Tagged: american express

August 1, 2019 @ 11:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced on Wednesday it signed an agreement to acquire acompay, a digital payment automation platform from ACOM Solutions, Inc. that helps business customers make supplier payments easily and securely, manage business spend, and improve cash flow. According to American Express, acompay… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Bill.com to launch its new project, Vendor Pay. According to American Express, Vendor Pay couples automating your accounts payable (AP) process with the ability for businesses to pay vendors with their American Express Business or… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

In a hugely embarrassing shift of events, Fintech Curve has been blocked by American Express. The smart card that “combines all of your credit and debit cards on a single card” announced this week that Amex was back following several months were the credit card was not… Read More

November 15, 2018 @ 8:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced on Thursday the launch of American Express Go, a new digital solution to help mid-sized and large companies efficiently handle business expenses for temporary workers, recruits, and employees without Corporate Cards. According to the financial giant, American Express Go features a Virtual Card… Read More

October 19, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced on Thursday it has expanded its strategic partnership with PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). According to the duo, this partnership that will improve the digital payments experience for U.S. American Express Card Members paying with PayPal and Venmo. Through the partnership, the companies… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant American Express announced last week it will be launching a range of onsite benefits and experiences for card members attending the 2018 US Open Tennis Championships, which is currently taking place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens,… Read More

August 6, 2018 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced it has formed a partnership with GreenSky, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSKY) to bring enhanced digital payments and financing capabilities to help merchants grow their businesses and give consumers greater flexibility in financing their purchases. According to the duo, this… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced last week plans to launch a co-branded Amazon credit card for small businesses in the U.S. According to the credit giant, the new card will enhance the way small businesses buy goods and services across Amazon and is part of… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced the introduction of blockchain-enabled, business-to-business cross-border payments. The American Express FX International Payments (FXIP) business is working with fintech startup Ripple to reduce the time and cost of the settlement while maintaining the level of security that American… Read More

October 12, 2017 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (AMEX) announced on Thursday the launch of a new addition to its suite of business financing products, which are designed to help businesses with access to working capital and short-term financing, Business Loans. According to the financial service giant, Business Loans now gives small businesses… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has launched a new credit product entitled Working Capital Terms. The product is a short-term online financing solution for businesses to “ease cash flow constraints by bridging the gap between vendor payments and customer purchases.” Amex states the funding vehicle is… Read More

June 5, 2016 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Most businesses in the US are smaller firms. They provide the bulk of economic growth and job creation. In fact according to Dun & Bradstreet, of the 19 million firms in their US database, about 18 million generate less than $10 million in revenue.  Regarding… Read More

September 10, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“We believe in the power of blockchain technology to transform how financial assets are transferred, but it has to be done with the right partners to insure it gets off the ground,”  Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain said in an interview with the WSJ. It feels like everything… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Payments startup Stripe landed a new round of funding from investors including American Express, Visa and Sequoia Capital, valuing the San Francisco-based company at $5 billion. According to the announcement, Stripe signed an agreement with Visa to work on digital transactions such as website ‘buy… Read More

February 17, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding platform made just for independent film, extends its foray into digital distribution, making films available to millions of iTunes customers around the world. Seed&Spark has selected a handful of films to pilot a new distribution program with iTunes. Going forward, films that… Read More

June 12, 2014 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Independent film crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark has formed a partnership with American Express.  According to the site, American Express will select five films each month from the Seed&Spark library of films. These selected films will be distributed across the American Express channels including NOW – a… Read More

January 18, 2014 @ 11:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Remember Amex Sync? Back in 2012, American Express launched the program as a joint effort with Twitter. It offered Twitter users discounts on products for tweeting certain hashtags. The possibility of Twitter entering the e-commerce game has been the subject of a lot of prognostication… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 1:40 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Black Friday has become an annual shopping phenomenon where consumers take to stores in droves seeking deals from the world’s largest retailers. Similarly, Cyber Monday was launched as an answer to Black Friday to encourage shoppers to buy Christmas gifts online. In light of this,… Read More