The American Express Company, often abbreviated Amex, AmEx, AX or Amexco, is a global provider of financial services based in New York City, USA. The company is best known for its charge card, credit card, and traveler's cheque businesses.
According to American Express's latest financial reports the company has C$47.75 Billion in cash and cash equivalents. A company’s cash on hand also refered as cash/cash equivalents (CCE) and Short-term investments, is the amount of accessible money a business has.