American Express both issues cards directly to consumers and businesses and operates the payment network connecting cardholders with merchants. Visa and Mastercard primarily operate payment networks and rely on banks and other financial institutions to issue cards bearing their names. American Express also works with other financial institutions that issue cards on its network.
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