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Last Verified: April 10, 2026
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Overview

Citi Bank allows you to grant access to your accounts by creating a User. This is done through CitiDirect BE, where you can:
  • add a new user with their own login credentials
  • choose which accounts they can access
  • define what they are allowed to see and do, such as viewing balances or initiating payments
You will be setting up a user that can securely access account data and initiate transactions without sharing your primary login.

Bank terminology

ConceptCiti Bank term
Delegated userUser
AdminSecurity Manager

Setup steps

1. Navigate to user management

Sign in to CitiDirect BE.From the top navigation, go to: Self Service → Users & Entitlements → Users → Create
Click Create.Enter the user’s details:
FieldNotes
First NameRequired
Last NameRequired
Login IDRequired
Email AddressRequired
Mobile NumberRequired
CityRequired
CountryRequired
DateRequired
Days of the weekRequired
Postal CodeRequired
State/Province/TerritoryRequired
StatusRequired
Street AddressRequired
TimeRequired
Alternate Login IDOptional
Telephone NumberOptional
Allow Mobile AccessOptional
MobilePASS - Host 9Optional
Building/Floor/RoomOptional
Challenge/Response - Host 9Optional
InitialsOptional
Middle NameOptional
Multi-Factor LoginOptional
OmnibusOptional
Our team will provide the exact details to use for this user. Please enter them exactly as provided to ensure the setup completes successfully.
Select the account or accounts this user should access.
This must be done for each account individually. If skipped, the user will not see any accounts.
SettingRecommended
Access levelINQUIRIES REPORTS PL
Balances
Transactions
Statements
Payments (initiate)
Approvals
Daily limitsSet as appropriate
The above example corresponds to read only functionality. If you want to enable Waycore to draft transactions on the portal, you should enable payments, approvals, and limits correspondingly.
Review the setup and click Submit to complete.

Important notes

If no account access is assigned, the user will see no data.
Authorization is a two-step process: any user creation or entitlement modification must be authorized by a second Security Manager. Additionally, for users to authorize or initiate transactions, a physical form must be filed with the bank due to AML regulations.
Use one user per account if separate connections are required.