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מוסף מנהלים 2025 - חנן פרידמן מנכל בנק לאומי לישראל

Leumi CEO attacks executive pay law as “bad and harmful”

09.09.26|Almog Azar
Hanan Friedman says restrictions on senior executive compensation are already making it harder for banks to recruit talent and could ultimately damage Israel’s financial system. His comments come after Leumi abandoned a plan to compensate him partly through options following opposition from the Bank of Israel.
רקפת רוסק עמינח 2024

Rakefet Russak-Aminoach appointed to board of cybersecurity firm Rubrik

28.08.26|Meir Orbach
Russak-Aminoach, former CEO of Bank Leumi and a partner at Team8, will serve alongside prominent figures in the global technology industry, including Qualcomm’s chairman and Microsoft’s former chairman, bringing her experience in building fintech infrastructure and managing major financial institutions.
מימין מייסדי אפספלייר אורן קניאל ו רשף מן

AppsFlyer secures $400 million credit line from Bank Leumi

23.08.26|Meir Orbach
The new financing follows a more than $1 billion transaction involving Google, Meta, Unity and Moloco that also provided liquidity to some of the company's long-time investors.
סניף של בנק לאומי לצד מטה מטא בקליפורניה

Bank Leumi sues Meta for $9 million over Facebook and Instagram scams

18.08.26|Shaked Green Arava
The bank claims Meta allows fraudulent advertisements impersonating Leumi to reach users despite obvious warning signs, and says customers lost $200,000 in the first two weeks of August alone. 
סניף בנק לאומי

Leumi posts record $943 million quarterly profit as capital markets offset pressure on lending

12.08.26|Shaked Green Arava
Israel's largest bank increased its credit portfolio by 16% but saw almost no growth in net interest income. Strong non-interest income and tight cost controls drove the record result.
הוועידה כלכלית לאומית - מליאה כלכלית - פאנל חופית כהן אולאי כלכליסט ארז בלשה מייסד ומנכ"ל קרן ג'נריישן קפיטל ניצן סנדור ראש חטיבת הייעוץ המשפטי בנק לאומי שאול שניידר יו"ר נמל אשדוד יודפת אפק ארזי יו"ר נת"ע דניאל סופר מ"מ מנכ"ל מקורות וידאו

"The metro will be a game changer for the Israeli economy"

16.07.26|Rani Ben Shaul
NTA Chairman Yodfat Afek Arazi said on a panel at the National Economic Conference that the metro is essential for productivity and growth. Ashdod Port Chairman Shaul Schneider attacked: "The structure of the ports is problematic. The competition is unfair. And I think we can achieve much better results if they let us compete on an equal footing with private companies."
הוועידה כלכלית לאומית - מליאת בוקר - אורי אלון יו"ר בנק לאומי וידאו

Leumi Chairman: "Populism against the banks is negatively affecting the entire economy"

15.07.26|Maya Nahum Shahal
According to Uri Alon at the National Economic Conference: "Whoever truly seeks to ensure growth and prosperity and create proper competition must also preserve the resilience of the banking system, and not harm it" 
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Bank Leumi ranked Israel’s top bank for AI adoption

02.06.26|CTech
New regional index places bank in top ten across Middle East and Africa.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - אורי אלון יו"ר בנק לאומי וידאו

“The industrial revolution scaled and replaced muscle-power. AI will scale and replace human intelligence"

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Bank Leumi Chairman Uri Alon asserts that AI is scaling cognitive power just as mechanization once transformed physical labor to drive a massive global economic leap.
כנס ניו יורק - ניר עומר ראש חטיבת הסייבר והתשתיות בנק לאומי וידאו

"Cyber expertise is not an add-on - it's a necessity."

11.05.26| Omer Kabir
Nir Omer, CIO of Bank Leumi, speaking at Calcalist and Leumi’s New York Mind the Tech conference: "Innovation in AI will be measured not only by capabilities, but also by successfully implementing them in a secure and responsible manner"
מנכ"ל בנק לאומי בכנס ניו יורק 2026 חנן פרידמן

Bank Leumi CEO: "With AI's help, we'll make another revolution in our spending structure"

11.05.26|Roee Bergman
Speaking at Calcalist and Bank Leumi's Mind the Tech New York conference, Hanan Friedman stated that the resilience of Israeli high-tech, alongside the artificial intelligence revolution, places Israel in a global leadership position, but without rapid adoption of new technologies, the risk is loss of relevance.
ועידת כלכליסט בברלין - ליאת שוב ראש החטיבה העסקית בנק לאומי וידאו

"Israel must turn the positive momentum into long-term, sustainable growth"

03.12.25|Hagai Gilboa
Liat Shuv, head corporate banking at Bank Leumi, told the Mind the Tech Berlin 2025 conference, that "in the coming decade, NIS 508 billion will be invested in Israel across 270 infrastructure, transportation, energy, and real estate projects."
ועידת כלכליסט בברלין - חנן פרידמן מנכ"ל בנק לאומי

Bank Leumi CEO: “Foreign executives told me: ‘We will accelerate our investments in Israel’”

03.12.25|Hagai Gilboa
Speaking at the Mind the Tech Berlin 2025 conference by Calcalist and Bank Leumi, Hanan Friedman noted that “an investment in the S&P 500 in the last five years yielded a return of 95%, but an investment in the Israeli Banks Index generated more than 320%.” 
ועידת לונדון 2025 - מנכ"ל לאומי חנן פרידמן

Bank Leumi CEO: We are establishing a GenAI hub to revolutionize the banking sector

16.09.25|Hagay Gilboa
“We have already recruited an impressive team of talents, who have demonstrated extraordinary capabilities,” noted Hanan Friedman, speaking at the Mind the Tech Conference in London.
כנס כלכלית לאומית - דני ירדני ראש אגף ניהול נוסטרו בנק לאומי וידאו

"Ending the conflict with Iran and removing other regional threats could be a real game changer for Israel’s economy"

15.07.25|Maayan Manela
Danny Yardeny, head of the Nostro Management Department at Bank Leumi, added at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi National Economic Conference: "What happened in the capital market during just 12 days of fighting is remarkable by any standard."
רקפת רוסק עמינח שותפה ב Team8 ולשעבר מנכ״לית בנק לאומי וידאו

“The real challenge lies not in the technology, but in the people”: Rakefet Russak-Aminoach on AI, innovation, and Israeli resilience

19.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The former Bank Leumi CEO and Team8 managing partner told Liat Aaronson at Tech1 why mindset, not machines, will define the future of banking, startups, and Israeli innovation.
כנס טק עצמאות - מקבלי הפרסים - רועי דנון מייסד משותף ומנכ״ל Buildots ד"ר יונתן כהן CTO וממייסדי Quantum Machines משה שלו מייסד שותף ו-CPO,Decart וידאו

"Our entrepreneurs are building the country with world-class, groundbreaking technologies"

05.05.25|Maya Nahum Shahal
LeumiTech CEO Maya Eisen Zafrir was speaking at the opening of Calcalist's Tech Independence event. Calcalist Publisher Yoel Esteron said: "The State of Israel owes a debt of gratitude to the entrepreneurs who continue—even in difficult times—to energize our high-tech sector."
כנס טק עצמאות - דורון מדלי יזם מפיק ומנהל מוזיקלי ו אנה פלקין IL Country Manager Global Business Solutions TikTok

"Startups can see TikTok as the world's largest focus group"

05.05.25|Maya Nahum Shahal
Anna Pelkin, TikTok Israel’s Country Manager, was speaking at Calcalist’s Tech Independence event. According to her: "TikTok didn’t invent digital communities and the need for people to consume focused content and short videos, but it gave it the best technological solution."
כנס טק עצמאות - ליאור יצחק Executive general manager Playtika וידאו

"Added value—the experience beyond the product—is what keeps users coming back"

05.05.25|Maya Nahum Shahal
Lior Itzhak, Executive General Manager at Playtika, was speaking at Calcalist's Tech Independence event.
מרתה נדלר סמנכ"לית ומנהלת השקעות ראשית באי.בי.אי ניהול תיקים

"After such sharp declines, there are often opportunities for investors"

08.04.25|Almog Azar
Martha Nadler of IBI added: “The rapid shifts between gains and losses show that those who engage in aggressive trading won’t benefit from any recovery. Mistakes made in such an environment could take time to reverse.”
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