Citi was also award winner for the Best Consumer Website Design, Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site and Best Information Security Initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe as well as was named Best at Online Cash Management and Best at Trade Finance Services in Central and Eastern Europe.

Citibank Zrt., a member of Citi today announced that it has won the Global Finance Best Consumer Internet Bank and Best Corporate and Institutional Internet Bank Award 2007. Citi's Global Consumer Group won this prestigious award in 79 countries, while Citi Markets & Banking Business has been awarded in 66 countries around the world.

Citi was also award winner for the Best Consumer Website Design, Best Integrated Consumer Site and Best Information Security Initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe as well as was named Best at Online Cash Management and Best at Trade Finance Services in Central & Eastern Europe.

Batara Sianturi, Consumer Business Manager for Citibank Zrt. said, "We are pleased that our efforts to increase the service level, the security and design of our Internet banking platform for our customers in Hungary and in the region have been recognized by such a high-profile global publication as Global Finance. We thank our professionals who are working with great determination and skill to meet the needs of our diverse customer base with innovative solutions. We have recently launched another outstanding online solution both in respect of the Hungarian market and within the financial sector in Europe, Middle-East and Africa region. Citibank's one-minute credit card and personal loan pre-approval process integrated in the Citi WebShop featuring a wide product selection represents a unique solution in terms of customer convenience and speed of product application."

Czeslaw Piasek, head of Global Transaction Services for Citibank Zrt. said, "Citi Hungary is pleased and honored to receive this recognition from Global Finance. As a leader and innovator in global banking and online treasury management services, Citi has been at the forefront of developing integrated online corporate and institutional banking services such as CitiDirect^® Online Banking to meet our clients' growing demands for integration, efficiency and control - locally, regionally, and globally."

Global Finance, which celebrates its 20th year of publishing in 2007, has 50,000 subscribers and more than 284,000 readers in over 158 countries. It covers a wide spectrum of subjects including corporate finance, joint ventures and M&A, country profiles, capital markets, investor relations, currencies, banking, risk management, custody, direct investment and money management.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class judging panel consisting of representatives from Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round. 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.