Israel · Financial institution
The First International Bank of Israel LTD
Legal name in the LEI recordהבנק הבינלאומי הראשון לישראל בעמ
The First International Bank of Israel Ltd. (FIBI) is an Israeli banking corporation with its registered office in Tel Aviv. It was incorporated in 1972 and is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Its controlling shareholder is F.I.B.I. Holdings Ltd., which is controlled by the Bino family. The bank provides corporate, commercial, retail, private banking and capital-market services in Israel. It also operates under the PAGI and Otsar Ha-Hayal brands, and Bank Massad is a subsidiary. In February 2026 F.I.B.I. Holdings invited the bank to negotiate a merger in which the holding company would be absorbed into the bank.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- FIRBILITXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under FIRBILIT directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 2 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1983-05-16
- Last updated
- 2025-11-15
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker FIBI
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as FIBI (Hebrew: הבינלאומי)
- Ownership
- F.I.B.I. Holdings Ltd., controlled by the Bino family through Bino Holdings, holds about 48% of the bank, and the remaining shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
- Direct parent
- F.I.B.I. Holdings Ltd., Israel 48%
- Stock listing
- Tel Aviv Stock Exchange FIBI
- Head office
- 42 Rothschild Blvd., 6688310 Tel Aviv, Israel
- Name in the local language
- הבנק הבינלאומי הראשון לישראל בע"מ
Business lines
The bank describes itself as a universal bank focused on corporate banking, capital-market activity, investment advice and private banking. It serves households and small businesses directly and through the PAGI and Otsar Ha-Hayal brands.
Online
- Websites & references
- fibi.co.il ↗
online.fibi.co.il ↗ English-language site and investor relations
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q2777497 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/portal/FibiMenu/MarketingEN/AnInformation/AnInvestorRelations/AnAboutFibi/AnDocuments
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/wcm/connect/online.fibi.co.il9960/b4fb02b0-cb6a-456d-96dd-05f8d2a2fbc9/CBDDQ+v1.4+Fin
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/wcm/connect/online.fibi.co.il9960/32502f76-9118-45b1-88d8-59f82c1f2bb9/FIBI+2-2026+PR
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/portal/FibiMenu/MarketingEN/AnInformation/AnInvestorRelations/AnCEOStatement
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/portal/FibiMenu/MarketingEN/AnInformation/AnInvestorRelations/AnExecutiveCommittee/An
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/portal/FibiMenu/MarketingEN/AnInformation/AnInvestorRelations/AnAboutFibi
- online.fibi.co.il/wps/portal/FibiMenu/MarketingEN/AnInformation/AnInvestorRelations/AnFinancialStatements/A
- fibi.co.il/private/general/about/noticeandnews/news/
- fibi.co.il/private/general/about/profile/history/
- calcalist.co.il/market/article/f2naqpci1
- ice.co.il/positions/news/article/988551
- globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001454914
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_International_Bank_of_Israel
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Eli Cohen Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Ron Levkovich Chairman of the Board
- Chief financial officer
- Nachman Nitzan Executive Vice President, CFO, Chief Accountant
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Israel
- Bank of Israel (Banking Supervision Department) Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisorConduct
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Merger / acquisition
F.I.B.I. Holdings invited the bank to negotiate a tax-exempt share-exchange merger that would absorb the holding company into the bank.
fibi.co.il ↗ -
Leadership
Eli Cohen succeeded Smadar Barber-Tsadik as chief executive on 30 November 2023, after the Bank of Israel approved the appointment.
ice.co.il ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- FIRBILITXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- FIRBBank
- ILCountry · Israel
- ITLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 2138002RV6AUUX19F397
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Israel · Middle East & North Africa
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1972
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Registered address
- ROTSCHILD BLVD. 42 TEL- AVIV 6688310 ISRAEL
- Operational address
- 42 ROTSCHILD BLVD. TEL- AVIV TEL- AVIV 6688310 ISRAEL
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>FIRBILITXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>2138002RV6AUUX19F397</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>FIRBILITXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>2138002RV6AUUX19F397</LEI>
<Nm>THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ISRAEL LTD</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>TEL-AVIV</TwnNm>
<Ctry>IL</Ctry>
<AdrLine>ROTSCHILD BLVD. 42 TEL- AVIV 6688310</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.
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Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRBILITCBR | — | Rishon Leziyon | 5 AVRAHAM BUMA SHAVIT ST. RISHON LEZIYON RISHON LEZIYON 7559903 ISRAEL | — | 2026-03-07 |
| FIRBILITDEX | DIAMOND EXCHANGE BRANCH | Ramat-Gan | BEIT NOAM 23 TOVAL ST RAMAT- GAN RAMAT-GAN 5252238 ISRAEL | — | 2018-07-07 |
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