Private company
Mercantile Discount Bank
Commercial bank in Israel
Mercantile Discount Bank (Hebrew: בנק מרכנתיל דיסקונט בע"מ) is a major commercial bank in Israel and is a subsidiary of Israel Discount Bank. It is the sixth-largest bank in Israel.2 It is headquartered in HaYovel Tower.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfinancial services1
- HeadquartersHaYovel Tower1
- Websitewww.mercantile.co.il
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Mercantile Discount Bank (Hebrew: בנק מרכנתיל דיסקונט בע"מ) is a major commercial bank in Israel and is a subsidiary of Israel Discount Bank. It is the sixth-largest bank in Israel.2
Products and brands
- retail banking
Listed on Wikidata.1
Controversies and legal
Controversies
Involvement in Israeli settlements
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of companies doing business related in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Golan Heights. Mercantile Discount Bank was listed on the database on account of its activities in Israeli settlements in these occupied territories, which are considered illegal under international law.
Tax fraud affair in Australia
In 2021, MDB and its parent company IDB reached a settlement of 343 million (A$137 million) with the Australian Taxation Office after allegedly conspiring with the Sydney-based Binetter family to engage in tax fraud.
From Wikipedia’s article on Mercantile Discount Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 1971Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.mercantile.co.il1
- WikipediaMercantile Discount Bank
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ6818018
Sources
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsMercantile Discount Bank photo by Itzuvit, CC BY-SA 3.0