Indore Investment：Citizens Bank Adds Digital Investing Capabilities to Wealth Management Platform

12/01/2016

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Citizens Bank announced today that it will offer digital investing

capabilities for consumers through its affiliate Citizens Investment

Services, as part of its growing Wealth Management platform. The

service, expected to be available in early 2017, will be offered through

an agreement with SigFig, a leading wealth management technology

provider.

The digital investment service will integrate with Citizens’ online

banking platform, and complement the tailored, advice-based services

currently available from Citizens Investment Services financial

consultants. The service is the latest in a continued series of digital

investments that Citizens is making to ensure customers are able to do

their banking and investing when it is convenient for them.

“Citizens is committed to leveraging innovative digital technologies

that create better end-to-end experiences in the areas that matter most

to our customers,” said Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO, Citizens

Financial Group, Inc. “We believe our focus on continuing to

thoughtfully integrate digital technologies into our overall suite of

financial products and services will drive greater value for customers

by providing clear information, on-demand access and even greater

personalization.”

The digital investing service will provide Citizens’ customers with the

ability to quickly and easily identify investment strategies that can be

funded with an existing bank or brokerage account. The service

represents an important part of Citizens’ strategy to deepen

relationships and provide investment and retirement strategies forIndore Investment

customers at different life stages.

“By introducing this digitally-driven platform, we are creating an

investing experience that meets a wide range of client preferences and

goals – from those who are just starting to invest to those who simply

prefer to manage some or all of their investing with the assistance of

digital,” said John Bahnken, president, Wealth Management, Citizens

BankKanpur Stock. “The service will bring together the efficiencies of SigFig’s

technology with the capabilities and insights of Citizens wealth

management to deliver uniquely tailored investment strategies to each of

Citizens’ client segments.”

After completing an initial online assessment to determine goals and

risk tolerance, customers may choose to utilize a free investment

check-up that provides an assessment of their existing investments and

specific investment recommendations on their portfolio. Alternatively

they can select a paid service, in which the platform directly manages

investments, optimizes assets upon account opening and maintains

investments over time, in line with the customer’s personalized

objectives.

To learn more about Citizens Wealth Management visit the Citizens

Bank website. Also follow the bank on Facebook and Twitter.

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Citizens Financial

Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial

institutions, with $147.0 billion in assets as of September 30, 2016.

Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range

of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals,

small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and

institutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens helps its retail customers

“bank better” with mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact

center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately

1,200 Citizens Bank branches in 11 states in the New England,

Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Citizens also provides wealthHyderabad Investment

management, mortgage lending, auto lending, student lending and

commercial banking services in select markets nationwide. In Commercial

Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit

clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services

including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services,

foreign exchange and interest hedging, leasing and asset finance,

specialty finance and trade finance. Citizens operates through its

subsidiaries Citizens Bank, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as

Citizens Bank, Citizens Commercial Banking and Citizens One. Additional

information about Citizens and its full line of products and services

can be found at

SigFig and Citizens Securities, Inc. are not affiliated.

Securities, Insurance and Investment Advisory Services are offered

through Citizens Securities, Inc. otherwise referred to as Citizens

Investment Services. Citizens Securities, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC. 770

Legacy Place, MLP240, Dedham, MA 02026. (800)942-8300. Citizens

Securities, Inc. is an affiliate of Citizens Bank, N.A. and Citizens

Bank of Pennsylvania.

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