{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"150872","rtpr_id":"nBw6v8YkZa-20260923","ticker":"C","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["C"],"title":"Citi Unveils Citi Commerce Media to Deliver More Personalized Experiences for Customers and Brands","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-23T12:30:00.423Z","article_body":"Citi Unveils Citi Commerce Media to Deliver More Personalized Experiences for\nCustomers and Brands\n\nHighlights:\n\n\n * Citi launched Citi Commerce Media, a new media platform connecting brands with\nU.S. credit card customers across Citi’s digital ecosystem\n\n * Enhanced by the planned addition of rewards platform Kard, Citi Commerce Media\nleverages transaction-based insights to help brands uncover emerging consumer\nneeds and engagement opportunities\n\n * The new platform connects advertisers with Citi’s credit card customers in\nmeaningful ways backed by measurement capabilities to better understand\ncampaign effectiveness and business outcomes\n\nCiti’s U.S. Consumer Cards business today launched Citi Commerce Media, a\nnew media platform designed to help brands reach U.S. customers at key moments\nin the purchase journey. Citi serves more than 70 million U.S. customers(1)\nand sees 6.5 billion annual transactions across more than 700 spending\ncategories. With this scale, Citi Commerce Media is well positioned to help\nadvertisers uncover emerging consumer intent while helping customers discover\nbrands and offers that align with their everyday spending and lifestyle needs.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923562425/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923562425/en/)\n\nAs commerce media continues to evolve, advertisers are increasingly looking\nfor deeper audience understanding, measurable business impact and trusted,\nbrand-safe environments. Citi Commerce Media will bring these capabilities\ntogether through Citi’s unique view of how consumers spend across travel,\ndining, entertainment, retail and everyday categories. The platform combines\nconsumer insights, paid media solutions and closed-loop measurement to help\nbrands connect with consumers more effectively.\n\nThe launch of Citi Commerce Media follows Citi’s agreement to acquire Kard\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citigroup.com%2Fglobal%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2F2026%2Fciti-expands-customer-engagement-commerce-media-capabilities-kard-addition&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=Kard&index=1&md5=d2271026ba4827a2c3446eda2e45dc3d)\n, a commerce media and rewards platform. The planned addition of Kard will\nfurther enhance Citi Commerce Media’s capabilities and expand opportunities\nfor brands to drive deeper customer engagement, loyalty and growth.\n\n“Citi Commerce Media is an important step in advancing Citi’s strategy to\ncreate more connected, personalized experiences across our commerce\necosystem,” said Abhinav Anand, Citi’s Head of Value Cards, Lending and\nCommerce. “By leveraging Citi’s scale, transaction insights and\nmeasurement capabilities, we can help our partners better anticipate consumer\nneeds, reach the right audience at the right moment and drive strong business\noutcomes while delivering more relevant offers and ads for customers.”\n\nCore platform capabilities include:\n\n\n * Uncovering consumer signals: Leverages first-party transaction data to help\nbrands identify high-intent audiences and emerging consumer needs as purchase\ndecisions begin to take shape.\n\n * Connecting at scale: Enables brands to reach audiences across Citi's growing\ndigital ecosystem, including Citi.com, Citi Mobile® app and paid media\nproperties.\n\n * Measuring real outcomes: Uses closed-loop measurement to help advertisers\nevaluate campaign performance, prove return on ad spending and quantify\nincremental impact.\n\nInitial campaigns across retail, payments, technology, and beauty and wellness\ncategories demonstrated strong performance, including up to 5x incremental\nreturn on ad spend for an online retailer. The early traction highlights the\nplatform’s ability to connect consumer insights, media engagement and\ntransaction outcomes to drive measurable business impact.\n\nFor more information, visit citi.com/commercemedia\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fciti.com%2Fcommercemedia&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=citi.com%2Fcommercemedia&index=2&md5=ee794a0ae7f7e20a42966cb9328953d1)\n.\n\nAbout Citi\n\nCiti is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs,\na global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home\nmarket of the United States. Citi does business in more than 180 countries and\njurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions\nand individuals with a broad range of financial products and services.\n\nAdditional information may be found at www.citigroup.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citigroup.com&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.citigroup.com&index=3&md5=06b6a0c0457cca0da1246c67e73c0cd2)\n| X: @Citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FCiti&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=%40Citi&index=4&md5=de8fd7e2f345113e02b5ec85ed79f916)\n| LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fciti&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fciti&index=5&md5=d6739e27558865d02cb50f9a9f986912)\n| YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fciti%257C&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.youtube.com%2Fciti&index=6&md5=ffdfdcb39901da21fafe4a4449de3676)\n| Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fciti&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.facebook.com%2Fciti&index=7&md5=bc8f3506702b98e224a3a242f73b17f8)\n ____________________                                                            \n (1) As of December 31, 2025. Includes General Purpose and Private Label Credit  \n Cards and Installment Lending, primarily in the U.S.                            \n\n\n \n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923562425/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923562425/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nMonica Cho\n\nmonica.cho@citi.com (mailto:monica.cho@citi.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6v8YkZa-20260923","title":"Citi Unveils Citi Commerce Media to Deliver More Personalized Experiences for Customers and Brands","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"C","created":"2026-09-23T12:30:00.423Z","tickers":["C"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Citi Unveils Citi Commerce Media to Deliver More Personalized Experiences for\nCustomers and Brands\n\nHighlights:\n\n\n * Citi launched Citi Commerce Media, a new media platform connecting brands with\nU.S. credit card customers across Citi’s digital ecosystem\n\n * Enhanced by the planned addition of rewards platform Kard, Citi Commerce Media\nleverages transaction-based insights to help brands uncover emerging consumer\nneeds and engagement opportunities\n\n * The new platform connects advertisers with Citi’s credit card customers in\nmeaningful ways backed by measurement capabilities to better understand\ncampaign effectiveness and business outcomes\n\nCiti’s U.S. Consumer Cards business today launched Citi Commerce Media, a\nnew media platform designed to help brands reach U.S. customers at key moments\nin the purchase journey. Citi serves more than 70 million U.S. customers(1)\nand sees 6.5 billion annual transactions across more than 700 spending\ncategories. With this scale, Citi Commerce Media is well positioned to help\nadvertisers uncover emerging consumer intent while helping customers discover\nbrands and offers that align with their everyday spending and lifestyle needs.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923562425/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923562425/en/)\n\nAs commerce media continues to evolve, advertisers are increasingly looking\nfor deeper audience understanding, measurable business impact and trusted,\nbrand-safe environments. Citi Commerce Media will bring these capabilities\ntogether through Citi’s unique view of how consumers spend across travel,\ndining, entertainment, retail and everyday categories. The platform combines\nconsumer insights, paid media solutions and closed-loop measurement to help\nbrands connect with consumers more effectively.\n\nThe launch of Citi Commerce Media follows Citi’s agreement to acquire Kard\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citigroup.com%2Fglobal%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2F2026%2Fciti-expands-customer-engagement-commerce-media-capabilities-kard-addition&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=Kard&index=1&md5=d2271026ba4827a2c3446eda2e45dc3d)\n, a commerce media and rewards platform. The planned addition of Kard will\nfurther enhance Citi Commerce Media’s capabilities and expand opportunities\nfor brands to drive deeper customer engagement, loyalty and growth.\n\n“Citi Commerce Media is an important step in advancing Citi’s strategy to\ncreate more connected, personalized experiences across our commerce\necosystem,” said Abhinav Anand, Citi’s Head of Value Cards, Lending and\nCommerce. “By leveraging Citi’s scale, transaction insights and\nmeasurement capabilities, we can help our partners better anticipate consumer\nneeds, reach the right audience at the right moment and drive strong business\noutcomes while delivering more relevant offers and ads for customers.”\n\nCore platform capabilities include:\n\n\n * Uncovering consumer signals: Leverages first-party transaction data to help\nbrands identify high-intent audiences and emerging consumer needs as purchase\ndecisions begin to take shape.\n\n * Connecting at scale: Enables brands to reach audiences across Citi's growing\ndigital ecosystem, including Citi.com, Citi Mobile® app and paid media\nproperties.\n\n * Measuring real outcomes: Uses closed-loop measurement to help advertisers\nevaluate campaign performance, prove return on ad spending and quantify\nincremental impact.\n\nInitial campaigns across retail, payments, technology, and beauty and wellness\ncategories demonstrated strong performance, including up to 5x incremental\nreturn on ad spend for an online retailer. The early traction highlights the\nplatform’s ability to connect consumer insights, media engagement and\ntransaction outcomes to drive measurable business impact.\n\nFor more information, visit citi.com/commercemedia\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fciti.com%2Fcommercemedia&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=citi.com%2Fcommercemedia&index=2&md5=ee794a0ae7f7e20a42966cb9328953d1)\n.\n\nAbout Citi\n\nCiti is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs,\na global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home\nmarket of the United States. Citi does business in more than 180 countries and\njurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions\nand individuals with a broad range of financial products and services.\n\nAdditional information may be found at www.citigroup.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citigroup.com&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.citigroup.com&index=3&md5=06b6a0c0457cca0da1246c67e73c0cd2)\n| X: @Citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FCiti&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=%40Citi&index=4&md5=de8fd7e2f345113e02b5ec85ed79f916)\n| LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fciti&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fciti&index=5&md5=d6739e27558865d02cb50f9a9f986912)\n| YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fciti%257C&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.youtube.com%2Fciti&index=6&md5=ffdfdcb39901da21fafe4a4449de3676)\n| Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fciti&esheet=54609195&newsitemid=20260923562425&lan=en-US&anchor=www.facebook.com%2Fciti&index=7&md5=bc8f3506702b98e224a3a242f73b17f8)\n ____________________                                                            \n (1) As of December 31, 2025. 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