Originally Posted by
arlflyer
I mean, maybe there is some parallel universe (RIP Stephen Hawking) where it makes good business sense to prevent your largest customer base, originating out of the country in which you are headquartered, from being able to pay for your product with a means of payment that you created to allow them to pay for your product, but I certainly don't live in it.
I'm having trouble seeing the argument being made here.
The argument being made is that American Express is an American financial company without the global reach of Visa or Mastercard. Consumers and the OP should know this when the sign up for their card.