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Big Banks Retreat in Challenge Over Control of Masav
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First reported by Calcalist · Jun 14, 2026
What happened
Israel’s five biggest banks withdrew their Supreme Court appeal over their control of Masav, the national bank-transfer system. Interim restrictions will reduce their influence and give more room to fintech, smaller banks and credit-card firms.
- 01Five major banks withdrew their Supreme Court appeal over Masav control.
- 02New interim rules will weaken bank influence starting in August.
- 03Masav processes most Israeli bank-to-bank transfers and is 75% bank-owned.
- 04The Competition Authority opposed extending the banks’ antitrust exemption.
- 05Bit and PayBox are expected to connect through Masav, first from Bit to PayBox.
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