American Express Bank

American Express Bank is a diversified travel and financial services company. It was founded in the year 1850. American Express Travelers cell is the world leader.

American Express India was established in 1921 providing high quality travel and financial services. American Express in India is the largest company to have wide network of travel locations in the country.

American Express Card division also tops upon other credit card issuer. American Express Credit Cards in India is of basic two varieties, namely International Gold Amex Card and International Green Amx Card.

American Express Credit Cards

Criteria for availing American Express Gold and Green Cards are as follows:

Card Type Public Ltd - Income(Rs) Self Employed - Income(Rs) Salaried - Income(Rs)
International Gold Amex Card 150000 150000 150000
International Green Amex Card 72000 72000 72000

American Express in India has also launched Tata Finance American Express Credit Card with Tata Finance Limited which is golbally accepted on the American Express global merchant network. This card is both issued and serviced by Tata Finance Limited and carries an American Express Blue Box logo at the bottom.

The American Express India Card Members enjoy discounts of 3% to 7% on airline tickets, convenience of booking tickets over the phone and 40% discounts on overseas hotels reck rates.

American Express Travelers

Being the best in the world, and American Express India having the largest network of travel locations in the country, American Express Travels has also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of Post. This arrangement enables the designated Speed Post offices in distributing and encashing American Express Travellers Cheques.

American Express Travellers Cheques are available in the following currencies:

* Australian Dollar
* Canadian Dollar
* Euro
* Japanese Yen
* Saudi Riyal
* South African Rand
* Swiss Franc
* Pound Sterling
* US Dollar

American Express Travelers Cheques contains worldwide recognition and are safer than cash. In case of lost and theft, American Express Travellres Cheques is replaced worldwide and usually within 24 hours.

American Express Fact File

Stock Symbol AXP
Index Dow Jones Industrials
Memberships S&P 500
Industry Consumer Financial Services
Head Office American Express Company
World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285

American Express Online

American Express is online in the maximum countries out of over 130 countries it has services. The URL of American Express India is as under:
www.americanexpress.com/india

Some of the following services can obtained online

* View your Amex Card account statement online
* Register to manage your Amex Card account online
* View your American Express Rewards™ Points
* Reset your Amx Card account password
* Update your Personal Amex Card information
* Order your promotional material
* Apply to accept the Amx Card

Amex Bank website

Canada www.americanexpress.com/canada
Australia www.americanexpress.com/australia
New zealand www.americanexpress.com/newzealand
Hong Kong www.americanexpress.com/hk
Malaysia www.americanexpress.com/malaysia
Singapore www.americanexpress.com/sg