# BSL Bank

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

Specifications:
- [BSL — official](https://www.bslbank.com/)

## Overview

**BSL Bank** is **Lebanese commercial bank** + **Lebanese retail + institutional + foreign investors free float** + **one of Lebanon's mid-sized commercial banks** + **founded Aug 21 1951 in Beirut Lebanon as Banque de la Bekaa then BSL Bank 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 21 1951 — Banque de la Bekaa founded in Beirut Lebanon as Lebanese commercial bank**.

**BSL Bank rebrand consolidating Banque de la Bekaa** distinctive Lebanese 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 — BSL Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **BSL Bank Banque de la Bekaa SAL** (Lebanese commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Lebanese retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Banque du Liban BdL**.

## Technical integration

BSL Mobile app (iOS + Android) + bslbank.com online + BSL Bank branch network across Lebanon + BSL 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) + [Banque Libano-Française (BLF)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-libano-francaise) (Banque Libano-Française BLF) + [Crédit Libanais](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/credit-libanais) (Crédit Libanais) + [BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbac-lebanon) (BBAC) + [IBL Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ibl-bank) (IBL Bank) + [Banque BEMO](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bemo-bank) (Banque BEMO) + [Bank of Lebanon and Investments (BLI)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bli-lebanon) (BLI).

**Regulators**: Banque du Liban BdL.

## Status

**Crisis-active, Lebanese commercial bank + Lebanese retail + institutional + foreign investors free float + one of Lebanon's mid-sized commercial banks + founded Aug 21 1951 in Beirut Lebanon as Banque de la Bekaa then BSL Bank rebrand operating amid ongoing Lebanese banking + economic crisis since 2019** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bslbank.com/ "BSL — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Lebanon "BSL — via Lebanese banks list — Wikipedia"
[lb-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LB

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

## Source

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