Byblos Bank is a Lebanese bank established in 1963 and headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. It is the country's third largest bank by assets.[5] It is one of the Alpha banks in Lebanon, along with Banque Libano-Française S.A.L., Bank Audi, BLOM Bank, and Fransabank,[6] which are its main competitors. As at 31 July 2018, it operates 88 branches in Lebanon.[7]
History
Byblos Bank was initially founded in 1950 as “Société Commerciale et Agricole Byblos Bassil Frères & Co.”, a Lebanese company specialized in natural silk, leather tanning, and agricultural credit activities.[8]