American Express

Non-EuropeanBanking

Score

1/5

Non-European owner.

American Express is a payments brand that offers credit and charge cards, banking and travel-related services. It is owned by the US-listed American Express Company, which was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York.

What we know

Owner

American Express Company, United StatesNon-European

Listed, no controlling shareholder

Headquarters

New York, United StatesNon-European

Available in

United Arab Emirates, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brazil, Bahamas, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Cambodia, South Korea, Kuwait, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mongolia, Macao, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Thailand, Türkiye, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, US Virgin Islands, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Ownership chain

American Express
American Express CompanyBrand ownerUnited StatesNon-European

Sources

Last verified on 2 October 2026.

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