Citi's Technology organization is going to be hit with a major downsizing. Already one global Technology head (MD) for their offshore consumer business and one of his lieutenants have been put on garden leave. More to follow soon. Welcome the #H1B cohort...
With the new consumer banking head Stephen Bird deciding to create a Fintech unit within the bank, the existing technology unit will be under pressure both for budget as well as projects. This could lead to the eventual dismemberment of the existing technology unit.