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 in 2008. Citi won prestigious awards in six other CEE countries, including Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Russia.

Citi was also award winner for the Best Online Consumer Credit, Best Deposit Acquisition, Best Online Cash Management award categories in Central and Eastern Europe.

Batara Sianturi, Citi Country Officer for Citibank Hungary said, "Global Finance awards speak volumes about Citi's state-of-the-art platform and advanced internet capabilities. We are delighted that our efforts and success 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."

Global Finance is an international finance magazine with 50,000 subscribers and more than 284,000 readers in over 158 countries. It covers a wide spectrum of subjects including corporate finance, capital markets, monetary policies, banking operations and risk management.

According to Global Finance 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 winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in New York in November.