“American Express announced it has opened a new Decision Science Center of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore that will deliver global data-driven solutions. The CoE will focus on data science applications in the areas of credit and fraud risk model development and production using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP). “Singapore is a recognized world-leading financial and technology hub,” said Changbin Wang, Managing Director for the American Express Singapore Decision Science Center of Excellence, “Setting up a global innovation center in Singapore reflects our commitment to continue investing in this country, and we are confident the country’s exceptional and diverse talent will help fuel American Express’ next wave of innovation to better service our global Card Member base.” “American Express’ Decision Science CoE is an exciting addition to Singapore’s digital industry, presenting more opportunities for talent to apply cutting-edge research methods to solve global-scale and complex issues faced by the industry. We look forward to the exciting outcomes from the CoE which will in turn attract and groom global experts from Singapore,” said Philbert Gomez, Vice President and Head, Digital Industry Singapore (DISG). Over time, American Express is expected to expand the focus of the Center of Excellence to include cutting-edge research leading to the development of other AI, ML and NLP technology use cases to support the company’s growth aspirations.”

“American Express  announced Amex Business Link™, a new business-to-business (B2B) payments ecosystem for network issuing and acquiring participants to offer to their business customers. Amex Business Link makes managing payments easier for buyers and suppliers of all sizes by accepting card and non-card payments and supporting domestic and cross-border transactions. The new digital ecosystem is equipped with reporting and reconciliation tools and connects to all customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that use APIs… For buyers and suppliers, the solution provides: An easier and safer way to manage their payments and connect directly with other businesses through the ecosystem; Seamless connectivity to ERP/CRM systems via APIs; Multiple payment methods including card, ACH, wire, check, etc.; Purchases and sales insights that allow companies to monitor growth; Access to dynamic reports that allow automatic reconciliation.”

“Alliance will focus on offering payment products on the American Express network through fintechs – WebBank announced today an agreement with American Express to become a card issuer and participant in the American Express network. The collaboration allows WebBank to issue credit card and payment solutions that include American Express benefits. American Express selected WebBank as one of its key issuing banks focused on the fintech industry.”

American Express®, the leading Small Business Card issuer in the U.S.¹, today announced American Express Global Pay – a new digital solution that enables U.S. businesses to securely² make domestic and international business-to-business (B2B) payments. Through this new digital solution, business customers can send payments funded from their business bank account to their suppliers in more than 40 countries, across a range of currencies, using a simple, mobile-friendly platform. Eligible customers can also earn Membership Rewards® points on their foreign exchange payments.³ American Express Global Pay is currently available to eligible U.S. American Express Small Business Card Members.

“American Express today launched the refreshed Blue Cash Everyday Card with new online shopping rewards, credits for streaming and cooking at home, and a sleek new Card design. Blue Cash Everyday now offers 3% cash back on U.S. online retail purchases, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations on up to $18,000 per year ($6,000 per year in purchases in each category) with 1% back on all other purchases. The Card also offers new monthly statement credits2 of up to $15 back on online purchases at Home Chef, a meal service that delivers simple and convenient recipes and ingredients to your door, and $7 back after Card Members spend $13.99 or more each month on an eligible The Disney Bundle subscription, the streaming subscription offer with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. With these new benefits, Blue Cash Everyday Card Members can now access more than $250 in value annually, in addition to cash back on all eligible purchases, with no annual fee1.”