American Express operates in over 130 countries around the globe. Learn more about our presence throughout the world. [More]
Generations before the phrase “company values," American Express employees were demonstrating the same core principles upheld by the company today. [More]
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Since its founding in 1850, American Express has conducted business according to several guiding principles that over the years have become inextricably linked with the company’s brand, products, services and its people.
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Established in 1850 in New York City, American Express Company was among the first and most successful express delivery businesses to arise during the rapid westward expansion of the United States. [More]
 
This Day in American Express History
July 4, 1976
More than 4,500 American Express employees and guests join the crowds thronging lower Manhattan to witness the parade of ships, a high point of the United States' Bicentennial celebration.
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