Fransabank

Key details

• Launch: 1921

Overview

Fransabank is Lebanese commercial bank + one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets + Kassar family Lebanese founding family controlling minority + Lebanese institutional + foreign investors free float + founded 1921 as Banque Pharaon et Chiha then 1979 Fransabank rebrand [1, lb-cro].

History

1921 — Banque Pharaon et Chiha founded in Beirut Lebanon.

1979 — Banque Pharaon et Chiha renamed Fransabank.

2014 — Fransa Mobile banking app launch.

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Fransabank (Lebanese commercial bank; Kassar family controlling).

Major shareholders: Kassar family Lebanese founding family controlling minority + Lebanese institutional + retail + foreign investors free float.

Regulators: Banque du Liban BDL + national regulators across 7+ countries.

Technical integration

Fransa Mobile app (iOS + Android) + fransabank.com online + Fransabank branch network across Lebanon + Algeria + France + Cyprus + Libya + Syria + Iraq international branches + Fransabank Visa + Mastercard cards; LB IBAN + BDL SWIFT.

Implementations & partners

Major Lebanese banking + payments competitors: [[bank-audi]] (Bank Audi sal Lebanon; BSE: AUDI; Lebanese commercial bank) + [[blom-bank]] (BLOM Bank Banque du Liban et d'Outre-Mer; BSE: BLOM; Lebanese commercial bank) + [[byblos-bank]] (Byblos Bank; BSE: BYB; Lebanese commercial bank) + [[bank-of-beirut]] (Bank of Beirut; BSE: BOB; Lebanese commercial bank) + [[creditbank]] (Credit Bank; Lebanese commercial bank) + [[bbac]] (BBAC Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries; Lebanese commercial bank).

Regulators: Banque du Liban BDL + national regulators across 7+ countries.

Status

Active, Lebanese commercial bank + one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets + Kassar family Lebanese founding family controlling minority + Lebanese institutional + foreign investors free float + founded 1921 as Banque Pharaon et Chiha then 1979 Fransabank rebrand [1, 2].

Sources

• 1 Fransabank — official
• 2 Fransabank — Wikipedia
• lb-cro In-corpus: reports/countries/LB-lebanon.md

Source

Biography extracted from fransabank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.