# Bank Keshavarzi (Agricultural Bank of Iran)

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

Specifications:
- [Keshavarzi — official](https://bki.ir/)

## Overview

**Bank Keshavarzi (Agricultural Bank of Iran)** is **Iranian state-owned commercial + agricultural specialist bank** + **Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance ~100%+ controlling** + **Iran's primary agricultural + rural commercial bank** + **founded May 28 1933 in Tehran Iran as Iran's national agricultural commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [Iran, Islamic Republic of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IR)</sup>.

## History

**May 28 1933 — Bank Keshavarzi founded in Tehran Iran as Iran's national agricultural commercial bank under Reza Shah Pahlavi-era Iranian state banking modernisation** distinctive Iranian agricultural banking heritage.

**1979 — Bank Keshavarzi nationalised post-Iranian Revolution under Islamic Republic of Iran banking nationalisation**.

**2014 — Bank Keshavarzi Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bank Keshavarzi Agricultural Bank of Iran** (Iranian state-owned commercial + agricultural specialist bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Iran CBI Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran**.

## Technical integration

Bank Keshavarzi Mobile app (Android primary; iOS limited due to US sanctions on Apple App Store distribution in Iran) + bki.ir online + Bank Keshavarzi branch network across Iran (Iran's primary agricultural + rural commercial bank) + Keshavarzi Shetab cards (Iranian national card scheme); Shetab Iranian national interbank payment processing system + Shaparak QR Iranian national QR payment scheme + Iranian Rial IRR domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Iranian banking + payments competitors**: [Bank Melli Iran](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/melli-iran) (Bank Melli Iran BMI) + [Bank Saderat Iran](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/saderat-iran) (Bank Saderat Iran BSI) + [Bank Mellat](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mellat-iran) (Bank Mellat) + [Bank Tejarat](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tejarat-iran) (Bank Tejarat) + [Bank Sepah](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sepah-iran) (Bank Sepah; Iranian state-owned commercial bank) + [Refah Kargaran Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/refah-iran) (Refah Kargaran Bank) + [Bank Maskan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/maskan-iran) (Bank Maskan).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Iran CBI Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran.

## Status

**Active, Iranian state-owned commercial + agricultural specialist bank + Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance ~100%+ controlling + Iran's primary agricultural + rural commercial bank + founded May 28 1933 in Tehran Iran as Iran's national agricultural commercial bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://bki.ir/ "Keshavarzi — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Keshavarzi_Iran "Keshavarzi — Wikipedia"
[ir-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IR

- [1] [Keshavarzi — official][1]
- [2] [Keshavarzi — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Iran, Islamic Republic of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IR)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/IR-iran.md`

## Source

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