# Banque Libano-Française (BLF)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-libano-francaise
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [BLF — official](https://www.eblf.com/)

## Overview

**Banque Libano-Française (BLF)** is **Lebanese commercial bank** + **Saradar family Lebanese founding family + Lebanese retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets** + **founded Aug 24 1930 in Beirut Lebanon as Banque de Syrie et du Liban then 1967 Banque Libano-Française BLF rebrand operating amid ongoing Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019** <sup>[1][1], [Lebanon report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 24 1930 — Banque de Syrie et du Liban founded in Beirut Lebanon under French Mandate as French-Syrian-Lebanese central + commercial bank**.

**1967 — Banque Libano-Française BLF rebrand consolidating Banque de Syrie et du Liban into Saradar family-controlled Lebanese commercial bank** distinctive Lebanese-French banking heritage.

**Oct 17 2019 — Lebanese banking + economic crisis triggers Lebanese commercial banking sectoral collapse with capital controls + Lebanese Pound LBP currency collapse + Banque du Liban BdL Ponzi scheme allegations**.

**2014 — BLF Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banque Libano-Française BLF SAL** (Lebanese commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Saradar family (Lebanese founding family) + Lebanese retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Banque du Liban BdL + national regulators across 4+ countries**.

## Technical integration

BLF Mobile app (iOS + Android) + eblf.com online + Banque Libano-Française branch network across Lebanon + France + Cyprus + Iraq international branches + BLF Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Lebanese Pound LBP + US Dollar USD domestic transfers (amid Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Lebanese banking + payments competitors**: [Byblos Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/byblos-bank) (Byblos Bank; BSE: BYB) + [Bank of Beirut](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-beirut) (Bank of Beirut; BSE: BOB) + [Fransabank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fransabank) (Fransabank SAL) + [BankMed](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bankmed) (BankMed) + [Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sgbl-lebanon) (SGBL) + [Crédit Libanais](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/credit-libanais) (Crédit Libanais; EuroMTF: CRDL) + [BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbac-lebanon) (BBAC).

**Regulators**: Banque du Liban BdL + national regulators across 4+ countries.

## Status

**Crisis-active, Lebanese commercial bank + Saradar family Lebanese founding family + Lebanese retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of Lebanon's largest commercial banks by assets + founded Aug 24 1930 in Beirut Lebanon as Banque de Syrie et du Liban then 1967 Banque Libano-Française BLF rebrand operating amid ongoing Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.eblf.com/ "BLF — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Libano-Fran%C3%A7aise "BLF — Wikipedia"
[lb-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB

- [1] [BLF — official][1]
- [2] [BLF — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Lebanon report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/LB-lebanon.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [banque-libano-francaise.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/banque-libano-francaise). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.