Bank Leumi plans to add a dedicated digital asset section to its Leumi Trade investment app and its PEPPER digital banking platform, allowing customers to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana without using an external exchange. According to ChainCatcher, the service is expected to launch in early 2027, pending final approval from the Bank of Israel.

The bank said it will use Galaxy Digital as its underlying technology and custody provider, with Galaxy Custody handling offline private key and asset security. Trading and asset transfers will run inside a separate secure environment within the Leumi Trade app, keeping fiat account funds and crypto exposure isolated at both the compliance and technical levels.

The move reflects a broader shift among traditional banks toward offering regulated crypto access directly inside banking apps. According to ChainCatcher, the article also said this trend is part of a wider institutional push into digital assets, with banks increasingly positioning themselves as infrastructure providers rather than observers.