‘Global Banking Service’ in Citibank Korea Inc., Co-promotion with Citibank N.Y.

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2008-09-15 11:00

Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--CKI(CEO, YK Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) is leveraging its worldwide global network to proactively service the diversifying needs of the clients. The bank is actively promoting Citi Global Transfer(CGT), which enables real-time transfer with low fee and “Citigold Global Banking Service”, which is the financial VIP service highly recognized around the world.

Real-time Citibank Global Transfer

By utilizing the sales network around the world, Citibank provides real-time transfer service to its customers in 21 countries through its 2,000 branches. In 9 countries including US, China, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guam, Philippines and Indonesia, customers can make overseas fund transfer through the Internet banking just as they do it domestically. If the customer has a Citi One account, no additional fees such as T/T and intermediary fee other than under 5,000 won of remittance fee is not charged. Usually it takes 2 ~ 3 days to transfer money but if the customer uses the Citibank Global Transfer service, he can make a real-time transfer and confirm the result right away. Taking today’s fluctuating FX rate into account, it is a convenient and economic service for customers who makes frequent transfer.

As a part of promoting this service, together with Citibank, N.Y., CKI gave 1GB USB memory driver as a gift to the customers who opened a checking account and used the real-time transfer service in New York branch, LA Korea Town branch and Fort Lee, NJ branch. (Participating Branches: New York Korea Town Branch 212-279-5016, New Jersey 201-242-1404, LA 213-385-4472)

Citigold Global Banking Service

Citibank provides “Citigold Global Banking” service, a premium financial wealth management service, to its Citigold customers. This service recognizes the customer anywhere around the world if he is a Citigold member, and will service him with the same level of VIP financial services.

The major benefits of Citigold Global Banking Services are ▶ Help customer to open foreign account and to get a foreign credit card issued; ▶ Access to 550 Citigold Centers in 36 countries; ▶ Be serviced as a Citigold member in any Citibank around the world; ▶ Use free of charge hot-line service and be serviced in Korean; ▶ Provide cash advance service up to US $2,000 in case of emergency, etc.

CKI provides such ‘Citigold’ to the customers who deposit over 100MM won in CKI. It is an advanced wealth management service that Citibank provides with its global network and know-how based on its experience. Citibank is a leading bank in the wealth management market, and it holds 1.2MM Citigold customers worldwide.

For details, please contact 220 CKI branches nationwide or visit the Website(www.citibank.co.kr).

About Citibank Korea Inc.

Citibank had opened its first branch in Korea in 1967, and was born newly as Citibank Korea Inc. (CKI) through integration with KorAm Bank in 2004. CKI serves customers at 230 branches (as of June 2008) in Korea by providing the first class financial products and services based on the various products and know-how of Citi with global network including more than 100 years of history and 200 million customers in more than 100 countries. CKI delivers new financial world to the customers through development of innovative financial products and services, encompassing from corporate and investment banking to consumer banking, private banking, and wealth management. Furthermore, Citibank Korea Inc., as a responsible corporate citizen, conducts diverse community activities in the areas of financial education, next generation education, woman, diversity, community, and environment consistently in corporation with sound non-profit organizations.

웹사이트: http://www.citibank.co.kr