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Route It Like It’s Hot: Scaling Payments Routing at American Express

Benjamin Cane16 minutes
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In This NoSQL Presentation

Join the American Express Payment Acquiring and Network team as they share insights on building their Global Transaction Router, which powers payment routing at Amex scale. Learn how they design, build, and operate it to handle record-breaking shopping days, ticket sales, and unpredictable demand.

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Benjamin Cane, Distinguished Engineer, American Express

Benjamin Cane is a Distinguished Engineer at American Express, where he plays a pivotal role in the architecture, design, and engineering excellence of the Acquirer and Network Payments Platforms. With a focus on cloud-native technologies and practices, Ben specializes in building mission-critical and high-performance systems. His expertise has been instrumental in driving the evolution of American Express’ cloud-native payments platform. Beyond his contributions to American Express, Ben is an active open-source community member and has contributed to various projects.

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