AmEx’s foreign-exchange unit blamed for secretly raising rates


American Express Co.’s foreign-exchange (forex) unit is under scrutiny for allegedly increasing conversion rates without notifying customers.

The credit-card giant, based in Manhattan's Financial District, allegedly recruited business clients with offers of low currency-conversion rates — only to quietly raise the prices in a bid to boost revenue.

That's according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported that the practice was widespread and occurred for more than a decade, up until early…

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