Citibank has successfully completed 200 years of banking service today. Citi is commemorating this special occasion as Global Community Day 2012. Congratulations.

For this special occasion, Citi has prepared an interesting campaign that includes special website (http://citi.com/200 ), photos, videos and Facebook apps showcasing what happened over the course of 200 years. It pioneered 24/7 ATM in 1977.

Ever since being founded by Samuel Osgood in 1812, it has been involved in some of the biggest ideas in modern history.

Citi announced the creation of a new business unit – Global Enterprise Payments — to develop comprehensive institution-to-consumer and consumer-to-institution payments solutions for the world’s largest global corporations and financial institutions, as well as governments. Global Enterprise payments represent a significant growth opportunity for Citi, in which it is well-positioned to be the industry leader.

Vikram Pandit, Citi CEO said, “With our unmatched global footprint and services infrastructure, no one other than Citi can capitalize on the opportunities in the services area. Enterprise Payments is a natural intersection between our consumer and institutional businesses that will engineer innovative solutions for our clients.“

Paul Galant will lead this and serve as CEO and will leverage Citi’s industry leading services from its Global Transaction Services (GTS) and Citi Cards businesses. He will work in partnership with Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi, CEO of GTS and Jud Linville, CEO of Citi Cards to ensure that the collective power of both franchises are represented in this critical effort. With his deep knowledge of both institutional and consumer payments, Paul will wield Citi’s industry-leading wholesale and retail payment capabilities across regions and organizations globally.

Prior to this, Paul has served as CEO of Citi Cards (where he led the NA Branded Cards and International Cards businesses through a period of massive industry and regulatory change, significantly enhanced its innovation pipeline and prepared the business for future growth) and before this as CEO of GTS.

Paul Galant, CEO of Global Enterprise Payments said, “This is an exciting new opportunity for Citi that will significantly benefit our institutional clients. By developing services that enable our clients to interact more efficiently with their customers, we will create incremental revenue opportunities for both our clients and for Citi.”

J.P. Morgan , in its press release, announced new leadership positions in its Treasury and Securities Services (TSS) business, as the global provider of cash management, trade finance, custody, fund administration and liquidity solutions enhances its executive team to best serve the evolving needs of clients.

Donald McCree has been appointed CEO of J.P. Morgan Treasury Services. He will be based in New York and report to Michael Cavanagh, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services. He has an outstanding track record of leadership and risk management, most recently serving as an Executive Vice President in JPMorgan Chase’s Finance group, focusing on Treasury, Corporate Finance and Corporate M&A. Prior to that he was head of the Investment Bank’s Global Credit business, and over his career he held a number of other senior positions across JPMorgan Chase’s Investment Banking and Risk groups, both in the United States and in London.

Claudia Slacik has been appointed CEO of TSS in Europe, Middle East and Africa. She is based in London and was most recently was Chief Financial Officer of TSS. Her career has spanned 30 years in the financial services industry, and she has a breadth of finance, strategy, risk and management experience. Before joining J.P. Morgan in 2009, Slacik served in a number of positions in her 16 years at Citigroup, most recently as Global Head of Client Strategy for Citi’s $10 billion Global Transaction Services Group, prior to which she was Citi’s Global Head of Trade Services and Finance.

Tom DuCharme is now CEO of TSS in the Asia Pacific region. He is based in Singapore and has more than 20 years of financial services experience, with a strong track record in the Asia Pacific region. He joined J.P. Morgan from Deutsche Bank, where for the last five years he was the Head of Global Transaction Banking Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Citi, also in transaction banking.

Given TSS’s significant international presence and growth agenda, the regional CEOs will help drive expansion in Asia Pacific and EMEA, and will execute J.P. Morgan’s international growth plans in conjunction with the firm’s Global Corporate Bank.