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Goldman, Citi and Santander invest in ID verification outfit Trulioo

Big-name financial services players Goldman Sachs, Citi and Santander have joined a funding round for Canadian identity verification outfit Trulioo.

17 September 2019

News

Citi Ventures invests in Even Financial

Citi Ventures has co-led a $25 million funding round for Even Financial, the startup that uses an API to help banks find and connect with consumers via channel partners.

05 September 2019

News/startups

AmEx, Citi and Goldman invest in digital mortgage startup Better.com

Home-financing startup Better.com has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round joined by financial services giants including Citi, American Express and Goldman Sachs.

19 August 2019

Company announcement

American Express acquires B2B business Acom Solutions

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced it signed an agreement to acquire acompaytm, a best-in-class, digital payment automation platform from ACOM Solutions, Inc., that helps business customers make supplier payments easily and securely, manage business spend, and improve cash flow.

01 August 2019

Company announcement

Amex to issue all US payments cards as contactless

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has joined forces with North America’s largest public transportation agency, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to bring contactless payments to transit riders in New York City.

11 June 2019

Company announcement

AmEx goes all in on contactless

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has joined forces with North America’s largest public transportation agency, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to bring contactless payments to transit riders in New York City.

07 June 2019

Company announcement

American Express acquires restaurant reservation app Resy

American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Resy, the digital restaurant reservation booking and management platform.

15 May 2019

Company announcement

American Express to provide new financing options for SAP Ariba users

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and SAP Ariba today announced that they have entered into a strategic multi-phased partnership designed to offer buyers and suppliers new payment and financing options on Ariba® Network, extending its value for joint large and global customers.

04 April 2019

Company announcement/payments

American Express and Bill.com introduce Vendor Pay

Today, American Express (NYSE:AXP) and Bill.com announced a strategic partnership with a new offering: American Express “Vendor Pay” by Bill.com.

06 February 2019

News/startups

AmEx and Goldman Sachs invest in Better Mortgage

US digital mortgage lender Better Mortgage has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round joined by American Express Ventures and Goldman Sachs.

04 February 2019

News

American Express blocks Curve

American Express has blocked attempts by Curve to load Amex cards into its all-in-one wallet, just days after the UK startup announced support for the feature.

30 January 2019

Company announcement

AmEx buys Japan's Pocket Concierge

We’re excited to announce that our portfolio company Pocket Concierge has been acquired by American Express. Congratulations to Tokado-san and Koyama-san on finding a great partner to continue building toward their vision.

15 January 2019