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Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography...card companies, third-party payment companies, and Internet services companies. Members of the Coalition include America Online, American Express Company, Authorize.net, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Citigroup, Discover Financial... In this article: Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Standard Chartered Bank, Chase, PayPal, Visa, Authorize.Net, MasterCard, and Washington Mutual |
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Ronald A. Katz
...an automated system without the assistance of a live operator". In 1988, Mr. Katz formed a partnership with American Express Company to provide call processing services. That partnership later became First Data Corporation. Ronald Katz...
In this article: Ronald A. Katz, United States Patent and Trademark Office, First Data Corporation, American Express Company, and US
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Miami Herald | October 25, 2009
Creating office harmony with fewer workers
...workplace relationships. American Express Vice President Dean Vocaturo says he finds team-building useful in this economic environment because people are stressed both personally and professionally. Through teamwork, colleagues get...
In this article: First Data Corp., The Miami Herald, Coral Springs, and Fort Lauderdale
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PR Newswire: Technology | October 02, 2008
Kount Lands Veteran Fraud Experts From Retail Decisions and iovation
...Acquiring at First Data International. He has a long history of fraud control and prevention management, having also worked at Fifth Third Bank, First Data Corporation and American Express. Lewer has a bachelor's degree in psychology...
In this article: Risk management, Boston College, Fifth Third Bank, and First Data Corporation
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www.washingtonpost.com | April 02, 2007
First Data Accepts $27B Buyout
...and are acting as financial advisers to KKR. First Data has become one of the leading electronic payment processers since it was spun off by American Express and went public in 1992. With more people shifting from cash and checks to...
In this article: First Data Corp., KKR, Western Union, Revenue, U.S., Cash flow, Balance sheet, Equity Office Properties, and Blackstone Group LP
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
American Express
...Optima Platinum cards are still available on the American Express website. In April 1992, American Express spun off its subsidiary, First Data Corp., in an IPO. Then, in October 1996, the company distributed the remaining majority of its...
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International Herald Tribune | October 03, 2007
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts bids $29 billion for First Data - International Herald Tribune
...company, founded in 1971, became one of the first processors of credit card payments. It was acquired by American Express in chunks between 1980 and 1983. American Express spun off First Data as an independent company in 1992. The deal,...
In this article: First Data, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Western Union, NEW YORK, Attorney General, RJR Nabisco, Barbarians at the Gate, and Jpmorgan Chase
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American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City, New York. Founded in 1850, the company also has major offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Salt Lake City, Utah; Greensboro, North Carolina; Phoenix, Arizona; Sydney, Australia; Markham, Canada; and Brighton, United Kingdom. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses.
The company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "AXP." It is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In 2007, BusinessWeek and Interbrand ranked American Express as the fourteenth most valuable brand in the world, estimating it to be worth US$20.87 billion.
On November 10, 2008, during the financial crisis of 2008, the company won Federal Reserve System approval to convert to a bank holding company, making it eligible for government help under the Troubled Assets Relief Program. At that time, American Express had total consolidated assets of about $127 billion.
American Express's chief executive officer is Kenneth Chenault, who took over in 2001.
- Name:
- American Express Company
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: AXP)
- Location:
- New York City, New York, United States
- Region:
- Worldwide
- Founded:
- 1850
- Stock Symbol:
- AXP
- Industry:
- Finance, insurance, and travel agencies
- Key People:
- Kenneth Chenault
- Products:
- Financial and travel services
- Revenue:
- US$31.557 billion (2007)
- Operating Income:
- US$5.566 billion (2007)
- Net Income:
- US$4.012 billion (2007)
- Assets:
- US$149.830 billion (2007)
- Equity:
- US$11.029 billion (2007)
- No. of Employees:
- 67,700 (2008)
- Motto:
- Are You A Cardmember?
- Market Cap:
- US$41.13 billion (2008)
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