American Express Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of American Express, focused on investing in startups to expand American Express's capabilities in consumer commerce and B2B services. The firm is stage agnostic after seed and seeks opportunities both domestically and internationally. It targets areas including consumer commerce with emphasis on mobile, consumer payments, marketplaces, lending, loyalty and digital marketing products; business-to-business services such as business payments, process automation, lending and small business services; and core capabilities such as servicing, customer acquisition, fraud detection, security, data analytics and underwriting. It invests in fintech and related sectors to enhance American Express's core platform. It is based in Palo Alto with an additional office in New York.
Vice President and General Manager of Global Merchant Services Asia
Sarah Kreifus
Principal
Anatoly Kvitnitsky
Principal
Margaret Lim
Managing Director
Brett Mooney
President and CEO of Amex Bank of Canada and Amex Canada
Mona Pezeshki
Investor
Ope Runsewe
Managing Director
Vincenzo Salina-Amorini
Principal
Harshul Sanghi
Managing Partner
Parin Shah
Investment Director
Anirudh Singh
Investment Manager
Matt Sueoka
Vice President
Michal Edelman Tepper
Investment Manager
Kevin Tsang
Managing Director
Past deals in Cards
Cardless
Venture Round in 2024
Cardless offers a platform that enables businesses to create and manage integrated credit card experiences. The service handles application processing, customer support, and account management, providing a seamless experience for users. Its application allows customers to track purchases, make payments, and select rewards, while brands can reward loyalty with points that can be redeemed for experiences, merchandise, and exclusive offers, giving clients control over their financial accounts.
Cardless
Venture Round in 2022
Cardless offers a platform that enables businesses to create and manage integrated credit card experiences. The service handles application processing, customer support, and account management, providing a seamless experience for users. Its application allows customers to track purchases, make payments, and select rewards, while brands can reward loyalty with points that can be redeemed for experiences, merchandise, and exclusive offers, giving clients control over their financial accounts.
Revolution Money
Acquisition in 2009
Revolution Money is a financial services company focused on disrupting traditional credit card companies and digital payment platforms. It offers a unique credit card, the RevolutionCard, which utilizes PIN activation instead of signatures, enhancing security by allowing the card to be printed without personally identifiable information. This innovative approach aims to reduce identity theft and lower processing fees through an internet-based transaction system. Additionally, Revolution Money provides MoneyExchange, a service that enables users to transfer funds between one another, with the added benefit of accessing these funds via a debit/ATM card. Transfers between account holders are free, promoting seamless transactions. The company is partially owned by Revolution, LLC, an investment firm founded by Steve Case, and is supported by a board comprising notable figures from the financial industry.
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