Yuval

Yuval (Hebrew: יוּבַל), also called Kfar Yuval (Hebrew: כְּפַר יוּבַל), is a moshav in the Galilee Panhandle, between Metula and Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. It belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council.

The moshav was founded in 1953 by evacuees from the Old City of Jerusalem who originally arrived from Kurdistan. It was named "Yuval" (creek) after the Jordan river's tributaries in the area and also referring to Jeremiah 17:8 ("sends out its roots by the creek"). In the early 1960s most of the founders abandoned the moshav, and it was repopulated by Indian Jewish immigrants from Kochi, India.

The proximity of the moshav to the border of Israel with Lebanon has made it a target for terrorist attacks. In 1975 a group of terrorists infiltrated the moshav, took control of a residence, and killed three members of one family.

The main economic branches of the moshav, as of June 2004, are a chicken coop and plantings of avocado, apples, and plums. In recent years the moshav has relied on tourism from Israelis, and it is one of the leading places for village-style hospitality in northern Israel.

Yuval Tal

Yuval Tal is the founder and president of Payoneer, an Internet-based payment company, and BorderFree, an e-commerce company owned by Pitney Bowes.

Early life and personal

Tal was born in 1965 in Israel. He served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a special operations commander. Tal is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization. Tal enjoys photography and earlier in his career, he studied photography at Parsons The New School for Design in New York.

Professional career

Tal began his career at Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) in the position of VP business development. Later, he served as general manager of R-U-Sure Ltd In 1999, Tal co-founded E4X., amongst the world’s first Internet payment solutions company. Under Tal’s management, E4X grossed over $500M in the first five years, and in 2007, was rebranded and renamed FiftyOne. The company is noted for its innovation in Electronic commerce, as it enables retailers to market and sell products and services around the globe, in their customers’ local currency. FiftyOne customers can manage international orders, process payment in several currencies and oversee their operations. FiftyOne rebranded to BorderFree in 2013 and was acquired by Pitney Bowes for $395 million in 2015.