# Bank Saderat Iran

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

Specifications:
- [BSI — official](https://bsi.ir/)

## Overview

**Bank Saderat Iran (BSI)** is **Iranian commercial bank** + **Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance + Iranian Social Security Organisation + Justice Shares Plan ~80%+ aggregate ownership** + **one of Iran's largest commercial banks by assets + branches** + **founded Sep 5 1952 in Tehran Iran** <sup>[1][1], [Iran, Islamic Republic of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IR)</sup>.

## History

**Sep 5 1952 — Bank Saderat Iran BSI founded in Tehran Iran as Iranian export commercial bank** distinctive Iranian banking heritage.

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

**2009 — Bank Saderat Iran TSE listing as part of Iranian Justice Shares Plan partial privatisation**.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bank Saderat Iran BSI** (Iranian commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance + Iranian Social Security Organisation + Justice Shares Plan ~80%+ aggregate ownership + Iranian retail + institutional investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

BSI Mobile app (Android primary; iOS limited due to US sanctions on Apple App Store distribution in Iran) + bsi.ir online + Bank Saderat Iran branch network across Iran + Iraq + UAE + Oman + UK + France + Germany + Egypt + Bahrain + Lebanon + Qatar international branches + BSI 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; Iranian state-owned commercial bank; Iran's largest commercial bank by assets + branches) + [Bank Mellat](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mellat-iran) (Bank Mellat; Iranian state-owned commercial bank) + [Bank Tejarat](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tejarat-iran) (Bank Tejarat; Iranian state-owned commercial bank) + [Parsian Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/parsian-iran) (Parsian Bank; Iranian private commercial bank) + [Bank Pasargad](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pasargad-iran) (Bank Pasargad; Iranian private commercial bank).

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

## Status

**Active, Iranian commercial bank + Iranian government Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance + Iranian Social Security Organisation + Justice Shares Plan ~80%+ aggregate ownership + one of Iran's largest commercial banks by assets + branches + founded Sep 5 1952 in Tehran Iran** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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