06 August 2015, Bucuresti
Bucharest - Citi was named “Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank” at this year’s Global Finance World’s Best Digital Banks Awards, making it the eleventh consecutive year the bank has received the honour.
As well as being recognised in Romania, Citi was also successful across multiple countries throughout Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) picking up the award in Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine.
“Given the increasing importance and continuous expansion of digital technology, the way many consumers and businesses are banking now has significantly transformed. Client demand for digital banking continues to increase and these awards recognize that we are providing our customers with superior digital services and solutions for all their banking needs” said Tibor Pandi, Citi Country Officer in Romania.
"At Citi, we know how important operational efficiency, convenience and security are when managing a business and we continue to integrate this in to the digital capabilities we offer to our clients. CitiDirect BE, our award-winning platform, offers a set of portal-based web services and an integrated mobile solution, providing a superior client experience while executing daily business transactions", added Sebastian Kucharek, Treasury and Trade Solutions Head.
In addition, Citi was recognized as regional winners for “Best Investment Management Services”, “Best Web Site Design”, “Best Mobile Banking”, “Best Mobile Banking App” and “Best Information Security Initiatives” award in the CEE region.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing, the final selection was made by Global Finance editors. Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards and the 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.
The Regional and Global winners for the “Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks” will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in London on 27th October and published in the December issue of Global Finance.
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The Regional and Global winners for the “Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks” will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in London on 27th October and published in the December issue of Global Finance.
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