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חוק הבנקאות (רישוי) (תיקון מס' 31), התשפ"ד-2024

Government bill · Published 23 Jul 2024

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 13 Apr 2024
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-322 Jul 2024
  5. 5Published23 Jul 2024

How it affects you

Banks holding more than 5% and up to 10% of all banking assets may not control a large-scale acquirer, with a limited 33-month transition. The separation deadlines for Discount Bank and CAL extend to four years and three months, and five years and three months, while some purchase restrictions are removed.

Who gains

  • Large institutional bodies May purchase control of a credit card company
  • Significant real corporations Restrictions on buying a credit card company are removed

Who pays

  • Medium-scale banks May not be a large-scale acquirer or control one

Under the table

  • Few committee meetings

    Only one committee meeting discussed this law.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For21
Against0
Abstained0
Did not vote99

Coalition

3 for

Coalition

3 for

Coalition

2 for

Opposition

2 for

Opposition

Coalition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Coalition

Who was in the room

ועדת הכלכלה

One committee meeting on this law

Invited most often

  • משרד האוצר3
  • בנק דיסקונט2
  • לובי 992
  • רשות התחרות1
  • הבנק הבינלאומי1
  • המכון הישראלי לתכנון כלכלי1
1 committee meetings
  • 10 Jul 2024ועדת הכלכלה20 invited