Certified payment providers 19
Market coverage 134
["Albania","Algeria","American Samoa","Andorra","Angola","Australia","Austria","Belgium","Benin","Bolivia","Bonaire","Bouvet Island","Brazil","Bulgaria","Burkina Faso","Canada","China","Christmas Island","Cocos (Keeling) Islands","Cook Islands","Croatia","Cyprus","Czech Republic","Denmark","Ecuador","Egypt","Estonia","Faroe Islands","Fiji","Finland","France","French Guiana","French Southern Territories","Germany","Greece","Greenland","Guadeloupe","Guam","Guernsey","Heard Island and McDonald Islands","Hong-Kong","Hungary","Iceland","Ireland","Isle of Man","Israel","Italy","Japan","Jersey","Jordan","Kazakhstan","Kenya","Kiribati","Kuwait","Latvia","Lebanon","Liechtenstein","Lithuania","Luxembourg","Macao","Malaysia","Mali","Malta","Marshall Islands","Martinique","Mauritania","Mauritius","Mayotte","Mexico","Micronesia","Moldova","Monaco","Mongolia","Montenegro","Morocco","Namibia","Nauru","Nepal","Netherlands","Netherlands Antilles","New Zealand","Niger","Niue","Norfolk Island","Northern Mariana Islands","Norway","Oman","Palau","Papua New Guinea","Pitcairn","Poland","Portugal","Puerto Rico","Qatar","R\u00e9union","Romania","Russia","Saba and Sint Eustatius","Saint Martin","Saint Pierre and Miquelon","San Marino","Saudi Arabia","Senegal","Seychelles","Sierra Leone","Singapore","Sint Maarten","Slovakia","Slovenia","South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands","South Korea","Spain","Sri Lanka","Svalbard and Jan Mayen","Sweden","Switzerland","Taiwan","Tanzania","Togo","Tokelau","Tunisia","Turkey","Turks and Caicos Islands","Tuvalu","Ukraine","United Arab Emirates","United Kingdom.","United States Minor Outlying Islands","United States of America","Vanuatu","Vatican City","Virgin Islands (British)","Virgin Islands (United States)","Western Sahara"]
United States of America
Albania- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bonaire
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cook Islands
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Southern Territories
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Hong-Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Saba and Sint Eustatius
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom.
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (United States)
- Western Sahara
Currencies 56
- Albania Lek
- Algeria Dinar
- Australia Dollar
- BCEAO
- Bolivia Bolíviano
- Bulgaria Lev
- Canada Dollar
- Cayman Islands Dollar
- China Yuan Renminbi
- Croatia Kuna
- Czech Republic Koruna
- Denmark Krone
- Egypt Pound
- Euro
- Fiji Dollar
- Hong Kong Dollar
- Hungary Forint
- Israel Shekel
- Japan Yen
- Jordan Dinar
- Kenya Shilling
- Kuwait Dinar
- Lebanon Pound
- Macau Pataca
- Malaysia Ringgit
- Mauritania Ouguiya
- Mauritius Rupee
- Mexico Peso
- Moldova Leu
- Mongolia Tughrik
- Morocco Dirham
- Nepal Rupee
- Netherlands Antilles Guilder
- New Zealand Dollar
- Norway Krone
- Oman Rial
- Papua New Guinea Kina
- Poland Zloty
- Qatar Riyal
- Romania Leu
- Saudi Arabia Riyal
- Seychelles Rupee
- Singapore Dollar
- South Korea Won
- Sri Lanka Rupee
- Sweden Krona
- Switzerland Franc
- Taiwan New Dollar
- Tanzania Shilling
- Tunisia Dinar
- Turkey Lira
- Ukraine Hryvnia
- United Arab Emirates Dirham
- United Kingdom Pound
- United States Dollar
- Vanuatu Vatu
Description
American Express (Amex) was founded in 1850 as an express company and introduced travellers’ cheques in 1891. The company launched its first charge card in 1958 and its first credit card that did not have to be paid in full at the end of the month. almost 30 years later. Amex has shifted its focus from exclusivity to broadening card acceptance and at the end of 2017, the company had 112.8 million cards in place.
Amex is accepted in over 130 countries and uses over 100 million cards. Amex cardholders spend on average three to four times more than Visa and Mastercard cardholders. Amex is known for its premium rewards programme, premium customer service and concierge service.
