Company Profile:

American Express Company
World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
United States - Map
Phone: 212-640-2000
Fax: 212-640-0404
Website: http://www.americanexpress.com

Details:

Index Membership: Dow Jones Composite / Dow Industrials
Sector: Financial
Industry: Mortgage Investment
Full Time Employees: 61,000

Business Summary:

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. The company’s product portfolio consists of charge and credit card products; expense management products and services; consumer and business travel services; stored value cards, including travelers cheques and other prepaid products; network services; merchant acquisition and processing, point-of-sale, servicing and settlement, and marketing and information products and services for merchants; and fee services comprising market and trend analyses and related consulting services, fraud prevention services, and the design of customer loyalty and rewards programs. In addition, it publishes luxury lifestyle magazines; business and travel resources; general interest, cooking, travel, wine, cocktail, financial, and time management books; and international and electronic editions. The company sells its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through direct mail, on-line applications, targeted direct and third-party sales forces, and direct response advertising worldwide. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.