Bank of Israel head urges local banks to improve services by actively offering interest-bearing deposits to their customers

Psagot Investment House and IBI Investment House see no fear of contagion to financial stability of Israeli banks; lenders have capital buffers to withstand times of turmoil

Bank of Israel notes decline of over 25% in home loan borrowing over past three months as prices appear to constrain borrowing

Bank of Israel rolls out reform designed to enable customers to transfer accounts within 7 days, online and at no cost, Globes reports

Though banking giants are kicking and screaming about open-banking reforms, non-bank entities stand ready to offer services at competitive rates

Reports say 31-year-old suspect is an employee of the Haifa bank she was trying to rob

Reuters: Israel’s largest lender posted a jump in net profit to NIS 1.34 billion ($413 million) in the first quarter as economy rebounds post-corona

Reuters: Most Israeli lenders have reported increases in first-quarter profit due to the unwinding of the large loan-loss provisions they made in 2020 to cope with the crisis

Reuters: Israel's largest lender posts a bigger-than-expected surge in quarterly profit, earning NIS 1.354 billion ($412 million) vs NIS 192 million in Q1 2020

Calcalist reports that Zuk and former Israeli securities regulator Shmuel Hauser will seek institutional investment for new bank and are eyeing a Bank of Israel license