American Express is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850. American Express is unique in the payments industry as an issuer of cards as well as a worldwide network that processes millions of merchant transactions daily. American Express offers a broad array of charge, credit, prepaid and co-brand cards for consumers, small businesses, midsize companies and large corporations. American Express also provides expense and purchasing management services to help corporate clients control costs. As a leading travel management company, American Express manages the travel spend of business clients providing optimized solutions both online and offline. Additionally, American Express operates one of the wold's largest travel agency networks with travel service locations in over 140 countries and territories worldwide.