Problems with American Express services

There have been global problems with Amex’s services on Friday.

Users of the finance company American Express, Amex, have run into various problems on Friday. A reader who contacted Iltalehti said that Amex cards do not work. Similar experiences have been shared elsewhere in the world on Twitter.

At the moment, Amex’s Finnish website and login seem to be working, but in the United States and the United Kingdom, for example, the websites have been down. According to comments from Downdetector, who is following network issues, users have not received verification codes and have not been able to pay for their purchases.

The news Sun magazine According to Amex, the cause has been “technical problems affecting the telephone and online services of user accounts”. Amex has also said it is working on the matter.

American Express Communications has not responded to Iltalehti’s contact on the subject.

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