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title: "American Express to Cut 5% of Global Workforce, or About 3,850 Jobs, Ahead of AI Shift"
description: "American Express plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce, roughly 3,850 jobs, as it prepares for AI, adding to a wave of AI-linked white-collar cuts in finance."
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section: "Work"
author: "Josh Alley"
author_url: "https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley"
published: "2026-10-27T00:23:08.952Z"
updated: "2026-10-27T00:23:08.952Z"
canonical: "https://hastalavista.ai/work/american-express-to-cut-5-of-global-workforce-or-about-3850-jobs-ahead-of-ai-shi"
source_url: "https://en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/122836"
source_name: "bloomingbit"
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# American Express to Cut 5% of Global Workforce, or About 3,850 Jobs, Ahead of AI Shift

*American Express plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce, roughly 3,850 jobs, as it prepares for AI, adding to a wave of AI-linked white-collar cuts in finance.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 26, 2026

Source: [American Express to Cut 5% of Global Workforce, or About 3,850 Jobs, Ahead of AI Shift](https://en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/122836) — bloomingbit