List of Popular Banks in Israel.

Bank Leumi was founded as the Anglo-Palestine Bank during the Ottoman Empire's rule of Palestine. It played a significant role in the development of the Jewish settlement in Palestine during the British Mandate period and has since become one of Israel's leading banks.

The International Bank was established in 1972 in accordance with the decision of the Minister of Finance at the time Pinchas Sapir. The business basis for the bank's activity was the merger of the activities of two banks - the Bank for Export Ltd. and the Bank for Foreign Trade Ltd. which owned a bank mortgage and Savings Ltd. (which was renamed First International Mortgage Bank Ltd. In 1976, the International also acquired control of the Israeli Bank of Industry Ltd. which was renamed in 1985 to the International Bank for Industrial Finance Ltd. and merged with the International Bank in December 1994.

Established in 1935, Discount Bank was founded by a group of Jewish businessmen who saw the need for a bank that would provide affordable credit to the small and medium-sized businesses that were driving the growth of the Israeli economy. Over the years, the bank grew to become one of Israel's largest commercial banks, offering a range of banking and financial services.

Established in 1935, Israel Discount Bank was founded as a subsidiary of the Discount Bank, with a mission to provide affordable credit to the Jewish community in Palestine. Over the years, the bank expanded its operations and today it is one of Israel's leading commercial banks.