Isracard cancels acquisition of Nir Zuks Esh Bank

Six months after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accumulate Israeli digital financial institution Esh, bank card firm Isracard (ISCD) has introduced that it’s going to not be shifting ahead with the deal after talks have damaged down.

In a notification to the Tel Aviv Inventory Change (TASE), Isracard stated that the MOU signed with Esh Financial institution had expired and not using a closing settlement and wouldn’t be prolonged. This has in impact meant the collapse of the deal, through which Isracard was supposed to accumulate the digital financial institution, at a worth of as much as NIS 500 million.

The MOU signed in March set that Isracard, managed by Yitzhak Tshuva’s Delek Group, would pay NIS 250 million for shares within the deal, and later, in line with phrases to be decided between the events, would pay an extra NIS 150 million. It was additionally agreed that beneath sure circumstances, an extra NIS 100 million could possibly be paid for the shares of Esh Financial institution.

The deal was alleged to convey Isracard nearer to holding banking operations and provides it a foothold in preparation for the reform that will permit the institution of a “lean financial institution” in Israel, and which is on monitor to finish regulation and laws within the coming yr.

Now Esh Financial institution, led by chairman Prof. Shmuel Hauser and CEO Kobi Malkin, will stay unbiased. Its founders, together with Nir Zuk, Alon Shine, Clal Insurance coverage, Yuval Aloni, Alex Liverant and Shiri Raanan, launched the operation solely final September, three years after receiving a conditional license for its institution from the Financial institution of Israel.

Esh Financial institution has developed its personal banking working system, and its executives have introduced an revolutionary mannequin through which the financial institution will share half of the revenue it generates with its prospects’ cash, and deposit it of their accounts. Esh Financial institution has additionally developed a mannequin through which no charges are charged on present accounts, in contrast with a price of NIS 10-50 monthly at different banks in Israel. There’s a assured rate of interest on all accounts at Esh Financial institution, which is identical for all prospects.

Printed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on July 19, 2026.

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