AMEX Bank of Canada is a unit of American Express Canada (AMEX Canada) and is owned by American Express of the United States. It is a provider of account products and various credit card services. American Express Canada was founded in 1853 in Toronto, however it currently has its headquarters of 3,000 employees in Markham, Ontario, as well as an office in Hamilton.

The company began operations as a bank on 1 July, 1990 following an order-in-council made by the Brian Mulroney government on 21 November, 1988. This decision was not without controversy as federal banking policy at the time would not ordinarily have permitted American Express to operate as a bank.^[1]

Services

Products offered by the bank include:

Credit cards:

• Gold Cash Rebate Credit Card
• Platinum Credit Card
• Costco Platinum Cash Rebate Card
• AirMiles Card
• AirMiles Platinum Card
• Holt Renfrew Card
• Blue Sky Card

Charge cards:

• AeroplanPlus Card
• AeroplanPlus Gold Card
• AeroplanPlus Platinum Card
• Green Card
• Gold Card
• Platinum Card
• Holt Renfrew Platinum Card
• Centurion Card

Corporate cards:

• Corporate Card
• Business Card
• AeroplanPlus Corporate Card
• AirMiles Gold Business Card
• Costco Corporate Card
• Corporate Purchasing Card

Other:

• Investment Savings Account
• RSP Investment Savings Account
• Business Investment Savings Account
• Term Loans
• Private Banking
• Certified Cheques
• Travellers Cheques
• RSP
• Insurance

Membership Rewards

Membership Rewards offers an assortment of choice to redeem. The program consists of a range of rewards, including merchandise, fine dining rewards and travel certificates which can be used to book travel. http://www99.americanexpress.com/myca/loyalty/catalog/action?request_type=un_intlCatalog&action=ParticipantsSearch&Face=en_CA

Earn one point for virtually every dollar you spend on your Card while Platinum Card or the Holt Renfrew Platinum Card members earn 1.25 points on virtually every dollar spent on your card http://www10.americanexpress.com/sif/cda/page/0,1641,13474,00.asp

Membership

AMEX Bank of Canada is a member of the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and is a registered member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), a federal agency insuring deposits at all of Canada's chartered banks. It is also a member of:

• Aeroplan Rewards
• Air Miles

References

External links

• AMEX Bank of Canada Official site

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