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Bank Leumi tops Bank of Israel’s 2025 service survey

Supervisor of Banks survey finds Leumi leading in branch, phone, and digital service among Israel’s five largest banks in 2025 rankings

The bank received the highest satisfaction rating for its mobile app, underscoring its continued investment in advanced technology.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

UBS took on Ghislaine Maxwell as client after JPMorgan cut ties with Epstein

FILE PHOTO: Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017.

Senate Democrats seek pause in Warsh nomination amid Fed probes

A logo of UBS is displayed at the branch of former Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 4, 2025.

Credit Suisse Nazi-era accounts under renewed US Senate scrutiny


The domino effect: Why "cheap" financing can be the most expensive deal an entrepreneur signs

“Cheap” financing often comes with low interest, rigid credit, personal guarantees, and tight cash flow. It may look attractive on paper - but the reality behind it can be a costly surprise.

What looks cheap on paper can cost a lot in reality.

Israelis let NIS 1.5 trillion slowly evaporate

The value of your money is slowly being eroded, perhaps without you even knowing

Israeli shekel

Your Investments: The importance of patience in investing

One of the most underrated virtues in successful investing is patience. It doesn’t make headlines, it doesn’t sell newsletters, and it certainly doesn’t satisfy our natural desire to “do something.”

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Qatari company to acquire major stakes in Syrian banks, sources say

The move, which follows the lifting of US sanctions on Syria late last year, comes as the country's central bank tries to recapitalise a banking sector severely impaired by 14 years of war.

A Syrian citizen shows off a new banknote released and distributed by the Central Bank, in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2026.

Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system - WSJ

Ayandeh Bank, which was run by individuals connected to the Iranian regime, failed after accumulating nearly $5 billion in losses from bad loans.

Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017.

'Corporations must take responsibility for the communities they serve'

Israel Discount Bank President and CEO Avi Levi spoke at Jpost Miami Summit 2026.

vi Levi, President and CEO of Israel Discount Bank,

Bank Hapoalim completes $2 billion overseas bond sale in largest such offering by an Israeli bank

The issuance was led by international underwriters Citi, JPMorgan, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Goldman Sachs, the bank said.

A woman takes out money from a Bank HaPoalim ATM machiine in Tel Aviv on March 25, 2025

Bank of America initiates 'buy' on top four Israeli banks, citing post-war momentum

Analyst David Taranto set a price target of 89.5 shekels for Hapoalim, one of Israel's two largest banks, implying an 18% upside to its current price.

 Bank of America DOWN: Should Americans Consider Gold and Silver?

Turkey's Ziraat proposed launching banking ops in Syria, CEO says

Turkey’s largest state lender said it is in talks with Syria’s central bank to begin operations, as Ankara deepens its role in Syria’s economic stabilization and reconstruction.

Alpaslan Cakar, Turkish Banks Association head and Ziraat Bank CEO, speaks during the 66th General Assembly of Turkish Banks Association in Istanbul, August 17, 2023.

Spanish bank chairman apologizes after Israeli clients report account restrictions

Banco Sabadell’s chairman apologized after Israeli clients in Spain reported account restrictions and delayed transfers, saying revised procedures followed an internal compliance misunderstanding.

The Banco Sabadell logo can be seen behind leaves on top of a building outside Madrid, Spain, April 13, 2016.