Citibank

In line with its course to become the world’s leading digital bank Citibank announced the launch of a dedicated consumer banking app for iPad.

A mobile payments trial has been started in Czech Republic by Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Komerční Banka, Citibank Europe, supermarket chain Globus and Visa Europe.

The test program will be trialed with the participation of 200 clients of both Citibank and Telefonica as well as two hundred common clients of Komerční Banka and Telefonica. The payments will be made with Samsung Star 5230 NFC phones at three Globus hypermarkets in Prague as well as a Globus store in the city of Pilsen.

MasterCard Worldwide has announced appointment of Maripi S. Jalandoni as a new Group Head of Marketing for its Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region. According to the company’s policy Jalandoni will ensure that the company’s brand positioning is executed effectively. Living in Singapore, she will control regional management of marketing teams and develop new strategies to accommodate local market opportunities. 

According to the statement of Roy Gori, CEO of Citi Australia, they have minimized online fraud to zero level. Such exciting results were achieved owing to two-factor security system. To enter their accounts clients have to enter a password first and then to answer a predetermined security question such as their favourite colour or street address.

According to TechCrunch Apple has launched a new app update for iOS allowing PayPal users check their deposits via their iPhones. The only thing users should do is to take picture of the check (front and back) by iPhone camera and deposit check in their PayPal accounts.

Actually this technology is not a sensation. This feature is widely used by Chase, Bank of America, CitiBank. The only exiting thing is that it is offered not by a traditional institution, but by PayPal through iPhone app. Earlier USAA also used iPhone app for the same service.

Citibank is searching for the new ways to attract clients. One of such ways is a launch of the newly developed banking platform Citibank Mobile.  

A new service that delivers account updates on demand is now available to Citibank and credit card customers in the US under the name Citi Text Banking.

Citi has launched new checking account promotion, offering cash back rewards for signature debit. 

So, customers who open a new, qualifying checking account are eligible to receive 5% cash back on signature debit card purchases through November 30. Accomplishing any types of purchases, consumers can now earn money back when they sign for those purchases using their Citibank Debit MasterCard.

Mobile Money Ventures (MMV), a leading global solutions provider of the next generation of mobile financial services, today announced the continued global adoption of its mobile financial services platform with the release of Citi Mobile in Thailand. The solution – now available in six countries – allows customers convenient and secure access to their bank accounts by using their phone's mobile browser.

Citibank announced the launch of Citi Mobile en Espanol that allows customers with Spanish language preferences bank in this language from their smartphones. Customers can manage their accounts, pay bills, locate Citibank branches and more - all from the convenience of their cell phones. Citibank is the first major U.S. bank to offer mobile banking in Spanish.

Spanish version of Citi Mobile features the same functionality as the English interface and users of web-enabled mobile devices including BlackBerry® smartphones, Palm® devices and iPhone(TM) devices can:

 Though clearly affected by an anemic job market and a two-year drop in housing values, the majority of Californians are nonetheless optimistic about the future of the state, according to the Citi California Pulse™, a new quarterly survey released today by Citibank. 

As it became known, Wednesday, two Romanian criminals, Petru Bogdan Belbita, 25, and Cornel Ionut Tonita, 28, that had previously been accused of internet scams extradited to the US to face charges. 

Citibank is starting a large trial of the use of mobile phones to make credit card payments at retail outlets and other points-of-sale in Bangalore, which the company is branding as "Citi Tap and Pay". The trial will cover 3,000 to 5,000 mobile users and about 500 merchants. The trial is about more than the technology: it will be a production-scale pilot to find the appropriate business model