Citibank Rt., a member of Citigroup today announced that it
has won Global Finance magazine's 2005 Award for "Best Corporate
and Institutional Internet Bank" in Hungary*. Citigroup won
this prestigious award in 30 countries around the world including
Cameroon, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Hungary, Kenya, Korea, Mexico/Banamex,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia,
South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad &
Tobago, Uganda and Zambia.
Fernando Iraola, Head of Global Transaction Services for Citigroup
in Hungary said: "We launched our CitiDirect Online Banking
service in Hungary in 2001 and we have been continuously increasing
the service level to best meet our clients' needs. CitiDirect is
especially important for treasury centers of multinational corporations
and banks, whose branches and subsidiaries are serviced by Citigroup
in Hungary and around the world. CitiDirect adds an Internet banking
facility for these companies, allowing them to put all their banking
functions in one place and control cash flows and liquidity of their
company network in different countries and regions by accessing
CitiDirect through the Internet. This award is clearly a recognition
of our service and it reflects the satisfaction of our clients."
Global Finance is a reputable finance magazine with a circulation
in over 158 countries. The magazine covers a wide spectrum of subjects
including corporate financing, capital markets, monetary policies,
banking operations and risk management.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class judging
panel and Global Finance editors were responsible for the final
selection of winners. Winning banks were selected based on the following
criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online
customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth
of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible
benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and
functionality.
* Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in 2005's
"World's Best Internet Banks" competition. Details on
all First Round winners will be published in the September issue.
First round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet
Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The
Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced
at an Awards Ceremony in New York in November and published in the
December issue of Global Finance.
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