Citibank India

Citi India began operations over a century ago in 1902 in Kolkata and today is a significant foreign investor in the Indian financial market. As promoter-shareholder, Citi has played a leading role in establishing important market intermediaries such as depositories, credit bureau, clearing and payment institutions. Operating 44 full-service Citibank branches in 28 cities, it is the preferred banker to 45,000 small and mid-sized companies. Citi helped lay the foundation of the Indian software industry by establishing Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd. and lflex Solutions Ltd.; it pioneered the ITES industry in financial services through Citigroup Global Services Ltd. (CGSL). Oracle acquired lflex in 2005 and CGSL was acquired by Tata Consultancy Services in 2008. Citi India, with around 11,000 employees, is headquartered at First International Financial Centre (FIFC), a world-class environmentally friendly building. It added two new green premises this year, taking the total LEED certified premises to 12.