American Express
CompanyAmerican Express Company (Amex) is an American bank holding company and multinational financial services corporation that specializes in payment cards. It is headquartered at 200 Vesey Street, also known as American Express Tower, in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan; in 2026, the company announced that it would develop and be the sole occupant of the new 2 World Trade Center skyscraper in the nearby World Trade Center complex.
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Facts
- Country
- United StatesSource: Wikidata
- Founded
- 1850Source: Wikidata
- Founded by
- Henry Wells, John Warren Butterfield, William FargoSource: Wikidata
- CEO
- Stephen SqueriSource: Wikidata
- Owned by
- Berkshire Hathaway, BlackRock, The Vanguard GroupSource: Wikidata
- Headquarters
- New York CitySource: Wikidata
- Employees
- 64,000 (2021)Source: Wikidata
- Sector
- Financial services, Payment card industrySource: Wikidata
- Listed on
- New York Stock Exchange (AXP)Source: Wikidata
- Official website
- www.americanexpress.comSource: Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Read on WikipediaSource: Wikidata
Recent news
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Wallet, letting AI agents pay with ordinary cards
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Wallet on 13 November 2026, letting its persistent AI agents, called dots, complete purchases for eligible US ChatGPT Pro users. OpenAI works with American Express, Mastercard and Visa, and the payment network issues a token in place of the card number, so neither the merchant nor the agent sees the card details. OpenAI does not hold funds or act as a bank, and it has not disclosed any fee for merchants.