Company Overview
American Express operates a global payments network that processes and settles card transactions, acquires merchants, and provides fraud-prevention tools, marketing solutions, data analytics, and other programs and services to merchants. We build and manage relationships with millions of merchants around the world that choose to accept American Express, providing them access to the 112-million-plus American Express Cards worldwide. Over 3 million more places in the U.S. started accepting American Express Cards since 2017.
About American Express Merchant Services
- HQ Location
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 1850
- Ownership
- public
- Industry
- Merchant Services
- Social
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, Youtube

Chase for Business
- description
- Deposit accounts, loans, credit cards, cash management, and payment processing
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