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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: American Express, Visa Inc., Mastercard, Discover Card, China Unionpay, Diners Club International, Bankcard, Card Schemes, Carte Bleue, Japan Credit Bureau, Eurocard, Card Reciprocal Agreements, Cashplus, the Everything Card, Europay International, Cardholder Information Security Program. Excerpt: American Express Company (NYSE : AXP), sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex ", is a diversified global financial services company headquartered in New York City . Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average . The company is best known for its credit card , charge card , and traveler's cheque businesses. Amex cards account for approximately 24 % of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US, the highest of any card issuer. BusinessWeek and Interbrand ranked American Express as the 22nd most valuable brand in the world, estimating the brand to be worth US $ 14.97 billion. Fortune listed Amex as one of the top 30 Most Admired Companies in the World. The New York Times reports it has a 91 % Satisfaction rank. Early history File:American Express Shipping Receipt 1853.jpg American Express Co. shipping receipt , New York, NY to St. Louis, MO (August 6, 1853) American Express was started as an express mail business in Albany, New York , in 1850. It was founded as a joint stock corporation by the merger of the express companies owned by Henry Wells (Wells