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Bank Leumi becomes first Israeli bank to issue covered bonds to foreign investors

Hanan Friedman Bank Leumi CEO, "I am proud that Leumi is the first Israeli bank to lead this important step of opening the Israeli market to such issuances.”

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Maya Eisen Zafrir, CEO of LeumiTech

LeumiTech and IVC wrap up 2025 with first findings from their joint high-tech report

Right to left: Eyal Ben-Haim, Yehuda Setton, Eric Fingerhut

Jewish Agency, JFNA launch $130m. loan fund from Bank Leumi for reservists

 Maya Eisen-Zafrir, CEO of LeumiTech

Israeli tech sector raises $2.72 billion in Q2 2025, led by cyber and AI


Israel stocks slip on SVB failure, government vows aid for tech firms

Israel's tech sector is the country's main growth engine and its relationship with the Silicon Valley region is strong. Many Israeli startups had accounts at SVB although the amounts are unconfirmed.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Heads of Israel's banks join call to support president's initiative

The bankers fear a wave of withdrawals and the negative effect a unilateral activation of the judicial reforms will have on the economy and on Israel's international standing.

Bank Leumi

Bank shares lose NIS 6.5b. in a day amid judicial reform controversy

The reason for the declines was the reports at the end of the week about deposit holders withdrawing money from the banks

A man enters the main branch of Bank Hapoalim, Israel's biggest bank, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2016.

Wanted: Chairman of the board for Bank Leumi, Discount

Surprisingly, the meeting of the shareholders in Bank Mizrahi Tefahot extended Moshe Vidman's term as chair of the bank for another year.

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New record? Bank profits in Israel spike by 30%

The five largest banks in Israel earned NIS 6.1 billion in the third quarter, 30% more compared to the same period last year. 

 The logo of Bank Hapoalim, Israel's biggest bank, is seen at their main branch in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2016.

Israel's Bank Leumi interested in Saudi investments

The presence of Bank Leumi at the kingdom's flagship investment event suggested this marked another gesture by Riyadh towards warmer ties with Israel

 Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, US, October 14, 2021.

Top Israeli bank chairman to speak at Saudi investment event

The chairman of Israel's Bank Leumi is due to speak at Saudi Arabia's flagship investment conference in Riyadh.

 Participants watch the opening ceremony of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference on a digital screen in the lobby of the Exhibition and Conference Center at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 25, 2022.

Which is the cheapest bank in Israel when it comes to transaction fees?

Bank of Israel data revealed that Mizrahi Tefahot charges the highest commission for transactions through a teller.

 A man uses an ATM at Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot in Tel Aviv, Israel November 22, 2021. Picture taken November 22, 2021.

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach on the digital banking transformation

I would say that Israel became the cyber nation, it became FinTech nation, it became the FinTech hub — no less than Silicon Valley, or New York or London,” said Russak-Aminoach.

 Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, Managing Partner of Team8 at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Housing prices won't drop without elimination of bureaucracy - Bank Leumi CEO

Bank Leumi CEO Hanan Friedman: "The growth rate in the economy is indeed expected to decline, but no recession is expected. We’re still a long way from there.”

 Illustration photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017.