Originally posted by jerseyboy
Originally posted by bostonbrit
Congrats to VS on launching the new MBNA/Amex card ... for the UK market! What about your loyal FC members on this side of the pond? [:?]
I thought Amex was American Express?
Yes. Amex = American Express. A little while ago, Amex started licensing its brand to banks/credit card issuers - in much the same way as Visa and Mastercard. Until this change of policy, you could only get an Amex card from Amex. MBNA - one of the largest credit card issuers in the world (and now owned by Bank of America) was one of the first (perhaps even THE first) to start issuing Amex cards.
It's funny though. A US-owned company does a deal with a UK-based airline to create/provide co-branded cards, without the US being included in the deal. Sucks. [V]