OREANDA-NEWS. October 24, 2011. Citibank launched One Bill service that will enable the bank’s clients to automatically pay all of their utility bills with no commission, reported the press-centre of Citibank.

Citibank announced the launch of One Bill. This service will enable the residents of Moscow to pay their utility bills on Moscow real estate along with the city landline telephone (MGTS), and bills from Mosenergosbyt by automatic charges of respective bill sums to Citibank credit or debit cards. All payments will be commission-free.

2 days prior to the upcoming payment of utility and telephone bills, the client will receive a free SMS notification about the upcoming payment and its amount. For efficient real-time control of the payments, Citibank clients may sign up for Citibank Alerting Service to get SMS or email notifications about their card transactions.

In order to use One Bill service a person does not have to own an apartment: in addition to paying their own bills, Citibank’s clients may sign up to automatically pay the bills of their parents, friends, relatives and others. Automatic charges will be made for the exact sum due for payment during the given period. The information on such charges will be reflected in the card statements, as well as it will be available in Citibank Online and Citi Mobile.

Amit Sah, Head of Consumer Banking at ZAO Citibank, says: "Based on the advanced technologies available through our internet banking platform, we were among the first to offer our clients the opportunity to pay their telephone, television, and utility bills. This convenient and innovative service has gained immense popularity: the number of utility payments made through distant channels over the latest 6 months has increased by 30%. One Bill is the extension of this project and offers an efficient utility payments solution to our clients."