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Not to be confused with Jorge Ruiz.
Jorge A. Ruiz
Born (1963-05-20) May 20, 1963 (age 60)
La Paz, Bolivia
NationalityUnited States, Bolivia
EducationBachelor (Finance)
Alma materUniversity of North Texas
OccupationFintech Global Digital Acceleration Head at Citigroup
Years active25
SpouseValentina Luzio Ruiz
ChildrenManuela, Catalina, Julian
WebsiteCiti official page

Jorge Arturo Ruiz Montaño also known as Jorge A. Ruiz or Jorge Ruiz (born May 20, 1963, La Paz, Bolivia) is an American financial technology expert and the current Global Digital Acceleration head at Citibank.[1][2] He is notable for initiating the Citi Mobile Challenge, the next-generation accelerator program pioneered by Citibank.[3][4][5]

Life and education[edit]

Ruiz attended the University of North Texas where he received a Bachelor of Arts in finance in 1987. He lives in Miami, Florida with his family.

Career[edit]

New Venture[edit]

Jorge Ruiz left Citibank after 18-years to launch Above and Beyond (A&B) a Fintech Company that offers Digital Transformation Services to Financial Institutions around the world.

Early career[edit]

From February 1995 to 2000, Ruiz co-founded Daza Software, a company in La Paz, that serves financial institutions in Bolivia, Peru and Panama. He has been Vice-President in charge of investments, marketing, consumer banking and subsidiaries at Banco BISA from February 1997 to November 1998.[6] Earlier, from January 1995 to February 1997, he has been CEO of Bisa Seguros, an insurance company.

Citibank[edit]

Ruiz joined Citibank in 1998 where he served at various positions for Latin America including Managing director - business development head (February 2008 – July 2012), credit risk management service head (December 2004–2007), and business head for the Citibank bolivian branch (December 1998 – December 2004).[1] In 2015, he was Managing director and a fintech acceleration global head.[7] Ruiz also holds the position of Managing director for business development and digital banking head for Latin America.[8] During his tenure at Citibank, he initiated the first virtual fintech global accelerator for Citibank.[9] This initiative known as the Citi Mobile Challenge, spearheaded by Ruiz, has reached thousands of developers around the world under the labels Citi Mobile Challenge North America,[10][11][12][13] Citi Mobile Challenge Latin America (LATAM),[14][15][16][17] Citi Mobile Challenge Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),[18][19][20][21] Citi Mobile Challenge Asia and Pacific (APA).[22][23][24]

ChallengeMeNow[edit]

Ruiz is a founding member and advisory board member of Challenge Me Now, a social network dedicated to helping charity organizations raise funds through personal achievements.[1]

Honors and awards[edit]

In June 2014, Ruiz was named Digital Banker of the Year by American Banker in June 2014[25] and nominated among the top 6 Digital Bankers of the Year. His work has also received the best Internet Banking award in 2014 for Colombia, Peru, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador by Global Finance.[26][27] Ruiz's creations have been recognized as best mobile Banking App by PC World Magazine, best mobile solution in the Americas by Mobile Money at the 2013 Mobile Money Global Awards in Dubai.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jorge Ruiz - Global Digital Acceleration Head". Citigroup. November 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Cindy Goodman (October 2, 2013). "What a reverse mentor could do for you..." Miami Herald.
  3. ^ Doris Dumlao-Abadilla (July 27, 2015). "Citi Mobile Challenge Launched in Asia Pacific". The Inquirer.
  4. ^ "Citi Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific". Citi Mobile Challenge. January 29, 2015.
  5. ^ Peter Galvin (November 25, 2015). "Citi Mobile Challenge: A 200 Year Old Company on the Road to Disruption". TechExec.
  6. ^ "Bisa S.A. Agencia de Bolsa" (PDF). October 31, 2014.
  7. ^ "Here's How Citigroup Is Embracing the 'Fintech' Revolution". Fortune (magazine). June 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Citi Unveils its Mobile Strategy on Technology Day". Fortune (magazine). April 23, 2014.
  9. ^ Nancy Dahlberg (December 2, 2015). "Back to the future is now: Sime MIA highlights Silicon Valley thinking, doing". Miami Herald.
  10. ^ Francesca Di Meglio (September 25, 2013). "Citibank Executives Tap Into Millennial Business Smarts". Bloomberg.
  11. ^ Flora Qu (November 13, 2014). "Citi Mobile Challenge: Bringing Startups One Step Closer to the Financial Technology World". Epoch Times.
  12. ^ David Berlind (December 15, 2014). "How 200-Year-Old Citibank Totally Nailed Its Hackathon". ProgrammableWeb.
  13. ^ Nancy Dahlberg (December 3, 2014). "Citi announces winners of inaugural Citi Mobile Challenge". Miami Herald.
  14. ^ Cintia Perazo (June 4, 2014). "Un concurso regional estimula el desarrollo de aplicaciones para bancos". La Nacion.
  15. ^ "Citi Latinoamérica lanza competencia para el desarrollo de aplicaciones móviles". CIO Peru. May 12, 2014.
  16. ^ Nancy Dahlberg (April 28, 2014). "Citi Latin America hosting virtual hackathon with $60K in cash prizes". Miami Herald.
  17. ^ Elliott Holley (June 3, 2014). "Citi names finalists for Latin America Mobile Challenge 2014". Banking Technology.
  18. ^ Elliott Holley (May 1, 2015). "Citi Mobile Challenge demos 'disruptive' finalists in London". Banking Technology.
  19. ^ NIV ELIS (April 26, 2015). "Citi competition attracts 21 financial start-ups to Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post.
  20. ^ Okuttah Mark (April 22, 2015). "14 Kenyan firms eye top prize in Citi innovation competition". Business Daily Africa.
  21. ^ "Citi looks to build a global ecosystem for FinTech". Finextra. April 10, 2015.
  22. ^ "A challenge for software developers". The Star (Malaysia). August 1, 2015.
  23. ^ Doris Dumlao-Abadilla (July 27, 2015). "Citi Mobile Challenge Launched in Asia Pacific". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  24. ^ "Citi Announces Partners for Record Breaking Fin Tech Event in Asia Pacific". FinTechAsia. September 18, 2015.
  25. ^ Keith Button (June 3, 2014). "Citi's Ruiz Uses Hackathons, Red Bull to Move Mobile Apps Forward". American Banker.
  26. ^ Adam Rombel, Gilly Wright, Valentina Pasquali (December 2014). "Best Internet Bank Awards 2014 – Interview with the Winners". Global Finance.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Adam Rombel, Gilly Wright, Valentina Pasquali (September 11, 2014). "Best Internet Banks 2014 – Round 1". Global Finance.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ ""Citi Mobile Collect" Recognized as Best Mobile Money Deployment in the Americas in The Mobile Money Global & Digital Payments Summit 2013". Citibank. December 2014.

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