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American Express toys with free ISP
News American Express is quietly testing a new service that lets cardholders connect to the Web for free, an costly experiment that has failed for many other online businesses. The service, dubbed American Express Online, gives cardholders free...
[February 9, 2001, 8:30]
Compaq signs up American Express
News Compaq Computer has landed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with American Express, the latest large deal for the company since the proposed merger with Hewlett-Packard was announced in September.
[November 29, 2001, 16:09]
Amex card targets online security fears
News The first feature aimed at allaying the fears of shoppers entering into online transactions is the American Express Online Wallet. For the really paranoid American Express is also offering a second level of protection, in the form of a smart card...
[September 9, 1999, 15:49]
SAP: don't leave home without it
News SAP, based in Waldorf, Germany, announced the American Express distribution deal on Thursday in conjunction with the US release of SAP Business One, a software package designed for companies with as few as 10 employees.
[March 28, 2003, 10:02]
AmEx joins Microsoft Passport rivals
News American Express joined the Liberty Alliance Project on Wednesday, boosting Sun Microsystems' effort to counterbalance Microsoft's Passport authentication system. American Express, which is already allied with Sun because its Blue credit card uses...
[December 6, 2001, 9:26]
Disposable numbers fight online security fears
News Credit card giant American Express announced Friday plans to combat online fraud by issuing customers with disposable credit card numbers. Instead American Express will generate a one-time number that can be used to buy online.
[September 11, 2000, 10:01]
Amex, RBS, Natwest customer details sold on eBay
News Over one million American Express, RBS and Natwest customers' details have been sold on eBay. Neither eBay nor American Express had responded to a request for comment at the time of writing. The details were stored on a server, bought for just over...
[August 26, 2008, 13:28]
Ariba seals deals with Dell and Amex
News Ariba fired another shot in the e-commerce customer wars on Monday when it unveiled deals with Dell Computer and American Express. American Express will develop new electronic payment services with Ariba, and will integrate its B2B Commerce Network...
[March 15, 2000, 7:15]
Liberty Alliance takes on ID theft
News I am concerned that unless we do something as an industry, this problem is going to get worse and worse, to the point that it is no longer a question of if your identity gets stolen, but when," Michael Barrett, co-chairman of the Identity Theft...
[June 14, 2005, 15:50]
Hackers steal 40 million credit card numbers
News Some 20 million Visa-branded cards may have been affected and the remaining accounts were other brands, including American Express and Discover. American Express could not immediately be reached for comment.
[June 20, 2005, 9:10]
US tests simplified credit-card payments
News One analyst predicted that MasterCard's move to expand adoption of the technology, and similar efforts at American Express, will push so-called contactless payments -- more common in Europe -- into the American mainstream within the next year or...
[December 19, 2003, 14:55]
Liberty Alliance expands membership
News The Alliance, launched last September, now has more than 40 members, including United Airlines, Sony, Fidelity Investments, AOL Time Warner and others, according to Michael Barrett, vice president of Internet strategy at American Express and a...
[May 29, 2002, 12:05]
US Report: Mastercard, Visa in trouble over smart cards
News American Express - which aided the DOJ in collecting evidence for the suit -- wasn't as reticent. The lawsuit .is a major step toward breaking the illegal stranglehold that Visa and MasterCard have had on the industry for years," said American...
[October 8, 1998, 9:20]
Making mobility work for your business
News One of the factors we look at, at American Express, is "stickiness". David Kemper (DK), vice president at American Express, who has a number of key accounts, including Intel, that need a personal touch if they are to remain loyal; and mobility is...
[August 15, 2006, 17:00]
Hacking scandal blamed on broken rules
News The remaining accounts were linked to other brands, including American Express and Discover. American Express is still deciding whether to contact its customers. In a case of fraud, she said that American Express would bear the financial burden...
[June 21, 2005, 8:55]
Web search for cash brings results
News Christina Crawford, Internet marketing manager for American Express Incentive Services, said her company allotted a "significantly larger" budget to search engine advertising in 2003 after being surprised about the effect of a campaign on Overture...
[March 6, 2003, 10:00]
Ariba and Am Ex launch procurement product in UK
News Ariba and American Express on Wednesday announced the UK launch of their joint procurement and payment product, AP Plus. The launch of AP Plus in the UK is a great step forward for suppliers and buyers because it saves customers time and money by...
[December 14, 2005, 12:05]
Liberty Alliance demos technology
News American Express is likely to launch this kind of service soon, hinted Barrett. We've added permissions-based attribute sharing and other features," said Michael Barrett, president of the Liberty management board and vice president of Internet...
[April 16, 2003, 9:57]
Credit cards pushing e-currency out of the picture
News But in the race to become the primary payment method on the Internet, big companies like American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card are running neck and neck in the lead -- while the pioneers have steadily lost their footing.
[December 13, 2000, 10:59]
Microsoft extends ID management
News The WS family of specifications in general, with the exception of WS-Security, are not in any usable standards form," said Michael Barrett, vice president of privacy and security for American Express and president of Liberty Alliance's management...
[May 25, 2004, 8:45]
