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Citibank Korea (Korean: 한국씨티은행) is a South Korean subsidiary of Citigroup. Its core is the Korean-American Bank or KorAm Bank, founded in 1983 and acquired by Citi two decades later. Citibank Korea was named the worst bank in terms of consumer complaints by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in 2015.2 It is headquartered in Seoul.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
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Citibank Korea (Korean: 한국씨티은행) is a South Korean subsidiary of Citigroup. Its core is the Korean-American Bank or KorAm Bank, founded in 1983 and acquired by Citi two decades later.2
Citibank Korea is part of a group headed by Citigroup. 753 entities, 43 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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The Korean American (KorAm) Bank was founded in March 1983, as a joint venture in which Bank of America held 50.1 percent with the rest of the capital being shared between 13 major Korean companies. In 2003, KorAm Bank was acquired by Citibank.
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Citibank Korea offers consumers and institutions a range of financial products and services, including consumer banking. The company also offers credit cards in Korea.
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