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Share of the American Express Company, 1865. In 1850, American Express was started as a freight forwarding company in Buffalo, New York. [14] It was founded as a joint-stock corporation by the merger of the cash-in-transit companies owned by Henry Wells (Wells & Company), William G. Fargo (Livingston, Fargo & Company), and John Warren Butterfield (Wells, Butterfield & Company, the successor ...
Outside its financials, American Express's other key metrics performed quite well in 2024. The company added over 3 million new credit cards to its network in the first three quarters of 2024 (we ...
George Wilbur Waters (January 9, 1916 – January 11, 2003) was an American pioneer in the credit card industry who is credited with transforming the American Express Card into a global brand and the flagship product of the American Express Company. Upon his retirement from American Express in 1980, Waters was bestowed with the title, "Father ...
James Dixon Robinson III (November 19, 1935 – March 18, 2024) was an American businessman best known for his position as the chief executive officer of American Express Co. from 1977 until his retirement in 1993. [1]
Stephen Squeri (born 1959) is an American business executive [3] and Chairman and CEO of American Express. He first joined American Express in 1985, [4] becoming chief information officer in 2005 [2] and vice chairman in 2015, [5] along with other upper management roles. [5] [6] Squeri became chairman and CEO of American Express on February 1 ...
Berkshire Hathaway hasn't purchased any American Express stock since the late 1990s, but its stake in AmEx has continued to increase as a result of stock buybacks. Between 1998 and 2005, Berkshire ...
This category is for articles related to the American Express Company (commonly referred to as American Express or Amex). Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
John Butterfield (November 18, 1801 – November 14, 1869) was a transportation pioneer in the mid-19th century in the American Northwest and Southwest. He founded many companies, including American Express which is still in operation today. The Butterfield Overland Mail Company was the longest stagecoach line in the world. The line operated ...