Citibank Korea launches ‘Switch Deposit’

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2010-11-02 10:26

SEOUL--(뉴스와이어)--Citibank Korea, Inc. (CEO Ha Yung Ku, www.citibank.co.kr) will launch Switch Deposit that enables free transaction between KRW deposit and FCY deposit with only one passbook on Nov 3rd. You can open up to 2 accounts denominated in FCY with ‘Switch Deposit’ and the interest rate for KRW deposit is 2.1%p.a. (before tax, as of Nov 3rd, 2010).

‘Switch Deposit’ customer can withdraw cash in KRW from FCY account and transfer money from FCY account to KRW account with cash card through any domestic ATM of any bank. Such features are expected to be very useful not only for Korean who has FCY saving deposit

but also for foreigners residing in Korea.

Furthermore, Switch Deposit allows free switch of currencies between KRW and FCY and offers preferential FX rate of 50% for currency conversion through domestic ATM/internet banking/phone banking.

Switch Deposit also offers so many benefits: preferential fee, air mileage accrual and preferential FX rate of 50% for remittance or cash exchange within average deposit balance. For cash withdrawal in KRW from FCY account or account transfer using other bank ATM, ATM fee is waived without a limit.

한국씨티은행 개요
씨티은행은 1967년 최초로 한국에 진출한 이래 45년 동안 선진 금융 서비스를 국내 고객에게 제공해 왔으며, 2008년 글로벌 금융위기 때 8억불을 증자해 국내 외환시장 안정에 기여했고, 1970년대 석유 파동시 2억불 차관 제공으로 한국의 무역수지 개선에 기여한 공로로 수교훈장 ‘숭례장’을, 1997년 외환위기 당시 240억불 대외 부채 상환 연장에 기여한 공로로 수교훈장 ‘흥인장’을 받는 등 한국 경제가 어려움에 처할 때에 곁에서 힘이 돼 준 친구 같은 은행이다.

웹사이트: http://www.citibank.co.kr