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American Express

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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 […]

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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.

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