Israel’s largest bank partners with Galaxy to offer BTC, ETH, and SOL trading

Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest bank, has partnered with Galaxy Digital to offer digital asset trading to its customers, making it the first bank in Israel to announce direct crypto trading services. Customers of Bank Leumi and PEPPER, its mobile banking arm, will be able to buy, hold and sell Bitcoin, Ether and Solana through the Leumi Trade capital markets app. The service is expected to launch in early 2027. Trading will be available through a dedicated section of the app, allowing customers to access digital assets alongside the bank’s existing investment services. Galaxy will provide trading infrastructure through GalaxyOne Institutional, its platform designed for banks, asset managers and other institutional clients. Bank Leumi also signed an agreement to use Galaxy’s Custody Infrastructure platform, formerly known as GK8, to support the custody infrastructure behind the service. Bank Leumi Head of Strategy Maya Ravia said the initiative forms part of the bank’s broader innovation strategy and is intended to give customers regulated access to digital assets within its banking platform. Galaxy Israel CEO Lior Lamesh said the partnership combines the company’s trading and custody ...