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Citi Retail Services' Leslie McNamara Named to PaymentsSource's 2016 List of the Most Influential Women in Payments

V.ZZE.H | February 12, 2016

14-year Citi Veteran Included for Second Consecutive Year

PaymentsSource this week named Citi Retail Services’ Leslie McNamara, managing director and executive vice president of Partner Management, one of the Most Influential Women in Payments for 2016. In its fourth annual list and coverage, PaymentsSource cited McNamara’s critical role in advising her business’ partners – including many of retail’s largest names -- as the digital era fundamentally transforms the retail and payments industries.

“Our retail partners’ must-achieve goals have always been our primary focus, and at no time has that been more important than now,” said McNamara. “Helping enable the industry’s move to omnichannel shopping with the unique capabilities Citi Retail Services brings continues to be exciting and extremely rewarding for me personally and professionally. Helping to prepare other leaders – women and men – for this challenge is equally fulfilling to me, so I’m especially proud of this recognition.”

"Our 2016 list includes women whose significant achievements, exceptional leadership, and promotion of innovation in payments are transforming the landscape,” said editor in chief at PaymentsSource. “As both an established leader in the payments ecosystem during a period of rapid change and an active advocate and mentor to other women, Leslie has made our list for the second year in a row.”

McNamara is one of 25 executives honored on the PaymentsSource list this year. She joined Citi in 2002 and held a number of portfolio management, marketing and customer engagement positions, helping guide the company and clients through the economic downturn and a period of sweeping regulatory change before accepting her current role in 2011. As head of partner management, McNamara provides oversight for Citi Retail Services’ private label and co-brand credit card programs and leads a team that works closely with retailer partners.

Citi Retail Services is one of North American’s largest and most experienced retail credit solutions providers. The business delivers consumer and commercial credit card products, both private label and co-brand, to retailers and their clients across North America. Backed by the global power of Citi, the business serves nearly 90 million accounts for a number of iconic brands, including Best Buy, ExxonMobil, Macy's, Sears, Shell and The Home Depot. Citi Retail Services offers cutting-edge digital options, multi-channel retailing expertise and industry-leading data analytics capabilities that help retailers from a broad range of industries grow their businesses.

About Citi: Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.