Citigroup Inc. is an investment bank and financial services company in New York City.

The company was formed by the merger of Citicorp, the bank holding company for Citibank, and Travelers in 1998.Citi’s first Innovation Lab was established in Tel Aviv in 2013.

It dedicated to support the creation of the next wave of advanced technology solutions for Citi globally.

The Innovation Lab operates independently from the business and focuses on long-term technology trends with Israel's innovative, entrepreneurial, and fast paced culture.

Currently, the lab focuses on AI, NLP, security, risk, data intelligence (DI) and automatic trading.Part of the lab, Citi include an accelerator program for Israeli startups specializing in financial technologies (Fintech).

The program is open to companies at any stage and in all fields of Fintech.

The Accelerator further holds regular Meetups hosting financial and business leaders that are open to all.