Israel’s largest bank to offer crypto trading with Galaxy
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- Bank Leumi, Israel's largest bank, will offer cryptocurrency trading to customers from early 2027, becoming the first Israeli bank to announce such a service.
- Customers of Leumi and its mobile banking unit Pepper will be able to buy, hold, and sell bitcoin, ether, and solana through the Leumi Trade app.
- Galaxy Digital will supply trading through its GalaxyOne Institutional platform (built for banks and asset managers) and custody infrastructure formerly known as GK8.
- Maya Ravia, Leumi's head of strategy, framed digital assets as an increasingly integral part of the global financial system, while Galaxy Israel CEO Lior Lamesh said early-mover banks would help define finance's shift toward open, programmable infrastructure.
- The companies did not disclose commercial terms, fees, or customer eligibility requirements, and CoinDesk has reached out to Bank Leumi for further comment.
Why it matters: By embedding trading inside its capital-markets app, Leumi is betting clients will prefer a regulated banking interface over standalone crypto exchanges — and the deal gives Galaxy a banking foothold in Israel while extending GalaxyOne Institutional's institutional reach into a new market.
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