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American Express Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetecter Shows
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 24 minutes ago on
October 22, 2026

American Express logo and trading symbol are displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 6, 2017. (Reuters File)

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American Express experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com.

More than 2,600 users had reported problems with the platform as of 7:59 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources.

Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said they were experiencing issues with paying bills and web login.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.
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