Citigroup, the world’s largest credit card issuer, is looking to jump-start efforts to acquire new cardholders after the pandemic caused it to curtail such activities last year.

The company will exit retail banking in 13 markets across Asia, Europe and elsewhere after a big drop in global consumer banking revenue. However, it far exceeded analysts' earnings estimates from dealmaking for special-purpose acquisition companies and other Wall Street operations.

JPMorgan Chase set a goal to finance $2.5 trillion in initiatives that combat climate change and advance sustainable development over the next 10 years, while Citigroup said it would back $1 trillion of similar efforts by 2030.

Liu's promotion is one of a series of moves the company is making in its newly reorganized wealth management unit.

The banking giant is using technology to empower corporate customers to keep tabs on and resolve issues with cross-border payments.

Revlon lenders that received more than half a billion dollars in accidental payments from Citigroup are asking a judge to free up the money he’s already ruled is theirs to keep.

Citigroup hired Ken Blanco, the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, as chief compliance officer of its newly created financial crimes unit.

The move is part of a broader push at Citigroup to reduce carbon emissions. Jane Fraser, who took over as CEO on March 1, vowed on her first day that the bank would achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its financing activities by 2050.

Brown, who was most recently Goldman's chief diversity officer, will join Citigroup in the coming months as chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and global head of talent.

The Rainforest Action Network says the 2020 decline stemmed more from weak energy demand during the pandemic than banks’ pledge to reduce financing to firms that contribute to climate change.