While the vast majority of staffers are following the firm's rules for hybrid work, the moves are focused on those employees with persistent, unexplained absences.

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says the company's abrupt decision to abandon a long-running sales process of its Mexican retail operations won't change its medium-term guidance nor the eventual plan to exit the unit and allows stock buybacks to resume.

Citi was unable to reach a deal despite more than a year of talks with a long list of suitors for its consumer, small-business and middle-market banking divisions across Mexico.

The move threatens to upend efforts by the billionaire German Larrea's Grupo Mexico to purchase the retail operations of Banamex, one of the country's oldest banks, from Citigroup.

As fintechs struggle, the bank is introducing a line of credit and plans new installment lending products shortly after launching its buy now/pay later product on Amazon Pay.

Last year, Citi announced that it was looking to dispose of the consumer, small-business and middle-market banking divisions in Mexico, while holding on to the institutional operation. 

Citi and many large rivals have already begun trimming positions as they cope with the dealmaking drop that's cut into fees across Wall Street.

Amazon Pay — which provides one-click checkout on thousands of e-commerce sites — has added support for Citi Flex Pay, Citigroup's point-of-sale credit card loans, as competition for buy now/pay later customers expands to digital wallets.

The bank continues to relocate staff following a pause during Covid-19 and is also in the process of moving some products, she said.

Though revenue growth remains a challenge, Citigroup is still committed to its global wealth management expansion plan, CEO Jane Fraser said Friday. Andy Sieg is joining the bank from Merrill Lynch in September as head of global wealth management.