American Express Company

American Express Company together with its subsidiaries provides charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Global Consumer Services Group Global Commercial Services and Global Merchant and Network Services. Its products and services include payment and financing products; network services; accounts payable expense management products and services; and travel and lifestyle services. The company's products and services also comprise merchant acquisition and processing servicing and settlement point-of-sale marketing and information products and services for merchants; and fraud prevention services as well as the design and operation of customer loyalty programs. It sells its products and services to consumers small businesses mid-sized companies and large corporations through mobile and online applications third-party vendors and business partners direct mail telephone in-house sales teams and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York New York.