Citi Bahrain Wins Global Finance Magazine’s Award for
“Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank” for the fourth year

Bank wins 24 awards in country and regional subcategories for the MEA region

Manama, Bahrain - Citi Bahrain has been named winner of the “Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank” award in the first round of Global Finance magazine’s awards for the 2016 World’s Best Digital Banks Awards in the Middle East & Africa.

This is the fourth year in a row that Citi Bahrain wins the “Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank” award after receiving the same in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

“We are proud to receive the award that is a testament of our drive to deliver world-class digital solutions to our customers”, said Usman Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of Citi Bahrain. “The team exerts efforts and dedicated attention towards our online banking service and web site functionality. This award tells us that we are on the right track and is a strong recognition of our capabilities and the service we provide to our clients in Bahrain.”

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing digital customers, success in getting clients to use digital offerings, growth of digital customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from digital initiatives, and web/mobile site design and functionality.

In country and regional subcategories in Global Finance magazine’s 2016 World’s Best Digital Banks Awards in the Middle East & Africa, Citi has won a total of 24 awards.

Country winners for Citi include branches in Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda and Kenya who won Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank Awards in their respective markets. Citi also won in the regional subcategories for Best Web Site Design, Best Information Security Initiatives, Best Online Treasury Services and Best in Mobile Banking.