American Express

337 results about this entity

Period: 12 Nov 2007 - 20 Nov 2024

American Express hires Sample from eBay X.commerce unit in digital commerce drive

American Express has hired eBay executive Neal Sample to join the technology team responsible for its digital commerce platform, Serve.

Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon to lead m-payments gold-rush?

Technology giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon are well positioned to cash in on the upcoming mobile payments bonanza thanks to their reputation for innovation but still have trust and privacy-related hurdles to overcome if they are to convince Americans to pick them over more traditional financial services providers, according to a report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

American Express syncs cards to Twitter for hashtag discounts

American Express is to offer cardholders the ability to sync their plastic to Twitter so that when they tweet using special offer hashtags, couponless savings are loaded directly to their cards.

AmEx launches Serve app for P2P payments on Facebook

American Express has launched a Facebook app for its Serve digital wallet platform, enabling customers to send, receive and request money from directly within the social network.

American Express partners Twitter for small business advertising roll-out

American Express is partnering with Twitter to give away $1 million in free advertising to small businesses who sign up for a new promotional service on the microblogging Web site.

Starbucks outsmarts banks in Fast Company innovation awards

Fast Company's annual list of the most innovative companies in finance puts coffee chain Starbucks at number two and omits any traditional financial services firms, bar American Express, from the top ten.

Tesco tops UK credit card brand rankings

Only one traditional financial services player has made it into the UK's top four rated credit card brands, with retailers dominating a list from Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG).

Microsoft launches Kinect for Windows; Amex on board

Microsoft has shipped Kinect for Windows, widening the appeal of its motion sensor technology beyond gamers to big business, with American Express among the firms already developing applications.

Amex licenses Serve to China's Lianlian

American Express has licensed its Serve digital wallet platform to Chinese mobile top-up provider Lianlian Group and made a $125 million equity investment in the firm's overseas unit.

UK banks scrap currency fees

Following an Office of Fair Trading probe, British banks have agreed to ditch some of the fees they charge people for buying foreign currency.

Amex earmarks $100m for investment in digital commerce startups

Credit card giant American Express has set up a $100 million fund to invest in digital commerce startups.

American Express files virtual currency patent

American Express has filed a patent for a system and method for using loyalty rewards as a currency.