Citigroup

Perking up: Banks make big changes in benefits to woo millennials

03/28/17

Financial institutions of all sizes are overhauling benefits policies and promoting work-life balance to better compete for millennial recruits with the hipper tech sector. The big changes include longer periods of paid time off for new parents.

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Citigroup to close most London outlets on internet-banking focus

03/23/17

Citigroup plans to close three of its four London branches as the company seeks to cut costs and focus on digital services.

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U.S. banks brace for possible trade war with Mexico

03/22/17

Community banks, which could be the hardest hit if economic tensions between the U.S. and Mexico escalate into a tariff battle, are urging policymakers to refrain from rash action, and big banks are already trimming exposures.

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Barclays card exec quits to fight for U.S. civil liberties

03/22/17

Amer Sajed, a 56-year-old Pakistan-born immigrant to the U.S., will step down from his role leading the bank’s credit card business in July after being spurred into activism by President Trump's stances on social and other issues.

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Laundered Russian cash flowed through major banks: Report

03/20/17

Cash that flowed from Russia through a vast money-laundering network sometimes ended up passing through the world's largest banks, including Citigroup, Bank of America, and HSBC, the Guardian reported, citing a cache of financial records it reviewed.

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Is Citi out of step in a Trump world? No, says Corbat

03/15/17

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat stuck up for his embattled retail unit in Mexico, downplaying concerns that protectionist White House policies may harm the subsidiary or the overall company's global strategy.

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Citi names Piazza permanent head of fintech unit

03/09/17

Yolande Piazza has been serving in the role on an interim basis since Heather Cox left for USAA.

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Did Durbin amendment lead to unintended credit card splurge?

02/27/17

Lost in the battle between banks and retailers — which is being fought with renewed vigor in the early days of the Trump administration — is any consideration of how caps on interchange fees have affected consumer spending patterns.

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Citi sets up D.C. team as Trump's regulatory overhaul looms

02/22/17

The new group, which will work alongside the bank’s lobbyists and focus on policy at U.S. and overseas regulators, is being run by Kevin Bailey, an alum of the OCC and GE Capital.

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The anti-Venmo? Banks' p-to-p payment product eschews social ‘sharing’

02/21/17

When Zelle launches, it will not allow users to share information about their payments with other folks in their network. That decision puts the P-to-P service on a different course than Venmo, its fast-growing rival.

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