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      <title>Israel's Business Arena</title>
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      <title>Lemonade loses fizz despite high growth</title>
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      <description>The share price of Israeli digital insurance company fell 6.55% on Friday to its lowest level in more than a year.</description>
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      <title>BoI slams Netanyahu's crypto plan for evading sanctions</title>
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      <description>Bank of Israel: It is the political leadership's responsibility to avert sanctions. Netanyahu: I do what I think is right.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:32:59</pubDate>
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      <title>Visa in talks to buy Israeli fintech co Fireblocks - report</title>
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      <description>Fireblocks is a developer of infrastructure for digital assets and stablecoins. It denies the report on the Axios website.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:10:19</pubDate>
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      <title>Payments giant Stripe to launch Israel operations</title>
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      <description>The international payments giant, whose services are currently not available in Israel, is seeking a manager to introduce and oversee operations in Israel.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:21:08</pubDate>
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      <title>Gil Agmon joins race to acquire Cal</title>
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      <description>The controlling shareholder in Delek Automotive Systems apparently seeks a valuation NIS 3.2-3.5 billion, but discussions are at a preliminary stage.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:41:12</pubDate>
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      <title>Former Nice CEO Barak Eilam to chair UK fintech co</title>
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      <description>Wise Group plc has appointed Eilam as a director, with a view to him becoming chairperson in April.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:49:59</pubDate>
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      <title>Ayalon eyes CAL acquisition</title>
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      <description>As a small player in the insurance market, Ayalon might be able to obtain Competition Authority approval for taking over the credit card company.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:03:37</pubDate>
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      <title>Court decision sends shudders through Israel's banking system</title>
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      <description>The Lod District Court has ruled that a lawsuit against four banks for failure to pay interest on current accounts can proceed as a class action.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:51:13</pubDate>
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      <title>TASE eyes acquisition of Cyprus Stock Exchange</title>
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      <description>The Cyprus Stock Exchange is undergoing privatization, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is looking for opportunities to expand.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:06:33</pubDate>
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      <title>Financial analysis tech co BridgeWise mulls Tel Aviv IPO</title>
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      <description>BridgeWise, which has raised $35 million, works with banks and financial institutions, and also collaborates with Elon Musk's X.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:17:04</pubDate>
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      <title>"Banks' bank" Capitolis raises $200m at $1.9b valuation</title>
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      <description>Capitolis was founded by Israeli serial entrepreneur Gil Mandelzis and has a development center in Tel Aviv.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:44:48</pubDate>
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      <title>Ayalon Insurance and Finance undergoes remarkable transformation</title>
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      <description>In the past three years, Ayalon&amp;rsquo;s share price has jumped 1,200%. Market sources attribute this shift in the company&amp;rsquo;s DNA to CEO Sharon Reich, who has cut loss-making operations and is rebuilding the provident fund division.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:34:16</pubDate>
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      <title>UK threatens far more severe sanctions on Israel</title>
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      <description>Foreign secretary Ed Miliband speaks of sanctions on any entity providing services for expansion of settlements beyond the Green Line, which could be a huge problem for Israel's banks.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:56:29</pubDate>
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      <title>Israeli fintech co Capitolis buys eSecLending for $200m</title>
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      <description>The acquisition from Parthenon Capital, which will also invest in Capitolis, will add securities lending to the company&amp;rsquo;s platform.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:30:43</pubDate>
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      <title>Valley National buys Israeli fintech co Bluevine for $340m</title>
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      <description>The company has developed a digital banking platform for small businesses across the US.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:38:10</pubDate>
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      <title>Cal sale likely to be postponed after Horesh-Harel cancel deal</title>
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      <description>Israel Discount Bank will receive NIS 135 million in compensation for its 72% stake in Cal for the cancellation and First International Bank will receive NIS 52 million for its 28% stake.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:25:06</pubDate>
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      <title>As car insurance premiums plummet, "Globes" finds out why</title>
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      <description>According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the average price of vehicle insurance dropped by 8% in August alone.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:11:15</pubDate>
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      <title>Clal Insurance renews pursuit of investment bank Value Base</title>
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      <description>Negotiations on an acquisition at a NIS 600 million valuation are at an initial stage.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:14:11</pubDate>
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      <title>Competition Authority puts Discount Bank’s Cal sale in doubt</title>
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      <description>The Israeli Competition Authority has ordered the Horesh family&amp;rsquo;s Union Investments to sell Super-Pharm if it wants to proceed with the deal.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:47:28</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct Finance buying control of Sigma City</title>
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      <description>Sigma City specializes in mezzanine finance for residential real estate projects, and will represent expansion of Direct Finance's real estate acitivity.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:59:40</pubDate>
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