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American Express Company

AXPFinancial ServicesNew York City, United States

Operating globally, American Express Company and its affiliated entities deliver a comprehensive suite of charge and credit payment card solutions, alongside a variety of travel-related offerings. Its business structure is organized into three primary divisions: the Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. Among its core offerings are diverse payment and financing instruments, robust network infrastructure services, tools for managing accounts payable expenses, and comprehensive travel and lifestyle support. Furthermore, it facilitates merchant services such as acquisition, transaction processing, settlement, and point-of-sale marketing, providing vital information and assistance to businesses. The company also specializes in fraud mitigation and developing and managing customer loyalty initiatives. These products and services are made available to a broad clientele, encompassing individual consumers, small and mid-sized enterprises, and large corporate entities. Distribution channels include digital platforms (mobile and online applications), collaborations with third-party vendors and partners, direct communication methods like mail and telephone, dedicated internal sales forces, and direct response advertising campaigns. Established in 1850, American Express Company maintains its corporate headquarters in New York, New York.

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American Express Company at a glance

American Express Company is a financial services company headquartered in New York City, United States. It is publicly listed (AXP) with a market capitalisation of $208.1B. Xcout tracks 24 named people at American Express Company, including Stephen Joseph Squeri (Chairman & Chief Executive Officer).

Industry
Financial Services
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Market cap
$208.1B
Employees
75,100
Ticker
AXP

American Express Company leadership

  • Stephen Joseph SqueriChairman & Chief Executive Officer
  • Howard Martin GrosfieldGroup President of US Consumer Services
  • Raymond Donald JoabarGroup President of Global Commercial Services
  • Denise PickettPresident of Enterprise Shared Services
  • Christophe Le CaillecChief Financial Officer
  • Ravikumar RadhakrishnanExecutive Vice President & Chief Information Officer

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WEXWEX · FintechPortland, United States
64% matchPublic

WEX Inc., a financial technology enterprise established in 1983 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, delivers diverse services across the United States and globally. The company, which operated as Wright Express Corporation until its name change in October 2012, structures its operations into three primary divisions. The Fleet Solutions segment specializes in comprehensive payment processing for vehicle fleets. Its offerings include complete customer and account management (spanning activation, retention, credit, and billing support), merchant services, and robust web-based analytics platforms designed to offer fleet managers crucial insights for optimizing expenses and capital. WEX distributes these solutions to commercial and governmental fleets of varying sizes, from local to long-haul, through both direct channels and co-branded or private label alliances. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment provides sophisticated payment systems, which feature embedded payment functionalities, automated accounts payable, and spend management tools. A key product includes virtual cards, specifically engineered for secure, card-not-present transactions. This segment serves commercial and government entities through a mix of direct and indirect marketing approaches. Finally, the Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers specialized healthcare payment products and consumer-centric software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms for the healthcare sector. It also encompasses payroll and employee benefit solutions, with a particular focus on Brazil. This segment reaches its clientele via a broad network comprising health plans, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, benefits consultants, software companies, and individual consumers.

Market cap$6.1B
Employees6,600
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Block, Inc. (Square)XYZ · FintechOakland, United States
60% matchPublicAI 48/100 ▼Green 4/100

Block, Inc., operating through its subsidiaries, develops innovative tools that empower merchants to process card payments, gain insights from robust reporting and analytics, and benefit from expedited next-day fund settlement. The company offers a diverse range of hardware solutions, including the Magstripe reader for traditional swipe-based transactions, and the Contactless and chip reader, which accommodates Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) chip cards alongside Near Field Communication (NFC) payments. For comprehensive point-of-sale functionality, Block provides the Square Stand, enabling an iPad to serve as a complete payment terminal, and the Square Register, an integrated system combining proprietary hardware, software, and payment processing capabilities. Additionally, the Square Terminal offers a modern alternative to conventional keypad devices, functioning as both a payment processor and receipt printer, accepting tap, dip, and swipe payment methods. Beyond physical devices, Block supplies an extensive suite of software products. These encompass Square Point of Sale, Square Appointments, specialized applications for Retail and Restaurants, online commerce solutions like Square Online and Checkout, Square Invoices, Square Virtual Terminal, Square Team Management, Square Contracts, and a suite for Loyalty, Marketing, and Gift Cards, all managed through the Square Dashboard. Furthermore, Block supports developers with a dedicated platform featuring application programming interfaces (APIs) and software development kits (SDKs). Its portfolio also includes Cash App, a popular mobile service for sending, spending, and saving money, and Weebly, which delivers website hosting and domain registration services to customers. Serving an international clientele, the company's operations extend across the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Originally established as Square, Inc. in 2009, the San Francisco, California-based firm officially adopted the name Block, Inc. in December 2021.

Market cap$45.3B
Employees10,205
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