Mizrahi-Tefahot launches NIS 1,000 savings grant for Israeli children born since October 7
The initiative, framed as “a new beginning” to promote long-term financial security, targets what the bank calls “children of the war.”
Banking & Finance
Smotrich threatens to double tax on Israeli banks if consumer benefits canceled
Ogen unveils roadmap for Israel’s first social bank
LeumiTech and IVC wrap up 2025 with first findings from their joint high-tech report
Personal Banking: Your Person at the Bank
Managing a financial process as significant as a mortgage highlights the need for a professional mortgage bank
Your Taxes: Rayner affair - avoidance vs evasion
Angela Rayner quits over stamp duty error on second home. Was it a mistake, avoidance, or evasion? Israel faces similar tax dilemmas.
Your Investments: Fishing, farming, hi-tech exits and gratitude
From dawn fishing trips to Ki Tavo’s first fruits: say thank you, share your blessings, and let giving, not ego, guide the High Holy Days.
Your Taxes: Why try the Israel Tax Authority's new tax amnesty?
Your taxes: As always, consult experienced tax and professional advisers in each country at an early stage in specific cases.
Your Taxes: Unfit homes and other properties due to the war
Israel’s war left thousands homeless as missiles hit homes. New rules offer compensation, tax relief, and landlord aid, but rebuilding will take time.
Bank Hapoalim to gift shares to over 1 million customers in first-of-its-kind initiative
Eligible customers will be able to choose either two shares in the bank, valued at 124 shekels as of August 21, or a monetary grant of 100 shekels
Your Taxes: Moving onshore is tax evasion, says court
In a decision that has no winners, an Israeli court ruled that moving a subsidiary company from Dutch to Israeli ownership is tax evasion.
Israeli security remediation company Seemplicity raises $50 million
Seemplicity will use this funding to increase its investment in AI capabilities and support a rapid expansion of its marketing strategy.
The Right Path to Investment
Ron Hochman, CEO of Mizrahi-Tefahot INVEST reveals the roadmap to investors' hearts and advises: focus
Your Investments: Should love of Israel translate into investments?
We know the importance of loving the Land of Israel, but should that translate into actually investing your money in the Holy Land?
