American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide.

The company operates through three segments: Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.

Its products and services include payment and financing products; network services; accounts payable expense management products and services; and travel and lifestyle services.

The company's products and services also comprise merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, point-of-sale marketing, and information products and services for merchants; and fraud prevention services, as well as the design and operation of customer loyalty programs.

It sells its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, third-party vendors and business partners, direct mail, telephone, in-house sales teams, and direct response advertising.

American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.