Bank Leumi

Leumi partnering with Aspire for tech employee stock plans

Leumi partners with Aspire for a trust firm (51% stake) to manage tech employee stock options & M&A trust services, entering a field long dominated by private investment houses.

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Maya Eisen Zafrir, CEO of LeumiTech

Israeli tech companies raise $3.6 billion in Q3, up 53% year over year

The leumi app is available in 5 languages.

Banking made more accessible, in every language

Bank Leumi app adds Arabic, Russian and French in Israeli banking first.

Bank Leumi app adds Arabic, Russian and French in Israeli banking first


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.

Repercussions of Israeli banks closing down branches and moving online - opinion

The closure of branches and live services has caused thousands of bank employees to be fired, and many of them have difficulty finding suitable alternative employment.

  ‘I ACCIDENTALLY tore a NIS 200 banknote, and was unable to paste it together again.’

Leumi to sell Tel Aviv HQ for NIS 350m

The building also has 200 parking spaces in four underground floors.

Israelis walk past a branch of Bank Leumi in Tel Aviv

Israeli banks and insurance companies canceling events due to Omicron

Bank Leumi is not the only one operating in the spirit of the times. This year, Bank Hapoalim also held its annual event for customers under coronavirus restrictions. 

Pedestrians are reflected in the windows of a branch of Bank Leumi, Israel's second-largest lender, in Tel Aviv, Israel

Israel’s open banking reform takes first step

A new bank opened last month in Israel – for the first time in over 40 years

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Israel's banks: A guide to the changes in the system

Here are nine key explanations that can help you understand the changes in the Israeli banking system, and what drove these changes.

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

Dollar to NIS 3.30 is 'the new normal' - Leumi

In contrast to recent years, the shekel-dollar rate is likely to hover around NIS 3.30 for the near future, according to Bank Leumi analysts.

Shekels and dollars