How to Cancel American Express

American Express Company (Amex) is a multinational financial services corporation headquartered in New York City that specializes in payment cards. It is one of the most valuable companies in the world and one of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components. The company's logo, which was adopted in 1958, depicts a gladiator or centurion, and it can be found on the company's well-known traveler's cheques, charge cards, and credit cards. Its corporate headquarters are located in the American Express Tower in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Battery Park City. They are the world's largest provider of traveler's checks.

Founded in 1850 as an express mail dispatcher, the company expanded into financial and travel services in the early 1900s. American Express issued its first paper charge card in 1958, followed by the gold card in 1966, the green card in 1969, the platinum card in 1984, and the centurion card in 1999. The "Don't Leave Home Without It" advertising campaign debuted in 1975 and was renewed in 2005. Through a stake in Shearson Lehman Hutton, the firm invested and divested in the brokerage industry during the 1980s. They stopped cutting interchange fees for merchants who only accepted their cards in the 1990s and increased their market share through targeted marketing campaigns. During the 2008 financial crisis, they transformed into a bank holding company. In 2013, the company introduced its airport lounge amenity.

American Express accounts for 22.9% of the total dollar volume of domestic credit card transactions (as of 2016) with 56.4 million cards in force in the U.S. and 121.7 million cards globally (as of 2021). The average cardholder spends $23,496 annually. In 2017, Forbes named American Express the most valuable brand in global financial services, and 23rd overall, with an estimated brand value of US$24.5 billion. In 2020, Fortune magazine placed the company ninth in their list of Top 100 Companies to Work For feature, based on an employee survey of satisfaction.

During the 1980s, American Express set out to become a financial services holding company, making several acquisitions and establishing an investment banking arm. Shearson/American Express was formed in mid-1981 when it purchased Sanford I. Weill's Shearson Loeb Rhoades, the second-largest securities firm in the United States. Weill's Hayden, Stone & Co. merged with Shearson, Hammill & Co. in 1974 to form Shearson Hayden Stone, which was the culmination of several mergers in the 1970s. In 1979, Shearson Hayden Stone merged with Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co. (previously Loeb, Rhoades & Co.) to form Shearson Loeb Rhoades. Shearson Loeb Rhoades was the securities industry's second-largest brokerage firm at the time of its acquisition, trailing only Merrill Lynch in capital.

After the purchase of Shearson, Weill was given the position of president of American Express in 1983. Weill grew increasingly unhappy with responsibilities within American Express and his conflicts with American Express' CEO James D. Robinson III. Weill soon realized that he was not positioned to be named CEO and left in August 1985. In 1984, American Express acquired the investment banking and trading firm Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, and added it to the Shearson family, creating Shearson Lehman/American Express. Lewis Glucksman, a former trader at Lehman, would take over as CEO of Shearson Lehman/American Express. Shearson/American Express also acquired Investors Diversified Services (IDS) in 1984, bringing with it a fleet of financial advisors and investment products. Shearson Lehman purchased the brokerage firm E.F. Hutton & Co. in 1988. E.F. Hutton was merged with the investment banking division, which was renamed Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.

Edmond Safra, the owner of Trade Development Bank in Geneva, sold his bank to American Express for US$550 million in 1983. Safra was elected to the American Express board of directors. American Express' acquisition of TDB was part of James D. Robinson III's strategy to break into the private depositor banking industry. TDB American Express was intended to be American Express's third financial arm, reaching out to wealthy private depositors worldwide. The company launched the Platinum Card in 1984, defining different market segments within its own business, a practice that has since spread across a wide range of industries. The Platinum Card was marketed as "super-exclusive," with an annual fee of $250. It was previously available only by invitation to American Express customers with at least two years of tenure, significant spending, and excellent payment history; however, as of 2019, it is available to applicants on request. American Express introduced the Optima card in 1987, its first credit card product that did not require payment in full at the end of the month.

The ONE card, which was introduced in 2005 but has since been discontinued, pioneered cash-back rewards (which were then described as "have become staples of credit card reward programs") that are "deposited in an interest-bearing savings account." The rewards account was an FDIC-insured savings account with a high yield. The ONE from American Express card included a feature called "Interest Protection," which was similar to Optima True Grace. In 1994, American Express spun off of the remaining investment banking and institutional businesses as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, ending what The New York Times called "a nettlesome foray into the brokerage business. After almost fifteen years of independence, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 as part of the financial crisis of 2007-08.

The Wall Street Journal reported in January 2021 that the Treasury Department, the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve had launched an investigation into whether the company had misled potential corporate customers and used aggressive sales tactics when selling American Express cards. Following the announcement, the company's stock price fell. The years in question were 2015 and 2016. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, American Express announced in March 2022 that it would suspend all operations in Russia and Belarus.

Get together the following account information:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Phone Number
• Email Address
• Username
• Password
• Billing Address
• City
• State/Province/Region
• ZIP/Postal Code
• Country
• Reason for Cancellation
• Last 4 Digits of Card
• Date of Last Charge
• Amount of Last Charge
• 4 digit PIN code on account

Follow these steps:

1. Head over to https://www.americanexpress.com/
2. Login with your email address and password
3. Continue by clicking on account settings
4. Continue by clicking on cancel account
5. It's important to keep the info about your cancellation, just in case!

Follow these steps:

1. Pick up your phone and call 800-528-4800
2. Pick phone menu option
3. Help the representative locate your account by providing the info they ask for
4. Tell the representative that you'd like to cancel
5. If you're unsure, ask if you're going to be charged again
6. Ask the representative for a receipt, email, or confirmation number
7. It's important to keep the info about your cancellation, just in case!

• CHKCARDAmerican Express
• CHECKCARD American Express
• POS Debit American Express
• POS PUR American Express
• POS PURCH American Express
• POS PURCHASE American Express
• POS REFUND American Express
• PRE-AUTH American Express
• PENDING American Express
• Visa Check Card American Express MC
• Misc. Debit American Express
• CHKCARD American Express
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL PAYMENT
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817- MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL 1-800-400-2817-
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS PBLDES PLAINES IL
• CHKCARDGNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• CHECKCARD GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS Debit GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS PUR GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS PURCH GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS REFUND GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• PRE-AUTH GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• PENDING GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• Visa Check Card GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS MC
• Misc. Debit GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• CHKCARD GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS ACH Pmt
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO
• CHKCARDSTORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• CHECKCARD STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS Debit STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS PUR STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS PURCH STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS PURCHASE STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• POS REFUND STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• PRE-AUTH STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• PENDING STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• Visa Check Card STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS MC
• Misc. Debit STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• CHKCARD STORE PURCHASE GNS AMERICAN EXPRESS
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TRA CHICAGO
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS GBTPHOENIX AZ
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS PBL DES PLAINES IL
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERACTIVE NO
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP DISCNT CCD
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TRACHICAGO IL
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS SETTLEMENT
• CHKCARDGCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• CHECKCARD GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• POS Debit GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• POS PUR GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• POS PURCH GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• POS PURCHASE GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• POS REFUND GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• PRE-AUTH GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• PENDING GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• Visa Check Card GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS MC
• Misc. Debit GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• CHKCARD GCASH AMERICAN EXPRESS_DIGI_GOODS
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS TVLPHOENIX
• CHKCARDAMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• CHECKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• POS Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• POS PUR AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• POS PURCH AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• POS PURCHASE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• POS REFUND AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• PRE-AUTH AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• PENDING AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• Visa Check Card AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK MC
• Misc. Debit AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK
• CHKCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS COMNEW YORK