Citigroup credited client’s account with $81tn before error spotted

US bank meant to send $280 but no funds were transferred despite fat finger' mistake

The US bank Citigroup credited a client's account with $81tn when it meant to send $280 - before the fat finger" error was caught.

The mistake was spotted only after two employees had missed it, and a third employee rectified it 90 minutes after it was posted, the Financial Times reported. No funds left the bank.