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Citi Uses AI to Cut Account-Opening Review Time by 80%

1 reports · First detected 2026-04-09 · Last active 2026-04-09

Citigroup is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to automate about 50 processes, including customer and employee onboarding and know-your-customer (KYC) checks. Opening a bank account requires identity and compliance documents to be verified, making the process time-consuming and labor-intensive. Faster reviews can therefore reduce operating costs and improve the customer experience.

The latest development shows that Citi's U.S. services unit has cut the processing time for each application from 1 hour and 15 minutes to 15 minutes by using AI to review account-opening documents. That represents a full 1-hour reduction, or 80%. The bank did not disclose a formal launch date, the amount invested or the number of customers currently covered.

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PYMNTS.COM 2026-04-09
Citi AI Cuts Account Opening Times by 1 Hour

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Citi Deploys Four AI Tools to Enhance Wealth Management and Boost Efficiency2026-04-13 · 1 reports · similarity 0.81

Citi is introducing generative AI into its wealth management business to help advisers integrate portfolio, research and client information. The move reflects major banks' growing use of AI to reduce administrative work, freeing wealth advisers to spend more time on investment decisions and client communication.

Citi has deployed four AI tools, including Portfolio Intelligence, which consolidates client information, and AskWealth CIO, which lets advisers search research reports through a conversational interface. Citi plans to make the capabilities available to all its wealth management clients worldwide by the end of 2026.

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