Nowadays customers use American Express to pay your bills, rent, healthcare costs, and tuition, as well as everyday purchases

American Express reached 99% acceptance rate in the US. Source: shutterstock.com

American Express announced that 99% of credit-card accepting merchants across the US can now accept American Express.

The company explained its success due to the introduction of OptBlue in 2014 that enabled small businesses to accept American Express through their existing processor.

In addition to that, American Express kept on showing its commitment to small businesses through the Shop Small and Small Business Saturday movement. The total sales revenue was estimated at $19.6 billion for US local businesses in 2019.

American Express also revealed it has a strong strategy that would significantly expand its global coverage over the next few years.

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