American Express

335 results about this entity

Period: 12 Nov 2007 - 16 Oct 2024

TfL hits million contactless taps a day mark

On a single day last week travellers on London's public transport network made more than a million taps with their contactless bank cards to get around the capital.

Campaign pushes for US adoption of chip and PIN

A campaign designed to put pressure on US card issuers to embrace chip and PIN, rather than just chip and signature, technology has been launched.

Lloyds and AmEx back fintech startup competition

Some of the biggest names in financial services are throwing their weight behind a UK competition giving fintech startups the chance to win a share of a £175,000 cash prize pot.

American Express to appeal against antitrust ruling

American Express is to appeal a US Federal Court ruling that its exclusivity conditions constitute an unlawful restraint of trade, contending that the judgment would harm competition by further entrenching the two dominant payment networks, Visa and MasterCard.

Citi and American Express join $21 million Persado funding round

The venture capital arms of Citibank and American Express have joined a $21 million funding round for digital marketing communications company Persado.

AmEx uses Serve platform for consumer savings research

American Express is tapping into its Serve software platform for a research pilot into the savings behaviour of customers.

AmEx creates Silicon Valley tech hub

American Express is opening a technology hub in Silicon Valley that will house a team building up the card giant's capabilities in big data, cloud computing and mobile.

American Express revamps website

American Express (AXP) today announced the launch of its redesigned customer website, americanexpress.com, another step in the company’s ongoing efforts to apply innovative technology that meets the changing needs and expectations of customers.

AmEx and Brooklyn Nets to pilot e-wallet at NBA arena

American Express (AXP), the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center are launching a pilot program of the Brooklyn eWallet, a digital payment solution integrated directly into the Brooklyn Nets mobile application.

American Express launches SafeKey in South Africa

American Express has announced the availability of its 3-D Secure authentication tool SafeKey in South Africa, intended to improve the security of online transactions.

AmEx and McDonald's offer burgers for points

American Express cardholders in the US can now pay for their Big Mac and fries in real time with reward points.

Subway to take Softcard payment and loyalty programme nationwide

The US telco-backed Softcard consortium has received a welcome boost with news that the giant fast food chain Subway is to deploy its Card Rewards Program as part of a national roll-out of the SmartTap payment app.