American Express UK
American Express UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Express Company, a multinational financial & banking services company having their headquarters in New York City, New York, United States. The company’s British head office is situated in Brighton, the United Kingdom from where they control the majority of their operations across Europe. The company is mainly known for their charge card, traveller's cheque, and credit card.
American Express UK has a very rich product and service’s portfolio that include personal cards, gift cards, small business cards, and corporate cards. In addition to that, the company also offer many different types of insurances, such as travel insurance, pet insurance, international health plan, gadget plan, and card identity defence platinum.
American Express UK Parent Company
The company started their operations on 18 March 1850 and went on to become one of the top’s financial services company across the world. As per the latest reports by Fortune, American Express is the 17th most admired company in the world in 2017.
There are more than 56,000 people employed by the American Express through which they control their global operations. The company’s net income in 2016 financial year was US$ 5.408 billion. The US credit card industry is clearly dominated by the American Express with nearly 23% of the total transactions. They have more than 109 million cards in force that include around 48 million cards in the United States that is a tremendous achievement.
