Country · Middle East & North Africa
Iran
Check who the institutions in Iran are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Iran, so every institution listed here holds a BIC.
Iran at a glance
Every row is the same 29 institutions, split by one attribute
Type
- Financial institution 28 · 97%
- Credit institution 1 · 3.4%
Identification
- BIC only 29 · 100%
Regulation level
- Prudential licence 1 · 3.4%
- Not on a tracked register 28 · 97%
LEI
- LEI mapped 5 · 17%
- No LEI mapped 24 · 83%
View as table
| Attribute | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| Financial institution | 28 | 97% |
| Credit institution | 1 | 3.4% |
| Identification | ||
| BIC only | 29 | 100% |
| Regulation level | ||
| Prudential licence | 1 | 3.4% |
| Not on a tracked register | 28 | 97% |
| LEI | ||
| LEI mapped | 5 | 17% |
| No LEI mapped | 24 | 83% |
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
BIC data as at 23 September 2026
Institutions in Iran
The first 25 of 29 institutions in Iran, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first.
- Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG BIC EIHBIRT1 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank Melli Iran BIC MELIIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Saman Bank BIC SABCIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Mellat BIC BKMTIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Refah Kargaran BIC REFAIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Parsian Bank BIC BKPAIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Eghtesad Novin Bank BIC BEGNIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank of Industry and Mine BIC BOIMIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Sepah BIC SEPBIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Export Development Bank of Iran BIC EDBIIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Maskan BIC BKMNIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Keshavarzi BIC KESHIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Tejarat BIC BTEJIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Shahr CO. (Public Company) BIC CIYBIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Sarmaye Bank (P.J.S.C) BIC SRMBIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Post Bank of Iran BIC PBIRIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Karafarin Bank BIC KBIDIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Pasargad BIC BKBPIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran (Central Bank of Iran) BIC BMJIIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Credit Institute For Development BIC BTOSIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Sina Bank BIC SINAIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Ayandeh Bank BIC AYBKIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Day BIC DAYBIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Helal Iran Medical Devices CO. BIC HIMDIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Iran Venezuela Bi-National Bank BIC IVBBIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
Sanctions
The OFAC or EU lists cite 17 institutions in Iran by BIC or LEI, as at 23 September 2026. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 29 institutions here that hold a BIC. Country programmes name Iran; Elucidate grades them as comprehensive embargo.
Listed institutions
Institutions whose BIC or LEI an OFAC or EU listing cites
- Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG BIC EIHBIRT1 Credit institutionPrudential licence
- Bank Melli Iran BIC MELIIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Saman Bank BIC SABCIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Mellat BIC BKMTIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Refah Kargaran BIC REFAIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Parsian Bank BIC BKPAIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Eghtesad Novin Bank BIC BEGNIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank of Industry and Mine BIC BOIMIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Sepah BIC SEPBIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Bank Tejarat BIC BTEJIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Post Bank of Iran BIC PBIRIRT1 Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
- Karafarin Bank BIC KBIDIRTH Financial institutionNot on a tracked register
OFAC programmes naming Iran
Entries on the OFAC lists under each programme, all entry types, published 23 September 2026
Level: Comprehensive embargo (graded by Elucidate). A programme lists individuals, entities, vessels and aircraft; its count is not a count of institutions.
EU regimes naming Iran
Entries on the EU consolidated list under each regime, generated 22 September 2026
- Iran IRN 707
Level: Broad financial-sector sanctions (graded by Elucidate).
Regulation and supervision
None of the 22 tracked registers covers Iran. All 29 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Iran’s national authorities are not listed. By regulation level: 1 prudentially supervised, 28 not on a tracked register.
ECB banking supervision
Significant institutions
The ECB list of supervised entities covers 1 institution here that hold a BIC: 0 significant, supervised directly by the ECB, and 1 less significant.
See 1 ECB-supervised institution →Groups and systemic importance
GLEIF records the head office of 2 corporate groups in the directory here.
Largest other groups
GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country
| Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group |
|---|---|---|
| Saman Bank | 1 | 2 |
Groups headquartered here
Largest of 2, by legal entities in the directory
| Group | LEIs in the directory |
|---|---|
| Bank Saderat Iran | 3 |
| Saman Bank | 2 |
Payments and connectivity
Of the 29 institutions in Iran that hold a BIC, 44.8% are connected to Swift, as at 23 September 2026.
Connection to Swift
Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory
A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network.
All BIC codes in Iran
Look up any of the 984 BIC codes registered in Iran: the head offices and branch codes of the 29 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags.
Where branch codes cluster
Branch codes by city, top 8
Sources & method
Each institution counts once, in one country: the BIC country when it holds a BIC, otherwise the country of the register that lists it. Licences in other countries are shown on its page.
Sanctions listings are matched on the BIC and on the LEI mapped to it, so they cover institutions that hold a BIC only. Institutions without a BIC are not screened. Always screen against the official lists.
Read the methodology →Sources for this page
- Swift ISO 9362 BIC directory—institutions and branch codes, mapped to LEIs through the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. As at 23 September 2026
- OFAC SDN and consolidated lists—US Treasury · source ↗ published 23 September 2026
- EU consolidated financial sanctions list—European Commission generated 22 September 2026
- ECB list of supervised entities · ECB ↗ published 20 August 2026
- GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · about Level 2 data ↗ as at 25 September 2026
Assess the financial crime risk behind a counterparty
A BIC or a licence identifies an entity; it does not assess it. The Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks and payment firms. Read about the FinCrime Index.
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