# Post Bank of Iran

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

Specifications:
- [Post Bank IR — official](https://postbank.ir/)

## Overview

**Post Bank of Iran** is **Iranian state-owned commercial bank** + **Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance ~100%+ controlling via Post Company of Iran** + **Iran's primary rural + postal commercial bank** + **founded Apr 2 1996 in Tehran Iran as Iran's postal commercial bank operating through Iranian postal branch network** <sup>[1][1], [Iran, Islamic Republic of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IR)</sup>.

## History

**Apr 2 1996 — Post Bank of Iran founded in Tehran Iran as Iran's postal commercial bank operating through Iranian postal branch network under Iranian government banking modernisation** distinctive Iranian postal banking heritage as Iran's primary rural + postal commercial bank.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Post Bank of Iran** (Iranian state-owned commercial bank).

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

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

## Technical integration

Post Bank Mobile app (Android primary; iOS limited due to US sanctions on Apple App Store distribution in Iran) + postbank.ir online + Post Bank of Iran branch + Iranian postal branch network across Iran (Iran's primary rural + postal commercial bank reaching Iranian rural communities through Iranian postal infrastructure) + Post Bank 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) + [Bank Keshavarzi (Agricultural Bank of Iran)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/keshavarzi-iran) (Bank Keshavarzi Agricultural Bank of Iran; Iran's primary agricultural + rural commercial bank).

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

## Status

**Active, Iranian state-owned commercial bank + Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance ~100%+ controlling via Post Company of Iran + Iran's primary rural + postal commercial bank + founded Apr 2 1996 in Tehran Iran as Iran's postal commercial bank operating through Iranian postal branch network** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://postbank.ir/ "Post Bank IR — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Bank_of_Iran "Post Bank IR — Wikipedia"
[ir-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IR

- [1] [Post Bank IR — official][1]
- [2] [Post Bank IR — 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 [post-bank-iran.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/post-bank-iran). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.