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American Express

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American Express Front Shipping Co., New York, NY St. Louis, MO (August 6, 1853)
American Express began as a courier in Albany, New York, 1850. It was founded as a corporation by the merger of the property to express Henry Wells (Wells & Company), William Fargo (Livingston, Fargo & Company), and John Warren Butterfield (Wells, Butterfield & Company, the predecessor 1850 Butterfield, Wasson & Company). The founders also began Wells Fargo & Co. in 1852, Butterfield and other directors opposed the proposal American Express to expand its activities distant California.
American Express first established its headquarters in a building at the intersection Jay Street and Hudson Street in what was later called the Tribeca section of Manhattan. For years, enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the movement of express shipments (Goods, securities, currencies, etc.) through New York. In 1874, American Express moved its headquarters to 65 Broadway in what was to become the financial district of Manhattan, a place that was to retain through two buildings.
American Express buildings
In 1854, the American Express Co. purchased a lot on Vesey Street in New York as the site of his team. first corporate headquarters in New York were in a palace of Italian marble impressive 1955-1961 Hudson Street between Thomas Street and Jay Street (185 758, John Warren Ritch), which had a station freight availability in soil with a branch history Railway of the Hudson River. A stable was constructed nearby at 4-8 Hubert Street between Hudson Street and Collister Street (186,667, Ritch & Griffiths), five blocks north of the building on Hudson Street.
The company has prospered enough that the seat was transferred in 1874 the district wholesale delivery in the emerging financial district, and in rented offices in two buildings of five storey brownstone at 63 commercial and 65 Broadway, between Exchange Alley and Rector Street and Trinity Place, between Broadway and property of the Harmony family.
In 1880, American Express built a new store behind the building 46 Trinity Place Broadway, between Exchange Alley and Rector Street. The designer is unknown, but it has a brick arches FAAD feels the pre-skyscraper New York. American Express has long was outside this building, but still has a clay seal with the eagle of American Express. In 1890-91 the company built a new building ten stories by Edward H. Kendall on the site of the former headquarters on Hudson Street.
In 1903, the company had assets of approximately $ 28 million in second for the National City Bank of New York among financial institutions in the city. [Citation edit] To reflect this, the company purchased building and site on Broadway. [Edit]
At the end of the reign of Wells Fargo, in 1914, an aggressive new president, George Chadbourne Taylor (1868-1923) who worked his way through the society of the last thirty years, has decided to build a new headquarters. The old buildings, named The New York Times as "one of the ancient monuments" of lower Broadway, were insufficient for such a rapidly growing concern. In March 1914 Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker filed for construction of a 32-storey concrete structure and steel office tower in which all operations Company, then in four separate buildings, have been consolidating. The project was abandoned in 1914 construction, probably Because of the war in Europe, but was resurrected two years later in an abridged form, at a cost estimated at $ 1 million.
65 Broadway
The 21-story (plus basement), neo-classical, American Express Co. building was built in 1916-17 for the design of James L. Aspinwall, business of Renwick, Aspinwall & Tucker, the successor to the eminent architectural practice of James Renwick, Jr.. The building has consolidated the two lots of old buildings a single address: 65 Broadway. This building was part of the "Express Line" down Broadway yet. The construction of concrete and steel structure has an H-shaped plan with wings soaring arranged around central light courts, an occupation regime in 1880 through the years 1910 to have a maximum light and air. Front white brick and terra cotta above a granite base, the two sides use the composition tripartite axis based capital then popular for the articulation of skyscrapers, with a column base and top. American Express building adorns the famous eagle twice: There is an eagle in the lower arch asymmetric, while a symmetrical eagle adorns the upper arch of the building. The entrance has a Corinthian colonnade of Broadway two floors with large windows. The completed building continuous masonry wall in front of your waist NAB block and has helped turn Broadway into the barrel "Office of neo-classical masonry towers familiar to this day
American Express has sold this building 1975, but retained travel here. The building has also hosted over the years other major companies, including investment banks J. & W. Seligman & Co. (1940-1974), American Bureau of Shipping, a maritime concern (1977-1986), and now Kenny JJ, and Standard & Poor's, who changed the name of the building itself
national expansion
American Express has expanded its reach nationally by presenting affiliations with other courier companies (such as Wells Fargo replacing the two old companies that merged to form American Express) railways and shipping companies.
Financial
In 1882, American Express started its expansion in the field of financial services by launching a company to compete for money with the mandates of the United States Post Office.
Somewhere between 1888 and 1890, JC Fargo took a trip to Europe and back frustrated and angry. Despite the fact that he was president American Express, and he carried with him traditional letters of credit, it was difficult to get money anywhere except in major cities. Marcelo went to Fargo Flemming Berry and asked to create a better solution that traditional credit card. Berry brought the check and travel American Express was launched in 1891, in denominations of $ 10, $ 20, $ 50 and 100 $.
American Express Travelers Cheques to create a truly international company. In 1914, the outbreak of the First World War, America Express offices in Europe are among the few companies to comply with letters of credit (issued by different banks) held by the U.S. in Europe, despite other financial institutions refused to assist these stranded travelers.
Loss of business express train
American Express became one of the monopolies that President Theodore Roosevelt had the Interstate Commerce Commission investigate during his administration. The interest of the ICC said the strict control of the railroad Business Express. However, the solution does not immediately reach hand. The solution to this problem was a coincidence, other problems during the First World War
During the winter of 1917, the United States suffered a severe coal shortage and on December 26 President Woodrow Wilson seized the railroads on behalf of the Government of the United States U.S. to move troops, supplies and coal. Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo was assigned the task of building the railroad lines of the war effort. All contracts between courier companies and railroads have been canceled and McAdoo proposed that all existing businesses be grouped into one express company to meet the needs of the country. This ended American Express Business Express, and removed the radar of the ICC. The result was a new company called the American Railway Express Agency Company was founded in July 1918. The new entity took custody of all shared equipment and business ownership Express (most of which, 40% came from American Express, which owned the rights to business Urgent 71.280 miles (114.710 km) of railway lines and had 10,000 offices, with over 30,000 employees).
Recent history
Current CEO Kenneth Chenault has the direction of American Express in 2001, Harvey Golub, chairman of 1993-2001. Before that, the company was headed by James D. Robinson III 1977-1993.
Credit Card Services
Tour American Express (the highest, left) in New York
American Express executives discussed the possibility launching a travel charge card in 1946 but only launched its Diners Club card in March 1950 as American Express began to seriously consider. In end of 1957, Ralph Reed CEO American Express has decided to enter the field of maps, and the release date of October 1, 1958 public interest had become so important that delivered 250,000 cards before the official release date. The map began with an annual fee of $ 6, $ 1 higher than Diners Club, to be considered a superior product. Early maps were paper, with the account number and name of the cardholder in writing. It was not until 1959 that American Express began issuing embossed ISO / IEC 7810 plastic cards, a first in the industry.
In 1966, American Express introduced the Gold Card and Platinum Card in 1984, clearly defining different market segments within their own business, a practice that has proliferated across a broad range of industries. The Platinum Card was billed as super-exclusive and an annual fee of $ 250 (currently 450). Available by invitation only to American Express customers with a minimum of 2 years, a considerable expense, and excellent payment history.
In 1987, American Express introduced the Optima card, their first credit card product. Previously, all American Express cards had to be paid in full each month, but Optima enabled clients to achieve a balance (payment cards also now allow extended payment options qualifying fees based on the availability of credit). Although no longer accepts American Express branded card as Optima July 13, 2009, Optima cards still appear on the website of American Express as a reference to existing members only. According to American Express, the accounts have not been converted Optima or closed. However, Blue from American Express has prevailed in lieu of credit card style original Optima. Blue has many benefits for free, unlike Optima, including the Membership Rewards program.
In April 1992, American Express spin-off of its subsidiary, First Data Corp., an initial public offering. Then, in October 1996, the company distributed the remaining majority of their participation in First Data Corp., reducing its stake to less than 5%.
In 1994, the Optima True Grace card was introduced. The card was unique in that proposed a grace period on all purchases if we made an assessment on the card or not (as opposed to traditional revolving credit cards that charge interest on new purchases over $ 1 was more). The card has been abandoned A few years later, the now abandoned American Express card offers a similar feature called "Interest Protection".
"Part of Boston Fresh"
Since the beginning of 1980 until early 1990, American Express has been known to reduce their discount rate (Also known discount rate) for merchants and restaurants if only they used American Express and others or no cost. This has led to competitors such as Visa and MasterCard to cry ill for some time that the tactic of "locked" in restaurants from American Express.
However, in 1991, several restaurants in Boston started accepting and encouraging the use of Visa and MasterCard charge for their many lower costs compared to those of American Express at the time (who were about 4% per transaction, against about 1.2% at Visa and MasterCard). Some have even stopped accepting American Express credit cards and payment. The revolt, known as "The revolt of the Bureau" is Referring to the Boston Tea Party, quickly spread across the country more than 250 restaurants across the United States, including restaurants other cities such as New City of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. In response, American Express has decided to gradually reduce its discount rate compete more effectively and to add new merchants to its network, such as supermarkets and pharmacies. Many elements of the program acceptance have been eliminated only by American Express could effectively encourage businesses to add American Express cards to the existing list of payment options.
Currently, the average U.S. merchant rate is about American Express 2.5%, while the average Discover, MasterCard and Visa American merchant rate is about 2% (Visa / MasterCard signature debit cards 1.7%). Some sectors activity, such as quick service restaurants like McDonald's, have special rates to meet the needs of business and profit margins.
Many stores now refuse to provide facilities or American Express customers an additional fee due to high costs which they are face in providing this service. [Edit]
Cable television
American Express formed a joint partnership with Warner Communications in 1979 Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment appointed, who created MTV, Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel. The association lasted only until 1984. The Viacom properties were sold shortly after.
The conversion of bank holding
On November 10, 2008, during the financial crisis of 2008, the company won the approval of the Federal Reserve System to become a bank holding company, making it eligible for government assistance to the assets relief program in difficulty. At that time, American Express had total consolidated assets of approximately $ 127,000,000,000. In June 2009, $ 3.39 billion in TARP funds have been repaid more than $ 74.4 million in dividend payments, and in July 2009 ended with its obligations under TARP by buying 340 million dollars in favor of the Treasury.
Business model
The typical model of credit card
When a consumer makes a purchase using a credit card or debit card, a game the price is paid for expenses (known as reduction of trade), the merchant keeping the rest. There are generally three parties split the costs of them:
The acquisition of the bank: the bank that processes credit card transactions a merchant, including the account of the operator on the net value of a credit card.
Issuing Bank: The bank that issues credit cards to consumers. This is a consumer bank is responsible to pay after a credit card purchase. The transmitter the merchant discount fee is known as the exchange rate.
Red: the link between acquiring banks and issuing banks. These banks have relationships with a network, rather than the other, to comply with card purchases. This allows a card issued by a local bank in Peru to be used in a shop in Sri Lanka, for example, without that banks have a direct effect independent. The two networks are the world's largest Visa and MasterCard.
The average trade outside the United States is 1.9%. Of this amount, about 0.1% goes to the buyer, 1.7% for the issuer, and 0.09% on the network.
Most governments and card issuers Superprime use most of their income to support the exchange of loyalty programs as loyalty points and cash, and therefore their benefits card spending is low relative to interest they take credit cards.
What is the difference American Express
American Express usually plays the role of the three previous games, keeping the reduction of trade together. In recent years, she began Amex allow banks to purchase or contract on behalf of Amex, mainly in countries where Amex would otherwise have little or no presence.
Amex also has a historical debt reduction merchant that Visa or MasterCard. The premium can vary considerably: the United States, Amex charges 66 basis points (2.56% vs 1.9%) than their rivals Visa and MasterCard, while in Australia, Amex costs more than twice as Visa or due to exchange regulations in Australia MasterCard.
Amex uses this revenue to higher prices for investments in rewards programs that offer a higher salary than that of competing programs. The prices of several important programs, and a luxury brand and a reputation for superior customer service, allows American Express to attract a disproportionate share of consumers rich. Amex, uses his strength to the influx of consumers to justify the imposition of a higher discount rate of merchant This means that if a merchant does not accept American Express cards will lose wealthy clients. This business model creates a loop of self-reinforcing.
Because what Amex calls its "pass-centric strategy, card spending and fees represent 70% of the benefits of the Amex, compared to 10-40% for other issuers. Amex also tends to make more money from annual rates of other issuers do.
A tension the business model of the Amex is the acceptance, volume versus the compensation interval. Because Amex charges a higher trade discount is not as widely accepted as Visa or MasterCard. business model based on Amex with higher discount rates, however, making it difficult to download. The company must find a balance, keeping the rate low enough to attract sufficient traders, but enough high finance and high prices to drive their business model. In countries where Amex charges a small premium, as the United States, which has the acceptance of approximately equal, but their rewards card are not significantly larger than those of its competitors. In countries where a premium is charged, their letters often a much lower price than the competition rewards cards.
Many banks finance their mortgage loans, credit cards and otherwise, through deposits. No deposits, however, has always Amex loans from the traveler's checks outstanding (which operate as non-interest bearing deposits), markets for wholesale funding and securitization. As traveler's checks have declined in popularity since the advent of ATMs, Amex began to look for deposits through traditional savings accounts online high performance. The freezing of wholesale markets and securitization financing during the period of crisis due to Amex for 20072010 accelerate these efforts by collecting deposits and has also led to slower growth in lending.
Because of its focus on wealthy clients, Amex has always had lower levels of credit losses from other issuers. The difference was almost Q3'08 Q1'09 disappeared to, however, that card issuers have all experienced a greater credit risk.
Products
Consumer Cards
See also: Centurion Card, American Express Red, and ExpressPay
American Express is best known for his iconic Green, Gold, Platinum and payment cards and offers credit cards color similar levels in most countries.
In 1999, American Express introduced the Centurion card, often called the map of "black", Serving a customer segment rich and elite. The first card pay an annual fee of $ 1,000 at the time of its introduction (today is 2500 $ With an additional one-time initiation of $ 5,000). Centurion The product offers a variety of exclusive benefits. There have always been rumors of a super-exclusive card American Express, which gives customers more Most rich and powerful special benefits. It has been the source of this rumor Amex enjoy mouth ear and prompted the launch of Centurion.
Since 2005] [Updated U.S. Centurion card has a fee of $ 2,500 per year, while others American Express cards will range from annual dues (for consumers and many other Blue and cards) and an annual fee of $ 450 (for the Platinum Card). The annual fee for starting the green card $ 55 (without Membership Rewards), while annual fee Gold card at $ 150.
American Express has several cards label credit with the majority falling into one of two categories:
The airlines and hotels, for example, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways, JetBlue, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Hilton Hotels, and other
Retailers such as Costco, David Jones, Holt Renfrew, Harrods and other
Your card is addressed to young adults called Blue from American Express. A TV campaign Media adopted in 1979 in the United Kingdom Blue Synthpop hit "Cars" Gary Numan as the main theme. On the basis of a successful product for the European market, Blue had no annual fee, a rewards program, and a chip on board multiple functions. A cashback version, "Blue Cash, quickly followed. Amex has also targeted young adults with the city of Interior that reward cards earn points for rewards to eat, drinking, and playing in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles hotspots. American Express cards began to eliminate mid WITHIN 2008, no new applications taken in July 2008.
In 2005, American Express introduced ExpressPay, MasterCard PayPass as based on a method of payment wireless RFID, which requires a map while simply be waved before a special reader and not swiped. This technology has replaced the chip on the card. Many traders and partners in U.S. restaurant with 7-Eleven, CVS / pharmacy, McDonald's, Regal Entertainment Group, Ritz Camera Centers, now offer ExpressPay at most or all of its facilities.
In 2005, American Express introduced Clear, advertised as the first credit card with no fees of any kind. Also in 2005, American Express introduced One, a credit card with a "Savings Accelerator Plan" that contributes 1% of eligible purchases into an FDIC-insured High Performance Savings account. Other cards were introduced in 2005 "The Knot" and "The Nest" Credit Cards American Express Brand developed with wedding planning Web site theknot.com.
In 2006, the UK division of American Express has joined the coalition of products and began Red to issue a red card. With each card member purchase the company contributes to good causes through the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria to help African women and children affected by HIV / AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
Cards and Services
For more details on this topic, see the American Express Plum.
American Express offers several credit cards to small businesses manage their costs, and the company is also the largest supplier of business cards.
In late 2007, the company announced the new map of the plum as the latest addition to its map line for small business owners. The card offers discounts for prompt payment or 1.5% up to two months to defer payment on purchases. Reduction 1.5% is available for billing periods where the cardholder spends at least $ 5,000. The first 10,000 cards issued to members on December 16 2007.
In 2008, American Express decided to close all sectors of credit accounts. The decision was taken in connection with the authorization Federal Reserve demand from American Express to become a commercial bank.
maps non-owners
In December 2000, has agreed to purchase American Express credit card portfolio of Bank of Hawaii, then a division of Pacific Century Financial Corp. In January 2006, American Express sold its card portfolio, Bank of Hawaii Bank of America (MBNA). Bank of America will issue Visa and American Express Bank of Hawaii name.
Until 2004 the rules of Visa and MasterCard prohibited their card issuers for issuing American Express cards in the United States. In practice this means that U.S. banks American could not issue cards Express. These rules have been demolished as a result of proceedings brought by the antitrust U.S. Department of Justice and are no longer in force. In January 2004, American Express has signed an agreement to have its cards issued by a U.S. bank, MBNA America. Initially the leaders of MasterCard as nothing more than "experience" these cards were published in October 2004. Some have said that the relationship could be threatened by the merger of MBNA to Bank of America, a leading issuer of Visa and Visa original developer. However, an agreement been reached between American Express and Bank of America on December 21, 2005. Under the agreement, Bank of America's own loans to customers and transactions American Express processed. In addition, American Express Bank of America dismissed its antitrust lawsuit against Visa, MasterCard, and many U.S. banks. Finally, the Bank America and American Express also said an existing partnership between the card issuer MBNA and American Express will continue after Bank of America-MBNA merger. The first map of the association, no annual fee Bank of America Rewards American Express card, has been published on June 30, 2006.
Since then, Citibank, GE Money, and USAA has also started issuing American Express cards. Citibank currently issues several cards American Express American Airlines AAdvantage co-branded. In early 2006, published Amex Dillard's American Express in close cooperation with GE Money, however, in March 2008 GE sold its American Express card to pay in cash only $ 1.1 billion. HSBC Bank USA is currently testing both the HSBC brand and Neiman Marcus Award of American Express credit cards, with full deployment scheduled for late 2007 or early 2008. In addition, UBS has launched its Resource Card program for U.S. Wealth Management clients issuing Visa Signature Card and American Express for payment related to customer accounts and employs a one-price program for both cards.
Travelers Cheques
Amex is the leading supplier of travelers checks in the world.
In 2005, American Express launched the American Express Travelers Cheque Card, a stored value card, which serves the same purposes as travelers checks, but can be used stores as a credit card. The card has been discontinued as of October 31, 2007, due to "changing market conditions." All cardholders were issued refund checks balances remaining.
Shearson / American Express
During the 1980s, American Express began his dream of becoming a financial services supercompany. In mid-1981, he bought Sanford I. Shearson Loeb Rhoades Weill, the second award to U.S. to form Shearson / American Express. Shearson Loeb Rhoades, it was the result of several mergers in the 1970s, Weill Hayden, Stone & Co. merged with Shearson, Hammill & Co. in 1974 to form Shearson Hayden Stone. Shearson Hayden Stone joined Loeb Rhoades, Hornblower & Co. (formerly Loeb, Rhoades & Co. to form Shearson Loeb Rhoades in 1979. With a total capital of U.S. $ 250 million at the time of its acquisition, Shearson Loeb Rhoades, second only to Merrill Lynch, the most large securities brokerage industry. After its acquisition by American Express, the company became known as Shearson / American Express.
In 1984, Shearson / American Express bought 90-year-old Investors Diversified Services, bringing a fleet of financial advisors and investment products. Also in 1984, acquired American Express investment banking and trading, Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, and added to the Shearson family, the creation of Shearson Lehman / American Express. In 1988, the company EF Hutton & Co. has acquired to form Shearson Lehman Hutton until 1990, when the company name became Shearson Lehman Brothers. When Harvey Golub took the reins in 1993, negotiated the sale of Shearson retail brokerage and asset management Primerica and the following years, separated from the bank investment institutions and other companies such as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Other financial
On September 30, 2005, American Express splitting of its unit of American Express Financial Advisors as a publicly traded company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.. For this reason, American Express 2005, revenues were down approximately $ 5,000 million, however, because they are equal to 10.5% in 2005. In addition, the September 30, 2005, RSM McGladrey acquired American Express Tax & Business Services (TBS).
On September 18, 2007, it was announced that Standard Chartered Bank has agreed to buy American Express Bank Ltd., a commercial bank, American Express Co., for an estimated $ 1.1 billion, through a process of amicable separation. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Lehman Brothers has advised American Express in this Agreement.
Travel
American Express has created a Tourist in 1915 that united all the previous efforts to make travel easier and soon established its first focus is on travel agencies.Today and business travel.
Publication
Amex publishes Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Executive Travel magazine and departures.
Advertisement
In 1975, David Ogilvy of Ogilvy & Mather developed the famous "No Exit without them an advertising campaign for American Express Travelers Cheques, with an Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden. Karl Malden was the public face of American Express traveler's checks 25 years. In the United Kingdom was spokesman in place of the TV personality Alan Whicker.
After the departure of Karl Malden and the card was promoted by the checks Travel, American Express has continued to use celebrities like Mel Blanc. An announcement card type American Express began with a celebrity asking viewers: "Do you know me?" Although he / she has given clues about his identity, the name of the star has never mentioned except as imprinted on an American Express card, after which Peter Thomas Advertiser told how viewers. Each advertisement concluded with the celebrity to remind viewers: "Do not leave home without it. "The" Do not leave home without it "slogan has been relaunched in 2005 for the prepaid American Express Travelers Cheque Card.
These slogans have been parodied many times:
Children of long-term PBS television series Sesame Street parodied the Do "you know me? / Go without it for advertising campaigns' participation in three sketches a character from the Muppets Holding a hand to the friend of adults across the street. A parody seems oblivious Jones (played by Richard Hunt), Olivia (Alaina Reed Hall) and his adult friend, a second Bert and Ernie (Frank Oz and Jim Henson, respectively), Gordon (Roscoe Orman) and his adult friend, and the third featuring Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) Bob (Bob McGrath) and his adult friend. The three drawings are finished with their names engraved on the back of a card that appears Card American Express has had a great hand of the man on the left in the middle with the words "Hand Grown friend" above and a voice saying "the hand of an adult friend who is. Do not cross the street without him. "
Another parody has been seen in an episode of the game show press your luck CBS, when the movie "character Whammy give the message "Do you know me? "Slogan, followed by the deployment of an American Express card, parody, which was then" Whammy " written on the bottom line of the card.
In a campaign speech during the 1984 election, President Ronald Reagan said: "If the big spenders achieve their ends, they charge your card to express any taxpayer, and believe me, do not leave home without it. "
In the 1997 film Hercules in the song "Zero to Hero", the credit card is "Greek Express."
The film in 1989, baseball also parodied the campaign. In one scene, in which each player is wearing a tuxedo, the Cleveland Indians say the film's viewers why each player has an American Express card with a large part of the explanation a line at a time by actors Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger), Eddie Harris (Chelcie Ross), Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn (Charlie Sheen), Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert), and Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen), and manager Lou Brown (James Gammon). The scene ends with Willie "Mays" Hayes (Wesley Snipes in a tuxedo) falling to the plate against the rest of the team, lifting the card and tell the audience: "The American Express Card. Do not steal home without it. "
The Adventures of Superman and Seinfeld
American Express continues to use celebrities in its advertising. Notable examples include an advertising campaign late 1990 with comedian Jerry Seinfeld, including the 2004 two webisodes of the series entitled "The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman." In late 2004, American Express launched the "My life. My card." brand campaign (also by Ogilvy & Mather) with the holders of the famous American Express card to talk about his life. The ads have featured actors Kate Winslet, Robert De Niro, Ken Watanabe and Tina Fey, Duke University, Mike Krzyzewski, basketball coach, fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, golfer Tiger Woods, professional snowboarder Shaun White, professional Tennis Venus Williams and Andy Roddick Chelsea FC, Jose Mourinho, and directors Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, M. Night Shyamalan and, more recently, the singer Beyoncé Knowles. In 2007, a notice two-minute black and white, entitled "Animals" featuring Ellen DeGeneres won the Emmy for business excellence.
Many American Classifieds Express Credit Card American Express card the sample with the name "CF Frost" on the forehead. This is not an invented name as Charles F. Frost was an advertising executive at Ogilvy & Mather.
In addition, American Express was among the first users of marketing the cause with great success. [Edit] A class of 1983 announced that, for every purchase made with an American Express card, American Express would contribute one penny to the renovation of the Statue of Liberty. The campaign generated contributions of $ 1.7 million for the Statue of Liberty restoration project. How many time capture the attention of marketing services that large enterprises promotion has generated an increase of about 28% in the use of cards by American Express. Based on his previous class, American Express took later a load of four years against Hunger program, which generated approximately $ 22 million for charity in the face of poverty and alleviating hunger. In 2006, in Bono's Product Red, American Express launched the map American Express Red campaign with Gisele Bndchen. The card, which is currently only available in Spain U.S., make a donation to fight AIDS with every purchase made with the card. In May 2007, American Express has launched an initiative called membersproject. "Cardholders have been invited to submit project ideas and American Express is the winner of funding (provided drinking water) project of 2 million.
Workplace
Offices
Two rescuers to enter the American Express Tower following the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
In April 1986, American Express moved its headquarters to three 51-story World Financial Center in New York. After the events of September 11, 2001, American Express had to leave home temporarily because it is located just opposite the World Trade Center and was damaged during the towers collapsed. The company began gradually return to its renovated building in 2002.
The company also has offices in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Salt Lake City, UT, Greensboro, NC North Phoenix, AZ. It has a technology center in Weston, Florida. The main data center in Phoenix.
Amex Bank of Canada was founded in 1853 in Toronto, but currently has 3,000 employees based in Markham, Ontario (a suburb north of Toronto) and an office in Hamilton, Ontario. Company began operations as a bank of July 1, 1990 following an Order in Council made by the government of Brian Mulroney, November 21, 1988. This decision was not without dispute that the federal policy on banks at the time that would normally not allowed to operate as American Express bank. It is also a member of the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and registered as a member of the Deposit Insurance Company (CDIC), a federal agency insures deposits at all banks registered in Canada.
American Express has several offices in the United Kingdom, there including an 8-story European Services Center, known as Amex House in Brighton, England. This is a great white tower blocks built in 1970, surrounded by several other smaller offices around the city. House deals with the Amex card services, the sales, fraud and market services. The official Europe Middle East, Africa and based in the Belgravia district of Westminster, central London, Belgrave House, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1; other offices are located UK in Burgess Hill in Sussex. In November 2009, Brighton and Hove City Council granted planning permission for American Express to redevelop the site of American Express House. It is expected, in line with the Council's plan for the quarter Edward Street, where the current Amex house was demolished in 2016. More information is available Development http://www.edwardstreet.co.uk
Japan, Asia-Pacific headquarters in Australia and is co-located in Singapore, 16 Collyer Quay and King Street Wharf area of Sydney, with the new state of the art building that receive effect greenhouse situation due to the space environment Working friendly offer.
The head of the division of Latin America and the Caribbean in Miami.
American Express also has a presence significant in India. Their two centers are located in Gurgaon, Haryana and the other at Mathura Road, New Delhi. Transactions American Indian Express runs around customer service back-office operations outside the company credit card for the Indian domestic economy.
Satisfaction work
For 2008, American Express has been named the best company to work 62 to the U.S. by Fortune magazine, ranking is one corporate card number of the bank. In October 2008, Amex Canada Inc. has been named one of best employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. Toronto, which was announced by the Toronto Star
American Express was named one of the 100 best companies for mothers living in the U.S. in 2006 and 2007 by Working Mothers magazine.
Management and governance
Key executives include:
Kenneth Chenault: Chairman and Director executive
Chairman Edward Gilligan Group – Global Corporate Services and International Payments
Peter Godfrey: Group President – Global Network Services
Alfred Kelly, Jr. Group President – U.S. Consumer and Small Business Services
Ashwini Gupta: President – Risk, Information Management, Banking and Director of Risk – American Express Company
Daniel T. Henry: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Linen: Vice President – American Express Company
Kevin L. Resources Cox: Executive Vice President of Human and Quality
John D. Hayes: Vice President World Advertising executive and brand management, and Marketing Director
Louise Parents: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Steve squeri: Services Chairman World Group and Chief Information
Thomas Schick: Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications
The current members of the Board American Express are the following:
Daniel F. Akerson: Carlyle Group Managing Director
Charlene Barshefsky: Former Trade Representative U.S.
Ursula Mr. Burns: The president of the Xerox Corporation
Kenneth I. Chenault: Chairman and CEO of American Express Co.
Peter Chernin: President and COO of News Corporation
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Senior Managing Director of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
January Leschly: General Manager Operations customers LLC
Richard C. Levin: President of Yale University
Richard A. McGinn: Former CEO of Lucent Technologies partner TPP Business
Edward D. Miller: The former president and CEO of AXA SA
Frank P. Popoff: Chemical Corp. The former head of Financial
Steven S. Reinemund: Former President and CEO of PepsiCo Inc.
Robert D. Walter: President and CEO of Cardinal Health
Ronald A. Williams: Chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc.
See also
Wells Fargo History
Standard & Poors Building
References
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^ "American Express to cut 7,000 jobs. "Bloomberg. Sydney Morning Herald. October 31, 2008. Http: / / business.smh.com.au/business/american-express-to-slash-7000-jobs-20081031-5eu9. Html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
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^ Noel M. Loomis, Wells Fargo. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. 1968
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^ Host With the Most Time Magazine,, April 9, 1956 issue
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^ Snopes
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^ GE and American Express offer is associated in the Dillard's Amex
^ Business Amex buys GE credit card
^ Straight Dope
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^ American Express Investor Relations, accessed November 4, 2006
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^ American Express Annual Report 2007, accessed October 30, 2008
References
Business Portal
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payment products
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Magazines
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Notable current and former
Ralph William Henry Reed JC Wells Fargo Fargo, James D. Lou Gerstner Robinson III Chenault Sandy Weill Ken Harvey Golub Gary Crittenden
entrepreneurs
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Other
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annual turnover: U.S. $ 24.27 billion (10% FY 2005) Employees: 65,800 Stock Symbol: NYSE: AXP Website: www.americanexpress.com
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50 banks largest banks / farmed in the United States in December 31, 2009
American Express partners BancWest * Bank of America Bank of New York Mellon Barclays * * BB & T Capital Financiero BBVA Compass BOK One Citigroup Citizens Financial Group CIT * National City (Calif.) Trade Comerica Discover Fifth Third BanCorp first Citizens First Horizon first GMAC Harris Goldman Sachs HSBC Bank * U.S. * M Huntington JPMorgan Chase & Marshall Key & T SunTrust, MetLife Morgan Stanley Street New York Community Ilsley State Regions Northern Trust PNC Popular RBC * Synovus Taunus TCF TD UnionBanCal * U.S. Bank * Webster * Utrecht-America Wells Fargo Zions Bancorporation
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Redemption partners:
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Current
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Selected former
Altria Group American International Group American Telephone & Telegraph Company Snuff Citigroup Bethlehem Steel Colorado Fuel and Iron Eastman Kodak General Foods General Motors and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Honeywell International Harvester International Paper Johns-Manville Nash Motors Navistar International North America, Owens-Illinois Sears, Roebuck and Union Carbide United States Rubber Company U.S. Steel Company FW Woolworth
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Credit, charge and debit cards
major Credit Cards
American Express Visa Mastercard JCB Discover China UnionPay BC
Major debit cards
Maestro (Switch, Solo) Visa debit (Delta, Connect) Visa Electron Girocard China UnionPay Dankort Carte Bleue (EC) Laser Interac
Charge Cards
Centurion Diners Club
Missing Maps
Election Access Bankcard Carte Blanche Eurocard enRoute Everything
See also
Credit Card Fraud ATM network Interbank Card Smartcard magnetic strip
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