American Express has ‘major' refresh in the pipeline for its exclusive platinum cardholders
The company's U.S. consumer and business Platinum Cards are slated to get 'major' updates 'later this year,' American Express said.
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American Express executive Howard Grosfield said Monday in a statement that the company is 'going to take these Cards to the next level, not only in what they offer in travel, dining and lifestyle benefits, but also in how they look and feel, to meet the evolving needs of our customers.'
American Express touted the airport lounge access as well as the dining and hotel benefits that the well-known credit card already provides its Platinum cardholders, while revealing its plans to make updates.
The company has offered the Consumer Platinum Card in the U.S. since 1984 and has given it various refreshes over the years.
The new updates in the pipeline for American Express Consumer and Business Platinum credit cards will mark the company's 'largest investment ever in a Card refresh,' per the company.
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Those who hold the Business Platinum Card can expect 'more benefits they can use to help their companies grow' from the upcoming refresh, American Express said.
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American Express Business Platinum Card holders already have a 'flexible spending limit that adapts based on purchase, payment and credit history, business and travel benefits, rich rewards on business expenses, virtual cards and access to cashflow management tools,' as well as dining, lounge and hotel benefits, according to the company.
American Express isn't the only credit card issuer that has updates in the works for its high-end card.
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4 American Express executive Howard Grosfield said in a statement that the company is 'going to take these Cards to the next level, not only in what they offer in travel, dining and lifestyle benefits, but also in how they look and feel, to meet the evolving needs of our customers.'
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JPMorgan Chase-owned Chase said on social media last week that 'rewards are about to get more rewarding' for its Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card this summer.
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card first made its debut in 2016.
Another social media post from Chase last week hinted at the launch of a Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card for businesses.
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The American Express Platinum Card and the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card are popular among consumers.
4 JPMorgan Chase-owned Chase said on social media last week that 'rewards are about to get more rewarding' for its Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card this summer.
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The latter received the No. 3 spot for customer satisfaction among U.S. bank rewards credit cards that carry annual fees in a J.D. Power study released in the fall of last year.
Meanwhile, the American Express Platinum Card placed one spot behind it in that category, at No. 4, according to the study.
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Glossary of Terms See the "Glossary of Terms" for the definitions of certain terms used within this press release. Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company refers to certain financial measures that are not recognized under GAAP in this press release, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Operating Expenses, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for an explanation of these non-GAAP financial measures and "Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures. About American Express Global Business Travel American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is a leading software and services company for travel, expense, and meetings & events. We have built the most valuable marketplace in travel with the most comprehensive and competitive content. A choice of solutions brought to you through a strong combination of technology and people, delivering the best experiences, proven at scale. With travel professionals and business partners in more than 140 countries, our solutions deliver savings, flexibility, and service from a brand you can trust – Amex GBT. Visit for more information about Amex GBT. Follow @amexgbt on X, LinkedIn and Instagram. GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC. 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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in $ millions, except share and per share data) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 601 $ 536 Accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $11 and $10 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) 722 571 Due from affiliates 59 46 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 135 128 Total current assets 1,517 1,281 Property and equipment, net 238 232 Equity method investments 14 14 Goodwill 1,250 1,201 Other intangible assets, net 465 480 Operating lease right-of-use assets 55 59 Deferred tax assets 274 268 Other non-current assets 58 89 Total assets $ 3,871 $ 3,624 Liabilities and shareholders' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 353 $ 263 Due to affiliates 16 22 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 512 461 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 15 15 Current portion of long-term debt 19 19 Total current liabilities 915 780 Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs 1,362 1,365 Deferred tax liabilities 37 36 Pension liabilities 163 156 Long-term operating lease liabilities 58 63 Earnout derivative liabilities 27 133 Other non-current liabilities 102 34 Total liabilities 2,664 2,567 Commitments and Contingencies Shareholders' equity: Class A common stock (par value $0.0001; 3,000,000,000 shares authorized; 487,125,014 and 478,904,677 shares issued, 478,920,838 and 470,904,677 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) — — Additional paid-in capital 2,829 2,827 Accumulated deficit (1,487 ) (1,575 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (86 ) (146 ) Treasury shares, at cost (8,204,176 and 8,000,000 shares as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) (56 ) (55 ) Total equity of the Company's shareholders 1,200 1,051 Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries 7 6 Total shareholders' equity 1,207 1,057 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 3,871 $ 3,624 GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) Six months ended June 30, (in $ millions) 2025 2024 Operating activities: Net income $ 90 $ 8 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 83 95 Deferred tax charge 10 12 Equity-based compensation 39 38 Allowance for credit losses 3 4 Loss on early extinguishment of debt 2 — Fair value movement on earnout derivative liabilities (106 ) (8 ) Other, net 18 (5 ) Changes in working capital: Accounts receivable (123 ) (10 ) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (3 ) (66 ) Due from affiliates (13 ) (10 ) Due to affiliates (6 ) 7 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 98 71 Defined benefit pension funding (13 ) (14 ) Proceeds from termination of interest rate swap contracts 31 — Net cash from operating activities 110 122 Investing activities: Purchase of property and equipment (57 ) (49 ) Proceeds from foreign exchange forward contracts 27 — Other — 5 Net cash used in investing activities (30 ) (44 ) Financing activities: Proceeds from senior secured term loans 99 — Repayment of senior secured term loans (106 ) (1 ) Repurchase of common shares (1 ) — Contributions for ESPP and proceeds from exercise of stock options 4 5 Payment of taxes withheld on vesting of equity awards (41 ) (19 ) Other (3 ) (2 ) Net cash used in financing activities (48 ) (17 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 25 (9 ) Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 57 52 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 561 489 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 618 $ 541 Supplemental cash flow information: Cash paid for income taxes, net $ 29 $ 1 Cash paid for interest (net of interest received) $ 50 $ 65 Non-cash additions for operating lease right-of-use assets $ 2 $ 7 Non-cash additions for finance lease $ 1 $ 2 Glossary of Terms Constant currency revenue is calculated by retranslating current and prior-period revenue amounts at a consistent exchange rate rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. A portion of the Company's revenue is derived from international operations. As a result, the Company's revenue has been and will continue to be affected by changes in the U.S. dollar against major international currencies. The Company refers to revenue growth rates on a constant currency basis so that the business results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates to facilitate comparisons of the Company's revenue from one period to another. Customer retention rate is calculated based on Total Transaction Value (TTV). CWT refers to CWT Holdings, LLC. GMN refers to Global & Multinational Enterprises and SME refers to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. For organizational management purposes, Amex GBT divides the customer base into these two general categories, generally on the basis of annual TTV, although this measure can vary by country and by customer preference. Amex GBT offers all products and services to all sizes of customer, as customers of all sizes may prefer different solutions. LTM refers to the last twelve months ended June 30, 2025. Total New Wins Value is calculated using expected annual average Total Transaction Value (TTV) over the contract term from all new client wins over the last twelve months. Total Transaction Value or TTV refers to the sum of the total price paid by travelers for air, hotel, rail, car rental and cruise bookings, including taxes and other charges applied by suppliers at point of sale, less cancellations and refunds. Transaction Growth represents year-over-year increase or decrease as a percentage of the total transactions, including air, hotel, car rental, rail or other travel-related transactions, recorded at the time of booking, and is calculated on a net basis to exclude cancellations, refunds and exchanges. To calculate year-over-year growth or decline, we compare the total number of transactions in the comparative previous period/ year to the total number of transactions in the current period/year in percentage terms. Yield is calculated as total revenue divided by Total Transaction Value (TTV) for the same period. Non-GAAP Financial Measures We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures are provided in addition, and should not be considered as an alternative, to other performance or liquidity measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them either in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under GAAP. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide users of our financial information with useful supplemental information that enables a better comparison of our performance or liquidity across periods. In addition, we use certain of these non-GAAP financial measures as performance measures as they are important metrics used by management to evaluate and understand the underlying operations and business trends, forecast future results and determine future capital investment allocations. We also use certain of our non-GAAP financial measures as indicators of our ability to generate cash to meet our liquidity needs and to assist our management in evaluating our financial flexibility, capital structure and leverage. These non-GAAP financial measures supplement comparable GAAP measures in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, and/or to compare our performance and liquidity against that of other peer companies using similar measures. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest income, interest expense, gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, benefit from (provision for) income taxes and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest income, interest expense, gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, benefit from (provision for) income taxes and depreciation and amortization and as further adjusted to exclude costs that management believes are non-core to the underlying business of the Company, consisting of restructuring, exit and related charges, integration costs, costs related to mergers and acquisitions, non-cash equity-based compensation and related employer taxes, long-term incentive plan costs, certain corporate costs, fair value movements on earnout derivative liabilities, foreign currency gains (losses), non-service components of net periodic pension benefit (costs) and gains (losses) on disposal of businesses. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We define Adjusted Operating Expenses as total operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization and costs that management believes are non-core to the underlying business of the Company, consisting of restructuring, exit and related charges, integration costs, costs related to mergers and acquisitions, non-cash equity-based compensation and related employer taxes, long-term incentive plan costs and certain corporate costs. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Operating Expenses are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures of operating performance that do not represent and should not be considered as alternatives to revenue, net income (loss) or total operating expenses, as determined under GAAP. In addition, these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or expenses as reported under GAAP. 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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Operating Expenses should not be considered as a measure of liquidity or as a measure determining discretionary cash available to us to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations. We believe that the adjustments applied in presenting EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Operating Expenses are appropriate to provide additional information to investors about certain material non-cash and other items that management believes are non-core to our underlying business. We use these measures as performance measures as they are important metrics used by management to evaluate and understand the underlying operations and business trends, forecast future results and determine future capital investment allocations. 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Adjusted EBITDA additionally excludes (i) unrealized foreign exchange (loss) gains of $(10) million and $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively and (ii) non-service component of our net periodic pension cost related to our defined benefit pension plans of $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reconciliation of last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA: Three months ended Last twelvemonthsended (in $ millions) September30, 2024 December31, 2024 March 31,2025 June 30,2025 June 30,2025 Net (loss) income $ (128 ) $ (14 ) $ 75 $ 15 $ (52 ) Interest income (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (2 ) (8 ) Interest expense 28 22 24 23 97 Loss on early extinguishment of debt 38 — 2 — 40 Provision for income taxes 54 11 21 21 107 Depreciation and amortization 43 40 40 43 166 EBITDA 33 57 160 100 350 Restructuring, exit and related charges 8 3 4 13 28 Integration costs 7 4 5 3 19 Mergers and acquisitions 12 8 6 18 44 Equity-based compensation and related employer taxes 22 19 31 20 92 Fair value movement on earnout derivative liabilities 22 42 (74 ) (32 ) (42 ) Other adjustments, net 14 (23 ) 9 11 11 Adjusted EBITDA $ 118 $ 110 $ 141 $ 133 $ 502 Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to Free Cash Flow: Three months ended June 30, (in $ millions) 2025 2024 Net cash from operating activities $ 57 $ 73 Less: Purchase of property and equipment (30 ) (24 ) Free Cash Flow $ 27 $ 49 Reconciliation of Net Debt: As of (in $ millions) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 June 30, 2024 Current portion of long-term debt $ 19 $ 19 $ 7 Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs 1,362 1,365 1,358 Total debt, net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs 1,381 1,384 1,365 Less: Cash and cash equivalents (601 ) (536 ) (515 ) Net Debt $ 780 $ 848 $ 850 LTM Adjusted EBITDA $ 502 $ 478 $ 425 Net Debt / LTM Adjusted EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x 2.0x Reconciliation of Full-Year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance and Full-Year 2025 Free Cash Flow Guidance The Company's full-year 2025 guidance considers various material assumptions. Because the guidance is forward-looking and reflects numerous estimates and assumptions with respect to future industry performance under various scenarios as well as assumptions for competition, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and matters specific to the business of Amex GBT, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Amex GBT, actual results may differ materially from the guidance due to a number of factors, including the ultimate inaccuracy of any of the assumptions described above and the risks and other factors discussed in the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" below and the risk factors in the Company's SEC filings. The Company's guidance does not incorporate the impact of the pending acquisition of CWT Holdings, LLC. Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025 consists of expected net income (loss) for the year ending December 31, 2025, adjusted for: (i) interest expense - net of approximately $85 million; (ii) provision for income taxes of approximately $50-$70 million; (iii) depreciation and amortization of property and equipment of approximately $165 million; (iv) restructuring costs of approximately $30-40 million; (v) integration expenses and costs related to mergers and acquisitions of approximately $60 million; (vi) non-cash equity-based compensation and related employer taxes of approximately $90 million, and; (vii) other adjustments, including litigation and professional services costs, long-term incentive plan costs and non-service component of our net periodic pension benefit related to our defined benefit pension plans of approximately $30 million. We are unable to reconcile Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) determined under U.S. GAAP due to the unavailability of information required to reasonably predict certain reconciling items such as impairment of long-lived assets and right-of-use assets, fair value movement on earnout derivative liabilities, foreign exchange gains (loss) and/or loss on early extinguishment of debt and the related tax impact of these adjustments. The exact amount of these adjustments is not currently determinable but may be significant. Free Cash Flow guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025 consists of expected net cash from operating activities of greater than $250-280 million less purchase of property and equipment of greater than $110-120 million. Forward-Looking Statements This release contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding our financial position, business strategy, the plans and objectives of management for future operations and full-year guidance. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties and other factors: (1) changes to projected financial information or our ability to achieve our anticipated growth rate and execute on industry opportunities; (2) our ability to maintain our existing relationships with customers and suppliers and to compete with existing and new competitors; (3) various conflicts of interest that could arise among us, affiliates and investors; (4) our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors; (5) factors relating to our business, operations and financial performance, including market conditions and global and economic factors beyond our control; (6) the impact of geopolitical conflicts, including the war in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East, as well as related changes in base interest rates, inflation and significant market volatility on our business, the travel industry, travel trends and the global economy generally; (7) the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and investments to meet our liquidity needs; (8) the effect of a prolonged or substantial decrease in global travel on the global travel industry; (9) political, social and macroeconomic conditions (including the widespread adoption of teleconference and virtual meeting technologies which could reduce the number of in-person business meetings and demand for travel and our services); (10) the effect of legal, tax and regulatory changes; (11) the impact of any future acquisitions including the integration of any acquisition; (12) the outcome of any legal proceedings that have been or may be instituted against the Company or CWT Holdings, Inc. ("CWT") in connection with our merger with CWT (the "Merger"); (13) delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete the Merger; (14) the inability to complete, costs related to, or the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of, the Merger; and (15) other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2025, and in the Company's other SEC filings. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Disclaimer An investment in Global Business Travel Group, Inc. is not an investment in American Express. American Express shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for, and in respect of, the statements herein, all of which are made solely by Global Business Travel Group, Inc. __________________________________ *A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided at the end of this release. View source version on Contacts Media:Megan KatHead of Global Communications and Public Investors:Jennifer ThoringtonVice President Investor Relationsinvestor@ Errore nel recupero dei dati Effettua l'accesso per consultare il tuo portafoglio Errore nel recupero dei dati Errore nel recupero dei dati Errore nel recupero dei dati Errore nel recupero dei dati
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