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.

Revenue from fixed-income, currencies and commodities trading unexpectedly rose 4% to $4.5 billion in the first quarter, as clients reacted to changing interest rates, the company says. Net income rose 7% to $4.6 billion.

In a sudden shift, Merrill's leader of the past six years is heading back to rival Citi, where he will be head of global wealth and drive its expansion.

The move comes after rivals Bank of America and Goldman Sachs Group cut CEO pay, while JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo left theirs unchanged.

Citigroup has one of the more flexible policies on Wall Street when it comes to remote work. But if a worker's productivity dips, they can expect to spend more time in the office.

A hard-fought battle between Citigroup and creditors of Revlon over an epic blunder in which the bank accidentally sent the lenders almost a billion dollars was finally capped with a legal pronouncement: Case dismissed.

Citigroup said it will wind down its consumer banking business in China, a move that is expected to affect about 1,200 employees in the country.

Citigroup told employees they can work from anywhere for the final two weeks of the year, as Chief Executive Jane Fraser bucks a trend among rivals to get office workers back to their desks full time.

The Texas Attorney General's office will decide by Jan. 13 whether Citigroup "discriminates" against the firearms industry, a ruling that will determine the bank's ability to underwrite most municipal bond offerings in the state.

Citigroup and creditors of Revlon fighting over an accidental $900 million payment the bank made two years ago said they are close to resolving their litigation over the mistake.