American Express on how To Save Time and Money on Business Payments with Automation

• 11:15AM - 11:45AM • Workshop Room 4

Overwhelmed by cutting checks to suppliers, or stressed over late payments from buyers? Managing to cash flow, while wondering how you can build in more controls? Worried about fraud rates on card products, but you need the working capital? You’re not alone. Business payments have never been simple, but with automation, they’re becoming easier & more secure to execute - so you can get back to running your business and have technology help you as you grow. For this session, experts from American Express will discuss how automation fits into the current payments landscape and how it can work for your strategy - all while saving you time and money with ease of implementation.

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R.J. Ancona from American Express Headshot Photo at Small Business Expo

R.J. Ancona American Express

R. J. Ancona is the Vice President & General Manager of the U.S. B2B sector within the Global Merchant & Network Services organization. In this role, he oversees a portfolio of American Express’ largest B2B merchants focused on identifying opportunities for growth and delivering value to these merchants. He also oversees the product development and partnership strategy for B2B merchant/supplier value. Prior to this, R. J. was the Vice President of U.S. Small Business Charge Card Product Management & Loyalty Programs. In this role, he was responsible for the Business Gold, Business Platinum, and Business Centurion products, including managing these P&Ls, Loyalty drivers,
R. J. Ancona is the Vice President & General Manager of the U.S. B2B sector within the Global Merchant & Network Services organization. In this role, he oversees a portfolio of American Express’ largest B2B merchants focused on identifying opportunities for growth and delivering value to these merchants. He also oversees the product development and partnership strategy for B2B merchant/supplier value. Prior to this, R. J. was the Vice President of U.S. Small Business Charge Card Product Management & Loyalty Programs. In this role, he was responsible for the Business Gold, Business Platinum, and Business Centurion products, including managing these P&Ls, Loyalty drivers, the portfolio strategy, and end-to-end customer experiences. He joined American Express in 2001 and has since worked within the Business Travel, Consumer Card, and Global Commercial divisions, holding U.S. and international positions ranging from Sales and Relationship Management to Acquisition Marketing, B2B Product Management, and Business Planning. R. J. holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and holds an MBA from Imperial College Business School in London. He is also the Executive Sponsor for the virtual PRIDE+ Colleague group at American Express.
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