Global Finance recognises Citi's Digital Leadership in BD

Bangladesh was recently recognized for its digital leadership by Global Finance in the publication's annual World's Best Digital Bank Awards, said a statement.

In the publication's 2019 World's Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank Awards in Asia Pacific, Citi swept the winning title across all 17 markets covered by the awards program.

Citi was named Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

The bank also won six regional sub-category awards, including Best Online Cash Management, Best Trade Finance Services, Best Online Treasury Services, Best in Mobile Banking, Best Mobile Banking App, and Best Open Banking APIs.

Citi's Treasury and Trade Solutions launched CitiDirect BE® on mobile and table 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®.