American Express

American Express has spent years developing new marketing alliances and acquiring programs to shed its reputation as a card for the elite. But its success still hinges on premium cardholders.

Analysts had expected the New York-based firm to boost its forecast as consumers increased spending on its cards.

Though Costco is no longer called out in the New York issuer's earnings calls, the loss of that business added fuel to a change within the company that is showing results.

In the era of digital and mobile payments, many banks and tech companies have strived to completely do away with cash, checks and cards. But quite a few have had to concede that the market isn't quite ready to give up the physical trappings of payments.

Banks stocks have declined as the yield curve shrinks; the companies will offer a co-branded small-business card.

The two companies have worked together for 22 years, with the pending card designed to streamline experience to keep more B2B commerce in-house.

American Express prevailed Monday in an eight-year antitrust battle with the government. Here’s a look at how other card networks, banks, retailers and consumers will be affected.

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a government lawsuit that accused American Express Co. of thwarting competition by prohibiting merchants from steering customers to cards with lower fees.

The firm graded bank and credit card apps on customer satisfaction, appearance, navigability, and availability and clarity of information.

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