Citigroup Inc. has announced that it has hired a payments head for the Emea. The firm has promoted Ireti Samuel-Ogbu to the position. She has been with the bank for 26 years.

Most recently, she held the position of Emea transaction services leader for the public sector banking team. Samuel-Ogbu will take over from Anupam Sinha who was acting head of TTS Emea payments and receivables since June 2014.