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Israeli fintech — payments, banking infrastructure, capital markets technology, insurtech, blockchain, the 2025 IPO reopening.

The Olam is the primary English-language reference for Israeli fintech — covering eToro, Rapyd, Pagaya, Lemonade, Payoneer, Melio, and the Israeli fintech market. Coverage spans the 2025 Israeli IPO reopening (eToro, Navan, Via), the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Israeli payments infrastructure, insurtech, and blockchain.

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Israeli fintech ran the largest public-markets year of the post-pandemic cycle.

Per Calcalist, three Israeli tech companies completed IPOs in 2025 — Via, eToro, and Navan. Per Ynet, eToro debuted on Nasdaq on May 14, 2025 at a $4.3 billion offering valuation; the stock rose nearly 29% on its first trading day. Per Calcalist and Reuters, Navan listed on Nasdaq on October 30, 2025 under ticker NAVN, raising $923 million at an implied $6.21 billion valuation.

The wider funding architecture moved alongside. Per Startup Nation Central, Wix and Check Point both raised through convertible bond offerings — Check Point's first capital raise since its IPO three decades ago. Combined public-market activity contributed roughly $10.3 billion to Israeli companies in 2025.

The exchange itself reorganized. Per Globes, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange completed a NIS 350 million secondary offering in January 2024. Bill Ackman and Neri Oxman acquired a 4.9% stake for approximately $25 million. Foreign investors now own more than half of TASE. The Palo Alto Networks–CyberArk transaction added a high-profile dual-listing precedent: per Palo Alto Networks investor releases, the company plans a secondary TASE listing under ticker "CYBR."

Underneath the listings sits a deep private fintech stack — payments, B2B finance, insurtech, blockchain, and embedded finance. Pagaya, Lemonade, Payoneer, and Forter are public; Rapyd, Melio, Tipalti, Bluevine, and StarkWare are private. Per Beinsure data, StarkWare alone holds an $8 billion valuation as the leading Israeli blockchain and zero-knowledge cryptography company.

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Strong Shekel, Fired Israelis
Fintech & Public Markets · Jun 22, 2026
Strong Shekel, Fired Israelis

A 28% appreciation has split the Israeli economy in two. Importers and the government gain. Exporters, tech employers, and dollar earners pay — with M…

Fintech & Public Markets · Jun 9, 2026
How the TASE Changed Since Demutualization

From member-owned exchange to publicly listed operator. The 2017–2019 transition reshaped Israeli capital markets infrastructure.

Fintech & Public Markets · Jun 9, 2026
Why Israeli Companies Still Dual-List

Nasdaq for valuation. TASE for inclusion, distribution, and tax. The economic logic of why Israeli growth companies maintain both listings.

Fintech & Public Markets · Jun 9, 2026
The Largest Companies on the TASE by Market Cap

The top of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is dominated by financials, real estate, defense, energy, and industrials — not technology. That's the inverse…