American Express News & Media

Credit One Bank intros American Express travel card

August 12, 2024

Credit One Bank, a credit card issuer, introduced Credit One Bank Wander American Express card. With this card, travelers can earn up to 10X points on hotels…

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Banks embrace rewards, personalized tools for small businesses

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

How can banks help small businesses? By taking lessons from consumer products and offering them rewards, tools and personalized services.

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American Express delivers checking account with rewards to small businesses

November 8, 2023

American Express recently unveiled its Business Checking account for all eligible small businesses in the U.S., which offers no fees, 24/7 assistance and…

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American Express intros digital checking account

February 22, 2022

American Express recently launched its American Express Rewards Checking account, a digital checking account available for all U.S. consumer card members. The…

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Discover extends EMV liability date for gas stations until April

May 14, 2020

Discover Financial Services is extending its EMV fraud liability date, for automated fuel dispensers, for six months from Oct. 16 this year until April 16…

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American Express says COVID-19 hits cardholder spending

April 28, 2020

American Express says the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardholder spending and will force it to pare down costs.

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American Express opens Centurion and Escape lounges at Phoenix Sky Harbour airport

January 6, 2020

American Express and Mag USA announced the opening of The Centurion Lounge and Escape Lounge at Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport, which will offer…

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AmEx scraps signatures, leaves Visa as sole holdout

December 14, 2017

American Express has said that starting in April it will no longer require a cardholder signature for transactions at the point of sale anywhere in the world.

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Fitbit enables bankcard transactions with a simple wave of the wrist

August 29, 2017

How long before Fitbit enthusiasts can dash up to an ATM and briefly interrupt their daily 5K run to check their account balance and their heart rate with a…

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Payment card use sees double-digit global growth in 2016

May 19, 2017

Global card purchase volume for goods and services (excluding cash advances on credit cards and cash withdrawals on debit cards), grew 5.8 percent to $20.60…

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Union Pay bumps Visa to No. 2 spot in global payments value

July 28, 2016

According to a new report from RBR, "Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021," China's UnionPay is now the largest scheme in terms of value of card…

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Discover joins major card brands with Quick Chip offering

June 24, 2016

Discover has followed the rollout of Visa, MasterCard and American Express Quick Chip programs with its release of Discover Quick Chip. The technology…

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On the hot seat, networks streamline EMV cert, soften chargeback rules

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Lawsuits, lawmakers and loads of complaints about improper chargebacks seem to have spurred AmEx, MasterCard and Visa to ease up a little on the penalties for…

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ATM Marketplace: Most-read features for May

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

As fast as May zoomed by, it would come as no surprise if you missed an ATM Marketplace feature or two. We've collected our top five articles here in one place…

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Durbin goes after the card networks again; this time over EMV

'EMVCo standards have been technologically inadequate and their implementation has caused chaos in the U.S. market ... ' With these words, the senator from…

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