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First International Bank of Israel – FIBI

Commercial Bank

Profile

Founding Year 1972
Address First International House, 42 Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv 6688310 - View Map
Phone 03-5196111
Fax 03-5100316
Social Networks
Company Website www.fibi.co.il
   
   

Managers

Ron Levkovich, Chairman, First International Bank of Israel  – FIBI

Ron Levkovich

Chairman

About First International Bank of Israel – FIBI


The First International Bank Group is one of the top 5 bank groups in Israel. The Group provides a wide range of banking services and financial products to its clients, with professional, superlative service. The Group includes multiple brands: the parent company, First International Bank of Israel (FIBI); the subsidiary Bank Massad – The Teachers' Bank; and the brands Otsar Ha-Hayal, UBank and PAGI, with a network of 125 branches nationwide. FIBI has assets in excess of NIS 211 billion on its balance sheet, and a large, stable capital base – among the largest in the banking system, reflecting the Group's financial soundness.

FIBI is a universal bank, providing the full range of banking services, while focusing on several key operating segments: Business and commercial banking, the capital market and investment advisory services, as well as private banking. In these operating segments, the Bank has qualitative advantages, reflected in its professional, skilled personnel, as well as IT advantages in the form of some of the most advanced IT systems and customer service in the market.
A key segment the Group focuses on is the retail and small business segment (through FIBI); clients serving in the security forces (through Otsar Ha-Hayal); PAGI is a leading brand in Jewish Orthodox banking; lastly, Bank Massad focuses on providing service to clients in the teaching profession.
FIBI Group provides a comprehensive solution in line with client needs, including through diverse digital and technological banking services through advanced direct channels, allowing clients to conduct transactions and obtain information quickly and efficiently, via the Bank website or the cellphone app. These are regularly upgraded with the latest tech innovations and in wide use by clients, with high levels of customer satisfaction.
The Bank promotes innovation by deploying products and technologies in collaboration with fintech companies, along with regular in-house development of products and technologies by the Bank’s IT department. The Bank’s fintech operations are focused on and adapted for the Bank’s strategic focus of “Investing in You”. The Bank emphasizes solutions for incorporation into client interfaces, so as to improve the service experience and provide added value.

Business segment
FIBI provides advanced banking and finance services to major companies and corporations in Israel. The Bank has experience and know-how in managing and financing transactions of significant size, and many of the top companies in the market are among the Bank’s clients. Emphasis is placed on operations involving Middle Market commercial clients.
FIBI provides clients in the business and commercial segments with customized credit solutions based on sector specialization. The Bank maintains a prudent, responsible credit policy and a high-quality, diversified credit portfolio, which forms a key pillar of the Bank’s financial strength.
The Bank also provides clients in the business and commercial segment advanced international commerce services for commerce and financial guarantees, including solutions for import, export and international transactions, financing activity on the capital market and managing investments in foreign currency. The Bank’s foreign currency trading room is among the most professional and competitive in Israel.

Retail segment
FIBI is extending its retail segment operations, offering households advanced services for checking, credit, investment advice, savings, retirement advice, mortgages and so forth.
The Bank provides clients with a range of advanced service channels, emphasizing direct channels such as the internet, cellphones and automated machines, offering quick, efficient service 24 hours a day, along with in-person service at Bank branches nationwide. The First International Bank Group is a leader in providing banking services to diverse demographics, such as members of the security forces (through Otsar Ha-Hayal), teaching staff (through Bank Massad – The Teachers’ Bank) and the Jewish Orthodox segment (through PAGI branches).

The capital market and private banking
FIBI is one of the leaders in capital market activity involving Israeli securities, foreign securities, financial derivatives, trading rooms and diverse investment products, including a leading value proposition in the world of private banking. The Bank has a solid reputation in investment advisory services and private banking, thanks to the professional skills of its investment advisors who provide high-quality service at Bank branches, its advanced trading capabilities, and sophisticated advisory systems.

FIBI – community involvement and contribution
The Bank sees great importance in promoting social values and contributing to the community, along with its business operations. To this end, in routine, the Bank operates its flagship program “Believing in You”, designed to establish long-term social involvement and participation through, inter alia, employee volunteering and collaborations with entities, organizations and NGOs that provide help to the community.
Under this program, the Bank acts to benefit soldiers and those in the security forces through several leading ventures:
Bayit Cham – this collaborative project with the NGO “Yachad Lema’an HaChayal” meets the needs of lone soldiers (without family in Israel) in IDF combat units by providing them with apartments across Israel.
“Ametz Lochem” – the Bank has adopted a combat regiment for several years now. “Movilim LeHatzlacha” – a scholarship program for academic studies at the Open University for soldiers and army veterans of limited means.

Swords of Iron
With the outbreak of the war, the Bank joined the wartime effort by significantly increasing its charitable donation budget to help and assist residents of the Gaza border area and soldiers fighting on the ground. In this context, the Bank has provided a significant budget of millions of NIS to support and assist Kibbutz Nir Oz in the recovery process.
Furthermore, hundreds of Bank employees are actively volunteering in support of the wartime effort, including by providing logistical assistance to soldiers, collecting and transporting equipment, assisting residents of

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