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American Express is Accepted at 160 Million Merchants Around the World; Since 2017, Amex-Accepting Locations Have Increased by Nearly 5x
September 10 2025
American Express today announced that American Express Cards are accepted at an estimated 160 million Merchant locations worldwide, as of June 2025.1 The company has grown the number of Amex-accepting Merchant locations by nearly 5x since 2017.
New Amex Research Finds Savvy Young UK Consumers Use Points and Perks to Make Summer More Rewarding
August 15 2025
Savvy young spenders are saving up and spending smart to afford their summer experiences, according to new research from American Express.1 Nearly three in five (58%) Gen Z and Millennials in the UK are prioritising spending on experiences over physical products this summer, by embracing points and perks.
Navan Joins American Express Sync™
July 30 2025
Navan, the leading all-in-one business travel and expense management platform, announced a new integration with American Express that enables American Express U.S. Business and Corporate Card Members to instantly create unique virtual Cards for travel booked on the Navan Travel platform via Navan Connect.
UK Retailers Double‑Down on Customer Experience, Targeting Investments in AI, Payments and New Locations to Grow Loyalty
July 9 2025
UK retailers are putting customers at the heart of their growth strategies, according to new research from American Express, with 87% funnelling investment into initiatives to power consumer loyalty and drive sales.
American Express Acceptance Takes Off With Wizz Air
June 26 2025
American Express and Wizz Air announced today that Amex is now accepted as a payment method for flight bookings and onboard purchases
American Express Announces Major Updates Coming to U.S. Consumer and Business Platinum Cards® Later This Year
June 16 2025
American Express (NYSE: AXP) is announcing today major updates coming to its U.S. Consumer and Business Platinum Cards® later this year. With these updates, the company is making its largest investment ever in a Card refresh.
Bupa Dental Care Partners With American Express to Offer Patients New Ways to Pay
June 5 2025
Bupa Dental Care is now accepting American Express (Amex) in the UK, giving patients more payment options and access to exclusive offers when using their Amex Card for dental treatment.
Motivated to Drive Business Growth, 8 in 10 UK Businesses Plan to Improve Payments Processes in 2025
March 19 2025
As businesses look to drive growth in 2025 amid a dynamic market environment, new research from American Express reveals about 8 in 10 (78%) are planning to improve their business payments process, with almost two-fifths (39%) doing so as part of strategies to drive growth.
American Express to Acquire Expense Management Software Company Center
March 7 2025
American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Center,
KEO World and American Express Announce the Launch of the Workeo B2B Platform in Brazil
December 17 2024
KEO World (KEO), a fintech leader in B2B digital payments and inventory financing, today announced […]
Dojo Signs New Agreement with American Express to Simplify Payment Processes for Small Businesses
December 5 2024
Leading payments technology provider Dojo has signed a new partnership with American Express marking the […]
Guavapay Partners with American Express to Expand Merchant Payment Acceptance Options
November 20 2024
Guavapay, a global fintech company, is now giving MyGuava Business merchants the option to accept […]
Revolut Business Partners with American Express to Expand Merchant Payments Acceptance Options
October 9 2024
Revolut, the global fintech with over 45 million retail customers and hundreds of thousands of […]
American Express and Boost Payment Solutions Bring Optimized Virtual Card Payments to Suppliers
October 2 2024
As part of its ongoing investment in its B2B network and in enhancing buyer and […]
Flutterwave Helps Global Businesses Unlock New Opportunities Across Africa, Says CEO Olugbenga Agboola
October 1 2024
On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Flutterwave’s CEO, […]
American Express and Knot Team Up to Simplify Adding Card-on-File Payment Information
September 5 2024
American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Knot, an Amex Ventures portfolio company, have teamed up to […]
UNIPaaS and American Express Partner to Boost B2B Card Payments for SaaS Platforms
September 4 2024
UNIPaaS, a leading Payment as a Service (PaaS) provider, has announced a new partnership with […]
Flutterwave Enables its Online Merchants in Nigeria to Accept American Express Payments
August 20 2024
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced today that its online merchants in Nigeria […]
O3 Capital's Launch of American Express Cards in Nigeria Meets with Huge Demand
June 25 2024
O3 Capital (“O3”), a leading Nigerian fintech and the country’s first non-bank credit card issuer, […]
American Express and Ecobank Group Sign Agreement to Expand American Express Acceptance in 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
May 29 2024
American Express and Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African financial services Group, announced an agreement to […]
American Express and Emburse Bring Integrated Expense Management Solution to Commercial Customers
May 21 2024
American Express, a leader in global business payments, and Emburse, a leading provider of travel […]
American Express and Worldpay Partner to Offer Greater Payment Choice and Simplicity for Small Businesses
May 13 2024
American Express and Worldpay have signed a new agreement which makes it even easier for […]
O3 Capital Signs an Agreement With American Express to Issue Four New American Express Cards in Nigeria, Including the First American Express Business Card Issued in the Country
May 9 2024
O3 Capital (“O3”), a leading Nigerian fintech and the country’s first non-bank credit card issuer, […]
Payhawk Joins American Express SyncTM
April 25 2024
Payhawk, a global spend management solution for domestic and international businesses throughout the U.S., U.K., […]
Ryft Partners With American Express to Drive Efficient Marketplace and Digital Platform Payments for Merchants
March 14 2024
Through this partnership, Ryft is enabling its eCommerce merchants within the UK to accept payments […]
American Express® Cardmembers can now pay in instalments, with Plan It ™
February 27 2024
American Express has today launched ‘Plan It’ – a new offering for the UK market […]
NCR Atleos to Bring Surcharge-Free Cash Access to American Express Checking Customers
February 13 2024
NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) (“Atleos”), a leader in expanding financial access for financial institutions, […]
American Express Middle East expands its online merchant acceptance network through an agreement with Ottu
February 13 2024
American Express Middle East has announced an agreement with Ottu, a leading fintech company in […]
Fyle Announces Integration with American Express®
February 6 2024
Fyle, an expense management platform that works with customers’ existing credit cards, today announced a […]
Brits overestimate the cost of starting a business by almost 600%, reveals new American Express research
February 5 2024
It’s considerably more affordable to set up a business than people think, according to new […]
American Express partners with energy company OVO to offer its customers easier bill payments
January 10 2024
Pay with Bank transfer, powered by American Express, has announced its first utilities sector partnership […]
Nuvei and American Express join forces to facilitate seamless account-to-account payments between merchants and their customers
November 2 2023
Pay with Bank transfer, powered by American Express (“PwBt”), announces it has selected Nuvei Corporation […]
KEO World Launches Multi-Product Payment & Collection Rails Within the Amex Business Link™ Platform
October 11 2023
KEO World (KEO) today announced expanded capabilities for its Workeo product to integrate multi-product payment […]
American Express is First Card Issuer to Pilot Facial and Fingerprint Recognition for Safer Online Checkouts
October 9 2023
American Express® (NYSE: AXP) announces it is adding facial and fingerprint recognition to SafeKey® to […]
UK Businesses Modernising to Enhance Security and Counter Fraudulent Activity
October 4 2023
American Express today released new research revealing that UK businesses are investing in modernising their […]
Ramp Announces $300 Million in New Funding to Accelerate Expansion in New Categories
August 23 2023
Ramp, the finance automation platform designed to help businesses spend less, today announced a $300 […]
Skipify & Amex team up to elevate Shopper Experience at Checkout
August 1 2023
Skipify, a fintech company redefining the checkout experience, has teamed up with American Express to […]
American Express Launches Sync™ Commercial Partner Program, Offering New Suite of B2B APIs for Fintechs
July 25 2023
The American Express Sync™ Commercial Partner Program gives fintechs and software providers an easy and […]
PayEm Announces Integration with American Express
June 21 2023
PayEm, a global procurement and spend management company, today announced a new integration with American […]
American Express Launches Limited Time Offer for New Business Platinum Cardmembers
June 14 2023
From today, American Express is launching a new limited time offer for new Cardmembers signing […]
Access Bank Launches the first American Express Cards to be issued in Nigeria
June 12 2023
In maintaining its leadership status as Nigeria’s most innovative bank, Access Bank has unveiled two […]
American Express and Plaid Announce Customer-Permissioned Data Sharing Agreement to Boost Digital Finance Options for Customers
June 9 2023
American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced an agreement with Plaid, a data network that powers the […]
American Express and Bluechain announce partnership to streamline SME payment processes
June 7 2023
American Express today announces a new partnership with Request to Pay-focused fintech startup, Bluechain to […]
Small and Medium Businesses Waste Over One Working Day Per Month on Expense Management
May 17 2023
Small and medium businesses waste an average of 11 hours per month – the equivalent […]
BR-DGE and American Express Launch Partnership to Enhance Merchant Open Banking Capabilities
May 10 2023
BR-DGE, the rapidly growing payment orchestration provider, has announced a partnership with American Express to […]
American Express Expands Relationship with Microsoft to Drive Innovation in Business Travel
February 9 2023
American Express® (NYSE: AXP) is expanding its decades-long relationship with Microsoft to develop a suite […]
Airwallex Partners With American Express to Diversify Merchant Payments Acceptance Options
January 17 2023
Leading global fintech Airwallex has announced the launch of a partnership with American Express, allowing […]
American Express to Acquire B2B Payments Automation Company Nipendo
January 12 2023
American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire […]
EXCLUSIVE: "Pushing all the buttons!" - Holly Coventry, American Express in 'The Paytech Magazine'
December 13 2022
American Express is leaning into consumer and merchant demand for payment choice and enabling it […]
Payment Point Development - Holly Coventry - American Express
November 22 2022
Holly Coventry, Vice President of International Open Banking Payments at American Express talks to Douglas […]
The Paytech Show 6:04: The Future of Commerce & Orchestration
November 22 2022
The future of commerce has expanded across physical and digital lines. From large supermarket chains […]
Payments Orchestration - Holly Coventry - American Express
November 15 2022
Holly Coventry, Vice President of International Open Banking Payments at American Express talks to Douglas […]
American Express Adds Nine Cards to Freedom Finance’s Growing Credit Card Marketplace
November 7 2022
Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces and embedded finance providers, is […]
Payer and American Express partner to accept B2B payments across the Nordics
November 1 2022
Payer, the leading B2B technology company specialising in digital conversion, payments, and finance automation, with […]
Consumer Choice in Payments - Holly Coventry - American Express
November 1 2022
Holly Coventry, Vice President of International Open Banking Payments at American Express talks to Douglas […]
Extend Launches API to Help SMBs Integrate Virtual Card Payments into Core Business Applications
November 1 2022
Extend, a leading virtual card and spend management platform, today announced the launch of its […]
Open Banking Expo partners with American Express to launch Women in Open Banking
October 28 2022
Open Banking Expo has teamed up with American Express to launch Women in Open Banking, […]
Payment Opportunities & Challenges - Holly Coventry - American Express
October 25 2022
Holly Coventry, Vice President of International Open Banking Payments at American Express talks to Douglas […]
Changing Payment Demands - Holly Coventry - American Express
October 18 2022
Holly Coventry, Vice President of International Open Banking Payments at American Express chats to Douglas […]
Open Banking Payments - Holly Coventry - American Express
October 11 2022
Holly Coventry, Vice President of International Open Banking Payments at American Express talks to Douglas […]
WebBank Collaborates with American Express to Expand Credit Card Issuing
September 25 2022
WebBank announced an agreement with American Express to become a card issuer and participant in […]
WebBank Collaborates with American Express to Expand Credit Card Issuing
August 22 2022
WebBank announced an agreement with American Express to become a card issuer and participant in […]
American Express® Launches Digital, Cross-Border Payment Solution for U.S. Small Businesses
August 2 2022
American Express® (NYSE: AXP), the leading Small Business Card issuer in the U.S.[1], today announced […]
Cardless to Launch Co-Branded Credit Cards on the American Express Network
July 26 2022
Cardless, a financial technology firm, today announced a new agreement with American Express. The agreement […]
American Express appoints Hannah Lewis to UK Country Manager
July 6 2022
American Express has announced the appointment of Hannah Lewis as UK Country Manager and Senior […]
Abra Announces the Abra Crypto Card on the American Express Network and a New NFT Service in the Abra App
June 13 2022
Abra, a premier digital asset financial services company, today announced the Abra Crypto Card, the […]
Google Cloud, Société Générale, American Express, Point72, Mirantis, and The Digital Dollar Project Join FINOS
June 7 2022
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the financial services umbrella of the Linux Foundation, announced […]
Small business leaders look to prioritise better work-life balance to improve leadership performance and personal wellbeing
May 4 2022
New research from American Express highlights that – after a challenging few years – small […]
American Express Increases Speed for Fintechs to Launch Cards on the Amex Network, Powered by i2c
April 8 2022
American Express (NYSE:AXP) and i2c Inc, a provider of digital payment and banking technology, today […]
American Express research: Consumers demand more from businesses on environmental issues
April 7 2022
The latest research from American Express has found that UK consumers have high expectations of businesses to be more vocal on environmental issues and efforts to tackle climate change […]
American Express announces return of its most generous ever welcome bonuses for new UK Business Platinum and Gold Cardmembers
February 21 2022
From today, American Express is launching a series of limited time offers that sees the […]
Keo World Lands $500M to Scale B2B Supply Financing in Mexico
February 2 2022
Keo World (Keo), the leading Buy Now, Pay Later fintech for businesses, today announced that […]
Finmark Announces Strategic Investment Led by American Express Ventures
January 31 2022
Finmark, financial modeling software provider for startups, today announced new funding from American Express Ventures, […]
American Express and British Airways launch offer for new and existing Cardmembers which sees Avios rewards soar
January 6 2022
From today, American Express is launching a series of limited-time offers that will award generous […]
American Express champions the vital role of small businesses with return of the UK’s Shop Small campaign
December 8 2021
American Express continues its long-standing backing of small businesses by once again running its flagship […]
Blueprint for All partners with American Express to help young people with diverse ethnic heritage into financial services
November 12 2021
Blueprint for All has partnered with global payments company and credit card provider, American Express, to deliver […]
American Express(R) Launches New Digital Business Checking Account for U.S. SMEs
November 1 2021
American Express®, the leading small business Card issuer in the U.S.3, today introduced its new […]
American Express and Goldman Sachs to Provide Integrated Digital Payments Solution for Corporate Clients
October 21 2021
American Express and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking today announced a collaboration to provide large corporate […]
Amex Launches New Digital Expense Management Tool AmexExpense
October 1 2021
Today, American Express has launched AmexExpense, a new, fully digital expense management tool for businesses. […]
Growing cyber threat in the context of COVID-19: Payments industry comes together to recommend a combined approach to tackle the problem
September 8 2021
Payments 20 (P20), the leading voice of the global payments industry, has collaborated with some of […]
Amex Fined for Sending Four Million Unlawful Emails
May 20 2021
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined American Express Services Europe Limited (Amex) £90,000 for […]
Tink and American Express Enter Open Banking Partnership
May 11 2021
Tink and American Express have entered a European open banking partnership to improve the onboarding […]
UK Retailers Double‑Down on Customer Experience, Targeting Investments in AI, Payments and New Locations to Grow Loyalty
July 9 2025
UK retailers are putting customers at the heart of their growth strategies, according to new research from American Express, with 87% funnelling investment into initiatives to power consumer loyalty and drive sales.
O3 Capital Signs an Agreement With American Express to Issue Four New American Express Cards in Nigeria, Including the First American Express Business Card Issued in the Country
May 9 2024
O3 Capital (“O3”), a leading Nigerian fintech and the country’s first non-bank credit card issuer, […]
NCR Atleos to Bring Surcharge-Free Cash Access to American Express Checking Customers
February 13 2024
NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL) (“Atleos”), a leader in expanding financial access for financial institutions, […]
Brits overestimate the cost of starting a business by almost 600%, reveals new American Express research
February 5 2024
It’s considerably more affordable to set up a business than people think, according to new […]
UK Businesses Modernising to Enhance Security and Counter Fraudulent Activity
October 4 2023
American Express today released new research revealing that UK businesses are investing in modernising their […]
American Express Launches Limited Time Offer for New Business Platinum Cardmembers
June 14 2023
From today, American Express is launching a new limited time offer for new Cardmembers signing […]
American Express and Plaid Announce Customer-Permissioned Data Sharing Agreement to Boost Digital Finance Options for Customers
June 9 2023
American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced an agreement with Plaid, a data network that powers the […]
Small and Medium Businesses Waste Over One Working Day Per Month on Expense Management
May 17 2023
Small and medium businesses waste an average of 11 hours per month – the equivalent […]
American Express Expands Relationship with Microsoft to Drive Innovation in Business Travel
February 9 2023
American Express® (NYSE: AXP) is expanding its decades-long relationship with Microsoft to develop a suite […]
Open Banking Expo partners with American Express to launch Women in Open Banking
October 28 2022
Open Banking Expo has teamed up with American Express to launch Women in Open Banking, […]
American Express appoints Hannah Lewis to UK Country Manager
July 6 2022
American Express has announced the appointment of Hannah Lewis as UK Country Manager and Senior […]
Google Cloud, Société Générale, American Express, Point72, Mirantis, and The Digital Dollar Project Join FINOS
June 7 2022
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the financial services umbrella of the Linux Foundation, announced […]
Small business leaders look to prioritise better work-life balance to improve leadership performance and personal wellbeing
May 4 2022
New research from American Express highlights that – after a challenging few years – small […]
Blueprint for All partners with American Express to help young people with diverse ethnic heritage into financial services
November 12 2021
Blueprint for All has partnered with global payments company and credit card provider, American Express, to deliver […]
American Express(R) Launches New Digital Business Checking Account for U.S. SMEs
November 1 2021
American Express®, the leading small business Card issuer in the U.S.3, today introduced its new […]
Amex Launches New Digital Expense Management Tool AmexExpense
October 1 2021
Today, American Express has launched AmexExpense, a new, fully digital expense management tool for businesses. […]
Growing cyber threat in the context of COVID-19: Payments industry comes together to recommend a combined approach to tackle the problem
September 8 2021
Payments 20 (P20), the leading voice of the global payments industry, has collaborated with some of […]
