cities. Fargo went to Marcellus Flemming Berry and asked him to create a better solution than the letter of credit. Berry introduced the American Express Traveler’s Cheque which was launched in 1891 in denominations of $10, $20, $50, and $100.WEB,www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866900-7,00.html, Host With The Most, 1959-04-09, Time (magazine), Time, dead,www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866900-7,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100616020709www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866900-7,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100616020709www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866900-7,00.html, June 16, 2010, Traveler’s cheques established American Express as a truly international company. In 1914, at the onset of World War I, American Express in Europe was among the few companies to honor the letters of credit (issued by various banks) held by Americans in Europe, because other financial institutions refused to assist these stranded travelers. The British government appointed American Express its official agent at the beginning of World War I. They were to deliver letters, money, and relief parcels to British prisoners of war. Their employees went into camps to cash drafts for both British and French prisoners and arranged for them to receive money from home. By the end of the war they were delivering 150 tonnes of parcels per day to prisoners in six countries.JOURNAL, Barham, Peter, The impact of the Great War in 1916., Great Eastern Journal, January 2016, 165, 14, In 1915, American Express established a travel division and soon established its first travel agency.WEB,www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465921146138/tm2134032d1_ex99-3.htm, Investor Presentation: Global Business Travel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, December 2021, Albert K. Dawson was instrumental in expanding business operations overseas, even investing in tourist relations with the Soviet Union. During World War I, Dawson was a photographer and film correspondent with the German army.Railroad express business
(File:Veel Amerikanen bij American Express Damrak om geld en dergelijke in te wisselen, Bestanddeelnr 924-8211.jpg|thumb|An American Express branch in 1971)American Express was one of the monopolies that President Theodore Roosevelt had the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) investigate during his administration. The interest of the ICC was drawn to its strict control of the railroad express business. However, the solution did not come immediately to hand. The solution to this problem came as a coincidence to other problems during World War I. During the winter of 1917, the United States suffered a severe coal shortage and on December 26 President Woodrow Wilson commandeered the railroads on behalf of the United States government to move federal troops, their supplies, and coal. Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo was assigned the task of consolidating the railway lines for the war effort. All contracts between express companies and railroads were nullified and McAdoo proposed that all existing express companies be consolidated into a single company to serve the country’s needs. This ended American Express’s express business and removed them from the ICC’s interest. The result was that a new company called the American Railway Express Agency formed in July 1918. The new entity took custody of all the pooled equipment and property of existing express companies (the largest share of which, 40%, came from American Express, who had owned the rights to the express business over {{convert|71280|mi|km}} of railroad lines, and had 10,000 offices, with over 30,000 employees).American Express executives discussed the possibility of launching a travel charge card as early as 1946, but it was not until Diners Club launched a card in March 1950, that American Express began to seriously consider the possibility. At the end of 1957, under American Express CEO Ralph Reed the company entered the business and by the launch date of October 1, 1958, public interest had become so significant that 250,000 cards were issued prior to the official launch date.NEWS,www.forbes.com/sites/clairetsosie/2016/08/29/what-the-first-credit-cards-were-like/, What The First Credit Cards Were Like, Claire, Tsosie, Forbes, August 29, 2016,web.archive.org/web/20170410133053/https://www.forbes.com/sites/clairetsosie/2016/08/29/what-the-first-credit-cards-were-like/, April 10, 2017, live, The card was launched with an annual fee of $6, $1 higher than Diners Club, to be seen as a premium product. The first cards were made of paper, with the account number and card member’s name typed. In 1959, American Express became the first company to issue embossed plastic cards.WEB,postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/america%E2%80%99s-mailing-industry-industry-segments-financial-services-industry/american-express, American Express, National Postal Museum, In 1966, American Express introduced the Gold Card for “big-spending members”.NEWS,www.forbes.com/sites/clairetsosie/2016/05/12/how-platinum-and-gold-credit-cards-lost-their-shine/, How ‘Platinum’ And ‘Gold’ Credit Cards Lost Their Shine, Claire, Tsosie, Forbes, May 12, 2016, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/business/american-express-turns-to-its-core-customers-the-affluent.html, With Revamped Gold Cards, Bruised American Express Returns Focus to Affluent, Hilary, Stout, The New York Times, February 26, 2015, limited,web.archive.org/web/20180205130404/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/business/american-express-turns-to-its-core-customers-the-affluent.html, February 5, 2018, live, In 1977, James D. Robinson III became chairman and CEO of the company.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1993/01/31/us/american-express-chairman-quits-after-days-of-corporate-turmoil.html, American Express Chairman Quits After Days of Corporate Turmoil, Allen R., Myerson, The New York Times, January 31, 1993, limited, In 1979, American Express acquired 50% of the cable subsidiary of Warner Communications, forming Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, for $175 million in cash and short-term notes.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1979/09/15/archives/american-express-and-warner-in-deal.html, American Express And Warner in Deal, Associated Press, The New York Times, September 15, 1979, limited, NEWS,www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1979/09/15/american-express-in-accord-to-buy-50-of-warners-cable-subsidiary/11c0c41b-76bd-4bb0-81e4-63cb22363f76/, American Express in Accord to Buy 50% of Warner’s Cable Subsidiary, William H., Jones, The Washington Post, September 15, 1979, It owned two-thirds of MTV, Nickelodeon, and The Movie Channel. The venture was unprofitable, and, in 1985, Amex sold its 50% interest to Viacom for $450 million.NEWS,www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1985/08/10/warner-buys-all-stock-in-warner-amex/bc9e3fab-2a0e-40ab-b311-868eab50eedc/, Warner Buys All Stock in Warner Amex, Nell, Henderson, The Washington Post, August 10, 1985,1980s to present
(File:Shearson_Lehman_Logo.png|right|thumb|174x174px|Shearson Lehman logo)In the 1980s, American Express embarked on an effort to become a financial services holding company and made several acquisitions, creating an investment banking arm. In mid-1981 it purchased Sanford I. Weill’s Shearson Loeb Rhoades, the second-largest securities firm in the United States to form Shearson/American Express. Shearson Loeb Rhoades itself was the culmination of several mergers in the 1970s as Weill’s Hayden, Stone & Co. merged with Shearson, Hammill & Co. in 1974,NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1974/05/29/archives/merger-of-hayden-stone-and-shearson-discussed-firms-say-deal-would.html, Kilborn, Peter, Merger of Hayden Stone And Shearson Discussed, The New York Times, May 29, 1974, limited, 0362-4331, to form Shearson Hayden Stone. Shearson Hayden Stone then merged with Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co. (formerly Loeb, Rhoades & Co.) to form Shearson Loeb Rhoades in 1979. With capital totaling $250 million at the time of its acquisition, Shearson Loeb Rhoades was the second-largest brokerage firm, behind Merrill Lynch.After the purchase of Shearson, Weill was given the position of president of American Express in 1983. Weill grew increasingly unhappy with responsibilities within the company and his conflicts with CEO James D. Robinson III. Weill soon realized that he was not positioned to be named CEO and resigned in August 1985. In 1984, American Express acquired Lehman Brothers and added it to the Shearson family, creating Shearson Lehman/American Express. Lehman CEO and former trader Lewis Glucksman became CEO of Shearson Lehman/American Express.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1984/04/11/business/shearson-to-pay-360-million-to-acquire-lehman-brothers.html, Cole, Robert J., SHEARSON TO PAY $360 MILLION TO ACQUIRE LEHMAN BROTHERS, The New York Times, April 11, 1984, limited, 0362-4331, In 1984, Shearson/American Express acquired Investors Diversified Services (IDS), bringing with it a fleet of financial advisors and investment products. In 1988, Shearson Lehman acquired the E.F. Hutton & Co., a brokerage firm that was merged with the investment banking business. The investment banking arm was renamed Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1987/12/03/business/shearson-reported-to-acquire-hutton-in-a-1-billion-deal.html, Shearson Reported To Acquire Hutton In a $1 Billion Deal, The New York Times, December 3, 1987, Robert J., Cole, February 5, 2017,www.nytimes.com/1987/12/03/business/shearson-reported-to-acquire-hutton-in-a-1-billion-deal.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20161110012931www.nytimes.com/1987/12/03/business/shearson-reported-to-acquire-hutton-in-a-1-billion-deal.html,">web.archive.org/web/20161110012931www.nytimes.com/1987/12/03/business/shearson-reported-to-acquire-hutton-in-a-1-billion-deal.html, November 10, 2016, live, In 1983, as part of Robinson’s plan to expand into international banking of wealthy clients, Amex acquired Trade Development Bank of Geneva from Edmond Safra for US$550 million and Safra became a member of the board of directors of Amex.NEWS, Evans, Richard, Safra’s Private War with Amexco,www.euromoney.com/article/b1cyjpgmgvynhh/safras-private-war-with-amexco, Euromoney, February 1, 1988, TDB executives were excluded from important company decisions and Safra unsuccessfully tried to repurchase the bank. Safra then opened a competing bank. In response, American Express launched an international smear campaign against Safra by inaccurately reporting to news and media outlets in that Safra was being investigated by the FBI for being involved in the Iran–Contra affair, along with drug trafficking and the mafia.BOOK, Burrough, Bryan, Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmond Safra, 1992, HarperCollins, New York, 0-06-016759-9, 101, All of the accusations were confirmed to be false and led to the resignation of Harry L. Freeman, public relations chief of American Express, after admitting to the entire scandal. In July 1989, American Express publicly apologized to Edmond Safra and donated $8 million to the charity of his choice.NEWS, Shapiro, T. Rees, Harry L. Freeman, American Express executive embroiled in unsavory investigation, dies at 79,www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/harry-l-freeman-american-express-executive-embroiled-in-investigation-dies-at-79/2011/06/16/AGD63BaH_story.html, The Washington Post, June 18, 2011, In 1990, American Express sold its Swiss banking operations to Compagnie de Banque et d’Investissements, which led to the creation of Union Bancaire Privée (UBP).NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1989/12/29/business/american-express-to-sell-geneva-bank-for-1-billion.html, American Express to Sell Geneva Bank for $1 Billion, Kurt, Eichenwald, The New York Times, December 29, 1989, limited, In 1984, Amex launched the Platinum Card, billed as an “ultra-exclusive” credit card with a $250 annual fee. It was offered by invitation only to American Express customers with at least two years of tenure, significant spending, and excellent payment history.NEWS,www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-1984-platinum-card-amex/16835375/, American Express Hopes Card Gives Classy Touch, Christopher, Lindsay, Associated Press, Courier-Post, Newspapers.com, September 10, 1984, NEWS,www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/15/American-Express-moves-up-to-platinum/4904445669200/, American Express moves up to platinum, United Press International, February 15, 1984, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/1984/03/15/business/credit-crad-drives-wooing-the-affluent.html, CREDIT CRAD DRIVES WOOING THE AFFLUENT, Pamela G., Hollie, The New York Times, March 15, 1984, limited, In 1987, American Express introduced the Optima card, its first credit card product that did not have to be paid in full at the end of the month.NEWS,www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/09/American-Express-to-launch-Optima-card/9424025560441/, American Express to launch ‘Optima’ card, United Press International, March 9, 1987, NEWS,www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-11-fi-9866-story.html, American Express introduced a new credit card, Los Angeles Times, March 11, 1987, limited, In 1991, a group of restaurants in Boston, including some that were exclusive to Amex, stopped accepting American Express while accepting and encouraging the use of Visa and Mastercard.NEWS,www.aspendailynews.com/boston-fee-party-put-amex-in-its-place/article_33e8550d-57bb-5383-b6b3-2671897dcb93.html, Boston Fee Party put Amex in its place, Dave, Danforth, Aspen Daily News, February 21, 2015, NEWS,www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-10-21/american-express-courts-merchants-aims-to-avoid-boston-fee-party-repeat, AmEx Courts Merchants to Avoid ‘Fee Party’ Reprise, Peter, Eichenbaum, Bloomberg News, October 21, 2010, subscription, NEWS,www.pymnts.com/news/2015/amex-ceo-says-company-was-arrogant-in-80s-and-90s/, AmEx CEO Says Company Was ‘Arrogant’ In ‘80s and ‘90s, Pymnts.com, April 1, 2015, The rationale was due to far lower fees as compared to American Express’ fees at the time (which were about 4% for each transaction versus around 1.2% for Visa and Mastercard). The revolt, known as the “Boston Fee Party” (alluding to the Boston Tea Party), spread to over 250 restaurants across the United States, including restaurants in other cities such as New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Visa offered to pay the Fee Party’s legal bills, and Discover Card was able to increase their acceptance among Boston restaurants by 375%. Kenneth Chenault, then head of Travel Related Services prior to becoming American Express CEO, cut fees to bring these restaurants back into the fold.NEWS,www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-how-amex-lost-costco/, How Bad Will It Get for American Express?, Leonard, Devin, Dexheimer, Elizabeth, Bloomberg News, October 15, 2015,web.archive.org/web/20170413071646/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-how-amex-lost-costco, April 13, 2017, live, American Express then shifted its focus from exclusivity to broadening acceptance, adding mainstream merchants like Walmart to the American Express network. American Express was, at the time, known for cutting its interchange fee to merchants and restaurants if they accepted only American Express and no other credit or charge cards.BOOK, Mandell, Lewis,books.google.com/books?id=JWUgAQAAIAAJ&q=history+of+american+express, The Credit Card Industry: A History, 1990, Twayne Publishers, 978-0-8057-9810-4, This prompted competitors such as Visa and Mastercard to file complaints as the tactics gave Amex exclusivity at restaurants. Capitalizing on this elitist image, American Express frequently mentioned such exclusive partnerships in its advertising.AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeSnqSfRkgE, American Express Super Bowl XXV ad feat. Dana Carvey & Jon Lovitz – Travelling (1991), YouTube, April 16, 2016,web.archive.org/web/20190323090235/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeSnqSfRkgE, March 23, 2019, live, Aside from some holdouts including Neiman Marcus, which continued exclusivity until 2011, the practice largely ended in 1991.HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/1991/04/13/NEWS/MORE-RESTAURANTS-ARE-JUST-SAYING-NO-TO-AMERICAN-EXPRESS.HTML > TITLE=MORE RESTAURANTS ARE JUST SAYING NO TO AMERICAN EXPRESSFinancial history{| class“wikitable left” style@text-align: right;”
Amex credit card benefits and fees
{{As of|2023|12|31}}, the company had 141.2 million cards in force, each with average annual spending of $24,059. These include consumer, small business and corporate cards issued by American Express themselves and cards issued by its Global Service Network partners that run on its network (such as Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, and NAB in Australia and Lloyds Bank and Barclays Bank in the UK).American Express is the fourth largest general-purpose card network on a global basis based on purchase volume, behind China UnionPay, Visa and MasterCard. It is the 4th largest card network in the world, based on the number of cards it has in circulation.WEB,www.cardhub.com/edu/credit-card-companies/, List of Credit Card Companies & Networks: Differences, Contact Info & More, Card Hub, September 21, 2014,www.cardhub.com/edu/credit-card-companies/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140808053813www.cardhub.com/edu/credit-card-companies/,">web.archive.org/web/20140808053813www.cardhub.com/edu/credit-card-companies/, August 8, 2014, live, American Express is one of the partner banks to both Google and Apple’s mobile wallet systems (Google Pay and Apple Pay, respectively) meaning that cardholders can use their American Express-issued cards to pay at establishments where certain NFC payments are accepted. American Express offers various contactless credit cards.WEB, Contactless, American Express,www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/features-benefits/contactless/index.html, August 22, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190822224502/https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/features-benefits/contactless/index.html, August 22, 2019, live, WEB, What Are Contactless Credit Cards? And How Do I Get One?, Credit Card Insider, November 29, 2018,www.creditcardinsider.com/blog/what-are-contactless-credit-cards-and-how-do-i-get-one/, August 22, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190822224501/https://www.creditcardinsider.com/blog/what-are-contactless-credit-cards-and-how-do-i-get-one/, August 22, 2019, live,History summary
In 1958, American Express issued its first charge card, which required payment at the end of every month. In 1966, the company issued its first gold card, in an effort to cater to the upper echelon of business travel. Its platinum card debuted in 1984. In 1999, American Express introduced the high-fee Centurion Card, often referred to as the “black card,” which caters to an even more affluent customer segment. The card was initially available only to select users of the Platinum card. American Express created the card line amid rumors and urban legends in the 1980s that it produced an ultra-exclusive black card for elite users who could purchase anything with it.Online management of credit card accounts
The online “American Express @ Work” function gives corporations a site on which to apply for, cancel or suspend cards, monitor policy compliance and track expenses. The cardholder company can create and generate reports for a corporate expense account program, including analytics and data consolidation or integration.WEB, Kerr, Tom,www.comparecards.com/blog/business-benefits-of-amex-corporate-cards/, Business Benefits of Amex Corporate Cards, 2017-07-26, Compare Wallet, 2018-02-04, dead,www.comparecards.com/blog/business-benefits-of-amex-corporate-cards/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160815220128www.comparecards.com/blog/business-benefits-of-amex-corporate-cards/,">web.archive.org/web/20160815220128www.comparecards.com/blog/business-benefits-of-amex-corporate-cards/, August 15, 2016, Reports can be tailored for various sized companies. Through a Standard Expense Reporting feature in its “Manage Your Card Account site”, American Express corporate cards provide cardholders access to pre-populated expense reports. The cardholder needs to annotate expenses and add out-of-pocket charges upon completion of which the report can be downloaded in electronic or paper format.American Express Corporate Card program can be used with a third-party on-demand expense management tool by Concur, a provider of integrated travel and expense management services. This tool simplifies the creation of expense account reports and the corporate approval process. Corporate card activity, including viewing statements, making payments, setting up alerts and making inquiries and disputing charges, can be managed through an account online or via a mobile device through this service. The corporate cards have benefits including discounts and rebates for travel and transportation, travel and emergency help, travel insurance and baggage protection. Upgrades from the Corporate “Green” Card to the Corporate Gold Card or Corporate Platinum Card, although subject to fees and terms and conditions, have several additional benefits at each card level, such as free breakfast or late checkout at many hotels. The American Express/Business Extra Corporate Credit Card is affiliated with American Airlines and provides a 4% rebate on eligible American Airlines travel purchased with the card.Specialized cards for businesses
American Express has a specialized corporate meeting credit card.WEB,business.americanexpress.com/us/corporate-cards/corporate-meeting-card, American Express Corporate Meeting Card information, n.d., American Express, live,web.archive.org/web/20160620025159/https://business.americanexpress.com/us/corporate-cards/corporate-meeting-card, June 20, 2016, 2016-07-13, Another specialized American Express business card is the American Express Corporate Purchasing Card, which can be assigned to individual employees or departments. Reconciliation and accounting services are available to make these functions easier for the corporation.WEB,business.americanexpress.com/us/corporate-cards/p-card, American Express Corporate Purchasing Card information, n.d., American Express, 2016-07-13, live,web.archive.org/web/20160914123814/https://business.americanexpress.com/us/corporate-cards/p-card, September 14, 2016,Non-proprietary cards
Citibank, First National Bank of Omaha, USAA, Navy Federal, Synchrony Financial, and US Bancorp issue American Express cards. Citi issues the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s American Express cards along with Citi-branded cards. Wells Fargo issues American Express cards under their own brand and for Dillard’s. US Bancorp issues American Express-branded cards for US Bank along with Elan Card Services, a subsidiary that issues credit cards on behalf of small to midsize banks. Some credit unions, including PenFed, also issue American Express cards. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are the only Big Four bank in the US that does not partner with American Express.Marketing and advertising
File:HK West Kln Waterfront Promenade Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival Nov-2012 booths American Express sponsor view ICC.JPG|thumb|260px|An advertisement for the Platinum Credit Card in Hong KongHong KongCard design
The company logo, a gladiator or centurion, appears at the center of several cards. The figure and his pose evoke classical antiquity, demonstrate strength and stability, and the designs on these cards, especially the Green card, bear resemblance to those on the United States Federal Reserve Notes.Advertising campaigns
“Don’t Leave Home Without Them”
In 1975, David Ogilvy of Ogilvy & Mather developed the highly successful “Don’t Leave Home Without Them” ad campaign for American Express Traveler’s Cheques, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Karl Malden. Malden served as the public face of American Express Travelers Cheques for 25 years. In the UK, the spokesman was Alan Whicker, a television personality.NEWS, Best-Loved Advertising Taglines,www.forbes.com/2010/05/28/nike-bmw-amex-apple-cmo-network-best-advertising-taglines_slide_4.html, Bruno, Ken, Forbes, May 29, 2010, limited,web.archive.org/web/20180507090036/https://www.forbes.com/2010/05/28/nike-bmw-amex-apple-cmo-network-best-advertising-taglines_slide_4.html, May 7, 2018, live, After Malden’s departure, and as the card assumed importance over the traveler’s cheques, American Express continued to use celebrities, such as Mel Blanc and ballerina Cynthia Gregory.NEWS, American Express commercial featuring Mel Blanc, 715152953, WEB, Cynthia Gregory At 40: ‘I Did It The Hard Way’,www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-04-ca-1757-story.html, Perlmutter, Donna, Los Angeles Times, January 4, 1987, limited,articles.latimes.com/1987-01-04/entertainment/ca-1757_1_dance-studio," title="web.archive.org/web/20180420185049articles.latimes.com/1987-01-04/entertainment/ca-1757_1_dance-studio,">web.archive.org/web/20180420185049articles.latimes.com/1987-01-04/entertainment/ca-1757_1_dance-studio, April 20, 2018, live, A typical ad for the American Express Card began with a celebrity asking viewers: “Do you know me?” Although he/she gave hints to his/her identity, the star’s name was never mentioned except as imprinted on an American Express Card, after which announcer Peter Thomas told viewers how to apply for it.NEWS, Famed voice-over icon Peter Thomas dies at 91,archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/famed-voice-over-icon-peter-thomas-dies-at-91-022ad336-4bbf-5cbb-e053-0100007f64ba-377801571.html/, Schlichter, Jay, Naples Daily News, May 2, 2016,archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/famed-voice-over-icon-peter-thomas-dies-at-91-022ad336-4bbf-5cbb-e053-0100007f64ba-377801571.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20171229012743archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/famed-voice-over-icon-peter-thomas-dies-at-91-022ad336-4bbf-5cbb-e053-0100007f64ba-377801571.html,">web.archive.org/web/20171229012743archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/famed-voice-over-icon-peter-thomas-dies-at-91-022ad336-4bbf-5cbb-e053-0100007f64ba-377801571.html, December 29, 2017, live, Each ad concluded with the celebrity reminding viewers: “Don’t Leave Home Without It.” The “Don’t Leave Home Without It” slogan was revived in 2005.MAGAZINE,www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-advertising-invented-8-phrases-we-use-every-day, How Advertising Invented 8 Phrases We Use Every Day, Grundhauser, Eric, Atlas Obscura, October 2, 2015, May 6, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180507085735/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-advertising-invented-8-phrases-we-use-every-day, May 7, 2018, live, The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman“>The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman
File:Seinfeld superman.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Adventures of Seinfeld & SupermanThe Adventures of Seinfeld & SupermanAmerican Express uses celebrities in advertising. Some notable examples include a late 1990s ad campaign with comedian Jerry Seinfeld, including the two 2004 webisodes in a series entitled “The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman”.NEWS, Seinfeld and Superman join forces again in spots for American Express, this time on the Web.,www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-seinfeld-superman-join-forces-again-spots-for.html, Elliott, Stuart, The New York Times, March 30, 2004, limited,“My life. My card. / Are You a Cardmember?”
In late 2004, American Express launched the “My life. My card.” brand campaign, and later the “Are You a Cardmember?” brand campaign in 2007, both by Ogilvy & Mather,MAGAZINE,www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/ogilvy-changes-amex-tagline-88553/, Ogilvy Changes AmEx Tagline, McMains, Andrew, Adweek, April 6, 2007, subscription,www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/ogilvy-changes-amex-tagline-88553/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507090307www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/ogilvy-changes-amex-tagline-88553/,">web.archive.org/web/20180507090307www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/ogilvy-changes-amex-tagline-88553/, May 7, 2018, live, featuring celebrities that use American Express cards including:- Actors: Kate Winslet,NEWS,www.campaignlive.com/article/kate-winslet-follows-de-niros-footsteps-appear-amex-ad/476163, Kate Winslet follows in De Niro’s footsteps to appear in Amex ad, Campaign (magazine), Campaign, May 18, 2005, Robert De Niro,NEWS,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1109-American-Express-Robert-De-Niro.html, American Express - Robert De Niro, splendAd,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1109-American-Express-Robert-De-Niro.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507085532www.splendad.com/ads/show/1109-American-Express-Robert-De-Niro.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180507085532www.splendad.com/ads/show/1109-American-Express-Robert-De-Niro.html, May 7, 2018, live, Ken Watanabe,NEWS,v.playbill.com/article/stage-portrait-king-and-i-tony-nominees-kelli-ohara-and-ken-watanabe-com-349738, Stage Portrait: King and I Tony Nominees Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe, Andrew, Gans, Playbill, May 22, 2015, live,web.archive.org/web/20231021115414/https://v.playbill.com/article/stage-portrait-king-and-i-tony-nominees-kelli-ohara-and-ken-watanabe-com-349738, Oct 21, 2023, and Tina Fey;AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7m-iAX3POU, Tina Fey American Express Commercial, July 1, 2010, YouTube,web.archive.org/web/20190323090253/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7m-iAX3POU, March 23, 2019, live,
- Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski;WEB,www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/34474558/coach-k/american-express, American Express - “Coach K”, adforum,web.archive.org/web/20180507085734/https://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/34474558/coach-k/american-express, May 7, 2018, live,
- Fashion designers Collette Dinnigan and Diane von Fürstenberg;AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG7OMCem_Lc, American Express Collette Dinnigan, October 28, 2008, YouTube, February 28, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200228050429/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG7OMCem_Lc&gl=US&hl=en, live, {{cbignore}}WEB, American Express - Diane von Furstenberg,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1991-American-Express-Diane-von-Furstenberg.html, splendAd,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1991-American-Express-Diane-von-Furstenberg.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507085451www.splendad.com/ads/show/1991-American-Express-Diane-von-Furstenberg.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180507085451www.splendad.com/ads/show/1991-American-Express-Diane-von-Furstenberg.html, May 7, 2018, live,
- Comedian and talk show hostess Ellen DeGeneres;WEB, American Express - Ellen’s Dance,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1120-American-Express-Ellens-Dance.html, splendAd,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1120-American-Express-Ellens-Dance.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507085720www.splendad.com/ads/show/1120-American-Express-Ellens-Dance.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180507085720www.splendad.com/ads/show/1120-American-Express-Ellens-Dance.html, May 7, 2018, live,
- Golfer Tiger Woods;WEB, American Express - “Tiger Woods”,www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/34474557/tiger-woods/american-express, adforum,web.archive.org/web/20180507085422/https://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/34474557/tiger-woods/american-express, May 7, 2018, live,
- Professional snowboarder Shaun White;AV MEDIA, YouTube,www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4515xEEPM, Shaun White American Express Commercial, June 3, 2007, August 20, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190820195730/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4515xEEPM&gl=US&hl=en, live, {{cbignore}}
- Tennis pros Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, and Andre Agassi;AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhhmCeF1kZw, YouTube, Venus Williams (2004 American Express ad), February 15, 2010, April 9, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200409003344/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhhmCeF1kZw&gl=US&hl=en, live, {{cbignore}}AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfGpt-0ncc, YouTube, Roddick vs Pong, May 28, 2006,web.archive.org/web/20180228010737/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfGpt-0ncc, February 28, 2018, live, WEB, American Express - “The Members Project”,www.adforum.com/talent/42675-sheryl-crow/work/6698113, adforum,web.archive.org/web/20180507085313/https://www.adforum.com/talent/42675-sheryl-crow/work/6698113, May 7, 2018, live,
- Surfer Laird Hamilton;NEWS,www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2005/01/04/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/Amex-Pulls-Laird-Hamilton-Ad-In-Light-Of-Tsunami.aspx, AmEx Pulls Laird Hamilton Ad In Light Of Tsunami, American City Business Journals, January 4, 2005,
- Manchester United manager José Mourinho;AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HtsaHFAbas, YouTube, American Express Card by José Mourinho, May 13, 2008, June 15, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200615012457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HtsaHFAbas, live, {{cbignore}}
- Film directors Martin Scorsese,AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=45iZP6AWT3c, Martin Scorsese American Express, YouTube, September 23, 2007,web.archive.org/web/20180327013708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45iZP6AWT3c, March 27, 2018, live, Wes Anderson,WEB, American Express - Wes Anderson,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1500-American-Express-Wes-Anderson.html, splendAd,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1500-American-Express-Wes-Anderson.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507085734www.splendad.com/ads/show/1500-American-Express-Wes-Anderson.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180507085734www.splendad.com/ads/show/1500-American-Express-Wes-Anderson.html, May 7, 2018, live, and M. Night Shyamalan;WEB, American Express - M. Night Shyamalan,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1111-American-Express-M-Night-Shyamalan.html, splendAd,www.splendad.com/ads/show/1111-American-Express-M-Night-Shyamalan.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507085925www.splendad.com/ads/show/1111-American-Express-M-Night-Shyamalan.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180507085925www.splendad.com/ads/show/1111-American-Express-M-Night-Shyamalan.html, May 7, 2018, live,
- Singers Sheryl Crow, Alicia Keys and BeyoncéAV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0t4Fwx_o8, YouTube, Beyonce’s American express commercial, October 4, 2007,web.archive.org/web/20180419192232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0t4Fwx_o8, April 19, 2018, live,
Animals
In 2007, a two-minute black-and-white ad, entitled “Animals” and starring Ellen DeGeneres, won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial.WEB, 59th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Commercial - 2007,www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-commercial, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, February 4, 2018,www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-commercial," title="web.archive.org/web/20180205190131www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-commercial,">web.archive.org/web/20180205190131www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-commercial, February 5, 2018, live, JOURNAL,adage.com/article/creativity-news/american-express-animals-earns-emmy-outstanding-commercial/120503/, Advertising Age, American Express “Animals” earns the Emmy for Outstanding Commercial, September 17, 2007, Diaz, Ann-Christine, February 4, 2018, subscription,adage.com/article/creativity-news/american-express-animals-earns-emmy-outstanding-commercial/120503/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180205184437adage.com/article/creativity-news/american-express-animals-earns-emmy-outstanding-commercial/120503/,">web.archive.org/web/20180205184437adage.com/article/creativity-news/american-express-animals-earns-emmy-outstanding-commercial/120503/, February 5, 2018, live,C. F. Frost
Many American Express credit card ads feature a sample American Express Card with the name “C. F. Frost” on the front. This is not a fabricated name; Charles F. Frost was an advertising executive at Ogilvy & Mather.WEB, Cecil, Adams,www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_180.html, Who is C. F. Frost, whose name appears on sample American Express cards?, The Straight Dope, December 16, 1983, February 4, 2018,www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_180.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080531010042www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_180.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080531010042www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_180.html, May 31, 2008, live,Cause marketing
American Express was one of the earliest users of cause marketing, to great success.JOURNAL,www.forbes.com/sites/davidhessekiel/2012/01/31/cause-marketing-leaders-of-the-pack/, Cause Marketing Leaders of the Pack, Forbes, January 31, 2012, August 18, 2013, Hessekiel, David,www.forbes.com/sites/davidhessekiel/2012/01/31/cause-marketing-leaders-of-the-pack/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130818053749www.forbes.com/sites/davidhessekiel/2012/01/31/cause-marketing-leaders-of-the-pack/,">web.archive.org/web/20130818053749www.forbes.com/sites/davidhessekiel/2012/01/31/cause-marketing-leaders-of-the-pack/, August 18, 2013, live, A 1983 promotion advertised that for each purchase made with an American Express Card, American Express would contribute one penny to the renovation of the Statue of Liberty. The campaign generated contributions of $1.7 million to the Statue of Liberty restoration project. What would soon capture the attention of marketing departments of major corporations was that the promotion generated approximately a 28% increase in American Express card usage by consumers.In May 2007, American Express launched an initiative called the Members Project.WEB,www.membersproject.com, Members Project from American Express, n.d., Members Project, dead,www.membersproject.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20090405122736www.membersproject.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20090405122736www.membersproject.com/, April 5, 2009, 2012-01-09, WEB, Peetu,americanexpressrewards.net/, American Express Rewards, American Express Rewards, December 18, 2011, dead,americanexpressrewards.net/," title="web.archive.org/web/20111219120103americanexpressrewards.net/,">web.archive.org/web/20111219120103americanexpressrewards.net/, December 19, 2011, Cardholders were invited to submit ideas for projects, and were told American Express was funding the winning project.Sponsorship
Since 2011, American Express has a £100 million sponsorship agreement with football club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. The agreement includes naming rights over Falmer Stadium, Brighton training facilities and shirt sponsorship over the kits of the men’s, women’s, youth and disability teamsNEWS,www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1303625/albion-and-amex-announce-multi-year-extension-of-long-term-partnership, Albion and Amex announce multi-year extension of long-term partnership, Paul, Camillin, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., August 8, 2019, NEWS,www.theargus.co.uk/sport/17825324.albion-announce-sponsorship-extension-american-express/, Albion announce sponsorship extension with American Express, The Argus (Brighton), The Argus, August 8, 2019, In May 2024, American Express became the official partner of F1 Academy, a female-only single-seater racing series founded by Formula One, for the 2024 season. The partnership deal include American Express’ branding to appear on Jessica Edgar’s car livery and driver suit.WEB, April 26, 2024, American Express announced as official partner of F1 ACADEMY {{!, Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/american-express-announced-as-official-partner-of-f1-academy.lFKpcgL3Ve0K1E9HnTPEU |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=Formula 1 |language=}}Awards and recognition
In 2016, at the Corporate Art Awards, American Express received the award from pptArt for “the best international restoration programme: World’s Monument Watch”. American Express is a sponsor of “World Monuments Watch”, launched in 1995 by World Monuments Fund.WEB, Winner of the 2016 edition of the Corporate Art Awards,www.pptart.net/winners,web.archive.org/web/20180213080154/https://www.pptart.net/winners, February 13, 2018, live,Workplace
Offices
File:American Express Tower 9-11.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Two rescue workers entering the American Express Tower following September 11 terrorist attack on World Trade Center, 2001]](File:AmExSouthFlorida.jpg|thumb|American Express regional HQ in Sunrise, Florida)File:Amex House, Edward Street, Brighton (from southeast).jpg|thumb|150px|Former Amex House in BrightonBrightonIn April 1986, American Express moved its headquarters to the 51-story Three World Financial Center in New York City. After the September 11 attacks, American Express had to leave its headquarters temporarily because it was located directly opposite the World Trade Center and was damaged during the fall of the towers. The company began gradually moving back into its rehabilitated building in 2002. The company maintains major offices in Sunrise, Florida, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix, Arizona, with its main data centers in North Carolina and Phoenix.AMEX Bank of Canada was founded in 1853, in Toronto. It has around 1,700 employees as of December 2020 in its head office at Sheppard,WEB, Top Employer: Amex Bank of Canada,reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-amex-canada, December 3, 2020, east of Highway 404 in Toronto (relocated from Markham, Ontario, a northern suburb of Toronto where it resided from 1985 to 2015), as well as an office in Hamilton, Ontario. The company began operations as a bank on July 1, 1990, following an order-in-council made by the Brian Mulroney government on November 21, 1988. This decision was not without controversy as federal banking policy at the time would not ordinarily have permitted American Express to operate as a bank.JOURNAL, Newman, Peter C., July 30, 1990, The brash new kid on the block, Maclean’s, 103, 31, 33, It is a member of the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and a registered member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), the federal agency insuring deposits at all of Canada’s chartered banks.American Express has several offices in the UK, including a European Service Center in the Carlton Hill area of Brighton, England. The building was completed in 2012. It replaced American Express’s former building, Amex House, a large white tower block built in 1977 and surrounded by several other smaller offices around the city.BOOK, Collis, Rose, (based on the original by Tim Carder), The New Encyclopaedia of Brighton, 1st, 2010, Brighton & Hove Libraries, Brighton, 978-0-9564664-0-2, 9, The American Express European Service Center deals with card servicing, sales, fraud and merchant servicing. Official Europe, Middle East, and Africa HQ is located in the Belgravia district of Westminster, in central London, at Belgrave House on Buckingham Palace Road, SW1; other UK offices are based in Sussex at Burgess Hill and Manchester.WEB, American Express to open office in Manchester,www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2019983-american-express-to-open-office-in-manchester, April 24, 2018, Ribbeck, Michael, The Business Desk, In November 2009, Brighton and Hove City Council granted planning permission for American Express to redevelop the Amex House site. The Japan, Asia-Pacific, and Australian Headquarters are co-located in Singapore, at 16 Collyer Quay, and in Sydney’s King Street Wharf area. The headquarters of Latin America and Caribbean division is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.American Express also has a significant presence in India. Its two centers are located at Gurgaon, Haryana (Cyber City) and Bangalore, Karnataka (Bagmane capital).The Indian operations of American Express revolve around the back office customer services operations apart from the credit card business for the domestic Indian Economy, arguably the American Express campus in Gurgaon is the largest employee location by headcount for Amex and supports business continuity objectives of Amex including during Hurricane Sandy, the center works 24/7 and includes a co-located second building which was recently{{when|date=September 2019}} transferred to a third party service provider but does much work for Amex.Job satisfaction
The company has consistently ranked highly on lists of best companies to work for compiled by FortuneWEB,money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html, 100 Best Companies to Work For, CNN,web.archive.org/web/20100723223729/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/full_list/index.html, July 23, 2010, live, WEB,fortune.com/best-companies/american-express/, Fortune Best Companies to Work For : American Express,fortune.com/best-companies/american-express/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180507085732fortune.com/best-companies/american-express/,">web.archive.org/web/20180507085732fortune.com/best-companies/american-express/, May 7, 2018, live, WEB,www.businessinsider.com/best-companies-to-work-for-based-on-employee-satisfaction-fortune-2020-2, The 25 best companies to work for, based on employee satisfaction, Business Insider, Jessica Snouwaert, April 1, 2020, and Mediacorp Canada Inc.WEB,www.eluta.ca/top-employer-amex-canada, Reasons for Selection, 2009 Greater Toronto’s Top Employers Competition, Eluta.ca,www.eluta.ca/top-employer-amex-canada," title="web.archive.org/web/20091016192436www.eluta.ca/top-employer-amex-canada,">web.archive.org/web/20091016192436www.eluta.ca/top-employer-amex-canada, October 16, 2009, live,List of CEOs
- Henry Wells (1850–1866)WEB, American Express Company,www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/american-express-company,
- William Fargo (1866–1881)
- J. C. Fargo (1881–1914)WEB, 19 August 1881, A SUCCESSOR TO W. G. FARGO,timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/08/19/98917093.pdf, live,web.archive.org/web/20230408195926/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/08/19/98917093.pdf, 2023-04-08, 23 October 2021, The New York Times,
- George C. Taylor (1914–1923)
- Frederick P. Small (1923–1944)
- Ralph Reed (1944–1960)NEWS, 1968-01-23, Ralph Reed, 77, Retired Head Of American Express, Is Dead, en-US, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/1968/01/23/archives/ralph-reed-77-retired-head-of-american-express-is-dead.html, 2021-09-27, 0362-4331,
- Howard L. Clark Sr. (1960–1977)NEWS, Zuckerman, Laurence, 2001-02-07, Howard L. Clark Dead at 84; Ex-Chief at American Express, en-US, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2001/02/07/us/howard-l-clark-dead-at-84-ex-chief-at-american-express.html, 2021-09-27, 0362-4331,
- James D. Robinson III (1977–1993)
- Harvey Golub (1993–2001)NEWS, June 28, 2000, American Express reshuffles its business, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2000/06/28/business/company-news-american-express-reshuffles-its-businesses.html, one of the Wall Street’s highest ranking black executives,
- Kenneth Chenault (2001–2018)
- Stephen Squeri (2018–present)WEB, Stephen Joseph Squeri, American Express Co,www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/7394026, Bloomberg News, Stephen Joseph Squeri is Chairman/CEO at American Express Co,
See also
- 1995 “Gold Card Dress” of Lizzy Gardner
- Small Business Saturday, a registered trademark of American Express
- J.P. Morgan Reserve Card (Palladium Card) – a competitor to the Centurion Card
- MasterCard, Visa and Discover Card – major competitors
- Credit score in the United States
- Banking in the United States
- American Express Community Stadium in East Sussex, England
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