Effective Nov. 1, Naveed Anwar will join Citi as the global head of Digital for Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), a division of Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG), according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS Monday (Oct. 18).
Anwar comes to Citi from Capital One, where he had worked since 2015. Most recently he served as Capital One’s managing vice president of API, File and Data Platforms, Strategic Partnerships and Integrations. Before that, he led technology platforms and more at PayPal, eBay, AOL and Netscape, the announcement stated.
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At Citi, Anwar will be tasked with creating and executing the global digital strategy for TTS while also boosting clients’ user experience and facilitating engagement, according to the announcement. He also will develop a network and distribution plan and move toward integrating all digital products that TTS offers into a central ICG access point. He will be based in San Jose, California.
Per the announcement, Anwar will oversee Digital Channels, led by Mayank Mishra; the Digital Onboarding team, led by Ram Jupudi; and the Digital Security and COO team, led by Rajesh Shenoy. He will also be in charge of regional product heads, including Driss Temsamani, Arun Sinha, Magdalena Mielcarz and Sanjeev Jain.
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Citi’s ICG division works across 96 markets worldwide and offers a full suite of products services for multinational corporations, public sector entities and ultra-high-net-worth households, according to its website. Citi’s financial infrastructure includes trading floors in 80 markets, clearing and custody networks in 63 markets, and connections with 400 clearing systems.
The fourth-largest bank in the country, Citigroup said earlier this month that it increased the number of digital and mobile customers worldwide from pre-pandemic levels, with a 14% boost in digital customers and 24% in mobile users.
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