American Express

337 results about this entity

Period: 12 Nov 2007 - 20 Nov 2024

Heartland reaches $41.4m MasterCard settlement over data breach

Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay up to $41.4 million to MasterCard issuers in relation to the data breach that hit the processor in 2008.

American Express enters RBS WorldPay fray

American Express has teamed up with UK private equity firm Permira to join the battle for the Royal Bank of Scotland's WorldPay payment processing business, according to the Financial Times.

Bank of Italy orders American Express to halt card issuance

American Express has been ordered by the central bank of Italy to suspend the distribution of new credit cards after falling foul of regulations governing money laundering, usury, and transparency.

Card firms press US to file WTO complaint on access to China - Bloomberg

Card companies, including MasterCard and Visa, have approached the US government about filing a WTO trade complaint against China for cutting them out of the country's fast-growing, $723 billion, payment processing market, according to Bloomberg.

Heartland agrees $60m Visa settlement over data breach

Heartland Payment Systems will pay up to $60 million to issuers of Visa-branded credit and debit cards affected by the data breach suffered at the New Jersey-based payments processor in 2008.

Heartland agrees $3.6 million settlement with America Express

Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to a $3.6 million settlement with American Express relating to the criminal breach of the New jersey-based payments processor in 2008.

American Express sets up consumer spending consultancy division

American Express has launched a new consulting division to provide businesses with data and analytics on consumer spending patterns.

American Express to acquire Revolution Money

American Express is to acquire Revolution Money, a two-year old start-up founded with the express aim of emulating Paypal in online payments and circumventing plastic card interchange fees in the offline realm.

EDS wins American Express tech services deal

American Express has awarded a five year technology services contract to HP unit EDS in a deal the card outfit hopes will help slash IT costs.

PCI standards board asks PwC to review secure tech options

The PCI Security Standards Council has asked PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to carry out research into technology that can be used by merchants, service providers and processors to secure cardholder data.

American Express cuts another 4000 jobs

American Express is cutting around 4000 jobs - six per cent of its global workforce - as part of a programme aimed at reducing costs by $800 million this year.

Google search reveals stolen credit card details

The credit card details of 19,000 Brits have been found on a cached Google page, where they had been accidentally published by fraudsters.