AmEx Expands Global Acceptance Network to 190M+ Merchants

Apple Pay Fee Suit Gets Class Action Status, but other news has it that American Express Co. has expanded its acceptance network to over 190 million merchant locations globally. This includes 20 million added so far this year. The company now accepts cards at an estimated 800-plus transit authorities globally.

Chase, the U.S. banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has begun a phased rollout of its Data Security Center to simplify customers' understanding of how their financial information is shared with third-party apps.