Alliance with Citibank
American Express and Citibank have announced a strategic partnership in which Citi will issue cards which will be accepted by the American Express global merchant network. The joint initiative is an attempt to offer more rewards to customers.
Anil Wadhwani, Citi’s Asia Pacific Head of Credit Cards and Personal Lending and South East Asia Head of Consumer Banking added, “As Asia’s leading card issuer, we are delighted to be partnering with American Express to bring our cardmembers new value propositions offering enhanced travel rewards.”
Siew Choo Ng, Senior Vice President, American Express’ Global Network Partnerships Asia said, “Moving forward, we will continue to work closely with Citi to create targeted products that will offer exclusive privileges and benefits on the American Express network.”
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