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American Express launched a first of its kind Facebook application “Link, Like, Love” to provide its cardmembers with deals, access and experiences based on the likes, interests and social connections of cardmembers and their Facebook friends.

Using American Express Facebook page customers can link their cards to the program and choose their favorite deals; American Express will send statement credits to cardmembers’ accounts as they shop online or in stores, without the need to pre-purchase anything, print out or show a coupon at the point of sale.

American Express announced that it will offer to AOL’s Patch a digital payment and commerce platform dubbed Serve. Customers will be able to register for Serve accounts via hundreds of Patch sites.

Patch will also offer users the ability to redeem local deals and transact with local merchants via the American Express network. Through the partnership, local merchants will be able to post offers online in a more streamlined, effective way, and consumers will benefit by redeeming offers at the point of sale.

In a move to help its partners better serve mobile shoppers, drive revenue, and increase brand loyalty, Billeo, Inc. created the ShopSmart iPad app.

ShopSmart represents a specific browser application that allows businesses to optimize rewards and loyalty programs by layering offers directly into people's search results to alert shoppers when a relevant discount is available. Besides, the application links shoppers to their friends which enables financial institutions to be part of online conversations already happening around shopping and daily deals.

An online payment services provider eBillme has partnered with TheFind.com to add more discounts, deals and selection to its listings. Now products that are available for purchase using eBillme for checkout will be added to TheFind’s online shopping search engine bringing new deals and discounts to shoppers who spend with cash.