Citibank Korea () is a South Korean subsidiary of
Citigroup
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. Its core is the Korean-American Bank or KorAm Bank, founded in 1983 and acquired by Citi two decades later.
Citibank Korea was named the worst bank in terms of consumer complaints by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in 2015.
History
The Korean American (KorAm) Bank was founded in March 1983,
as a joint venture in which
Bank of America
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held 50.1 percent with the rest of the capital being shared between 13 major Korean companies. In 2003, KorAm Bank was acquired by Citibank.
Branches
Citibank Korea currently has ATMs available in all 134 of its branches, facilitating transactions with most international cards. However, starting in 2017, Citibank Korea has set a goal to reduce its branch network from 134 to 32 in the country.
Products & Services
Citibank Korea offers consumers and institutions a range of
financial products and services, including
consumer banking
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. The company also offers credit cards in Korea.
See also
*
List of banks in South Korea
This is a list of South Korean banks and the parenthesized number is the bank number.
Central bank
*Bank of Korea (001)
Specialized banks
Specialized banks are financial institutions established under a special act, not the Korean Banking Act. T ...
References
External links
Citibank Korea
Citigroup
Banks of South Korea
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