Citi holds Innovation Day

October 14, 2019 00:00:00

Citibank, N.A.; Bangladesh has recently organized an event titled 'Citi Innovation Day 2019'.

The event underlined innovation as the key problem solving tool for many day-to-day complex banking matters businesses face in Bangladesh. Attended by over 40 guests including clients, regulators, partners and key stakeholders, the event delivered differentiated content. The event demonstrated the use of the latest technologies in building Citi's products and solutions for clients across the world as well as in Bangladesh.

Citi, a leading global bank, has been pioneering many digital innovations in Bangladesh and has been recognized as the Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank in Bangladesh for the 12th consecutive year by Global Finance.

Inaugurating the session, Mr. N. Rajashekaran, Citi Country Officer, Citibank, N.A.; Bangladesh elaborated on how Bangladesh is placed at the cusp of digital revolution and allows enormous opportunities for digitally enabled businesses.

Mr. Shams Zaman, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Citibank, N.A.; Bangladesh explained how technology has helped Citi to create its digital leadership in Bangladesh.

Mr. Md. Moinul Huq, Head of Treasury and Trade solutions, Citibank, N.A.; Bangladesh, spoke about the key components to enable the country's ease of doing business and highlighted Citi's role in introducing innovative solutions in the financial sector.

Apart from discussing disruptive technologies and Citi's proactive solutions, the event included an interactive workshop on the use of design thinking tools in solving complex problems. The workshop also engaged clients to solve specific real life problems relevant to their businesses.

Citi's Treasury and Trade Solutions launched CitiDirect BE® on mobile and tablet devices in Asia Pacific over the past year. CitiDirect BE® is the bank's award-winning institutional online banking platform. The business also introduced biometric authentication for institutional clients, enabling facial recognition and fingerprint authentication for convenient access to CitiDirect BE®.