Iran · Financial institution
Karafarin Bank
Sanctions
OFAC · United States
On the SDN list since 2012-07-12
- Listed as
- KARAFARIN BANK
- List
- Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list
- Sanctions programmes
- IRAN IRAN-EO13902
- BIC cited
- KBIDIRTH
- Designated
- SDN 2012-07-12
- OFAC record
- Entry 13134 on OFAC ↗
Country · Iran
These programmes apply at country level
- OFAC · United States
- Comprehensive embargo
- Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations IFSR · 1,610 listings
- Iran sectors (EO 13902) IRAN-EO13902 · 981 listings
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations IRAN · 679 listings
- Iran (EO 13846) IRAN-EO13846 · 488 listings
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC · 289 listings
- Iran human rights IRAN-HR · 222 listings
- Iran Supreme Leader’s office (EO 13876) IRAN-EO13876 · 115 listings
- Iran metals (EO 13871) IRAN-EO13871 · 51 listings
- Iran conventional arms IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO · 47 listings
- Iran Threat Reduction Act IRAN-TRA · 31 listings
- CAATSA (Iran) CAATSA - IRAN · 20 listings
- Iran human rights abuses via IT HRIT-IR · 16 listings
- EU
- Broad financial-sector sanctions
- Iran IRN · 707 listings
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched. Licences are matched through an LEI, and no LEI is mapped to this BIC.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- KBIDIRTHXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under KBIDIRTH directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 22 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 2002-06-01
- Last updated
- 2026-08-20
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- KBIDIRTHXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- KBIDBank
- IRCountry · Iran
- THLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped in the directory
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- Not matched: no LEI mapped to match on
- Country · region
- Iran · Middle East & North Africa
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No LEI mapped to match on list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- On the SDN list since 2012-07-12
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- Comprehensive embargo
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
No LEI is mapped to this BIC, so GLEIF relationship records cannot be linked.
Addresses
- Registered address
- KARAFARIN BANK - NAHID BUILDING 97 NAHID STREET, VALI- ASR AVENUE TEHRAN 1966916475 IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
- Operational address
- KARAFARIN BANK - NAHID BUILDING 97 NAHID STREET, VALI- ASR AVENUE TEHRAN 1966916475 TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC. No LEI is mapped in the directory
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>KBIDIRTHXXX</BICFI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>KBIDIRTHXXX</BICFI>
<Nm>KARAFARIN BANK</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>TEHRAN</TwnNm>
<Ctry>IR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>KARAFARIN BANK - NAHID BUILDING 97 NAHID STREET</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>VALI- ASR AVENUE TEHRAN 1966916475</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 22 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 6 cities. Largest: Tehran (13), Teheran (5).
All 22 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 2025 (7 BICs) and 2005 (5).
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBIDIRTH004 | ESFAHAN CENTRAL BRANCH | Isfahan | 58 FEIZ SQ., MIR AVE ISFAHAN 8164987544 ISFAHAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH005 | FARMANIYEH BRANCH | Tehran | KOOHE NOOR TOWER FARMANIYEH AVE CROSS LAVASANI AVE TEHRAN 1953835113 TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH008 | CENTRAL BRANCH OF TABRIZ | Tabriz | 915 EMAM KHOMEINI AVE OPPOSITE OF CULTURE HOUSE TABRIZ 5163986173 TABRIZ IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH009 | VANAK BRANCH | Tehran | 52-54 SHIRAZ VANAK SQUARE NORTH SHIRAZ AVE, MOLASADRA AVE TEHRAN 1991817519 TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH016 | ZAFAR BRANCH | Tehran | ZAFAR TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH018 | MASHHAD CENTRAL BRANCH | Mashhad | AHMAD ABAD AVE CORNER OF PASTOR AVE MASHHAD 9183715581 MASHHAD IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH022 | SEPAHAN BRANCH | Tehran | BOKHAREST ST. TEHRAN 1514613146 TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH028 | CENTRAL BRANCH | Tehran | KARAFARIN'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT. KARAFARIN BANK AHMAD GHASIR AVENUE NO.6 TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH031 | KISH ISLAND BRANCH | Kish Island | MARKAZE FAALIYATHAYE POOLI VA BANKI KISH ISLAND KISH ISLAND IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH050 | SHAHIS BEHESHTI BRANCH | Tehran | TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH102 | BOLVAR FERDOS SHARGHI | Tehran | KARAFARIN'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT. KARAFARIN BANK FLOOR 2ND EAST BOLVARD FERDOWS NO. 335 - 337 TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH110 | POLE ROUMI BRANCH | Tehran | KARAFARIN'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT. KARAFARIN BANK FLOOR 2ND SHARIATI AVENUE POLE ROUMI DISTRIC NO.1861 TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH168 | ZAFAR BRANCH | Tehran | KARAFARIN'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT. KARAFARIN BANK ZAFAR AVENUE NO. 289 TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH201 | MARKAZI INTL. DIVISION | Teheran | KARAFARIN BANK NO.6 FLOOR 5 AHMAD GHASIR AVE TEHERAN 1513636417 TEHERAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH202 | TABAN | Teheran | KARAFARIN BANK - TABAN BLD. NO.2 FLOOR 1 AFRICA AVENUE TEHERAN 1968935915 TEHERAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH203 | POLE ROOMI INTL. DIVISION | Teheran | KARAFARIN BANK, POLE ROOMI BLD. NO.1816 FLOOR 1 SHARIATI AVENUE, TEHERAN TEHERAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH204 | EAST FERDOS BLVD INTL. DIVISION | Tehran | KARAFARIN BANK, EAST FERDOS BLD. NO.335 FLOOR 1 EAST FERDOS BLVD. TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH205 | YOUSEF ABAD INTL. DIVISION | Tehran | KARAFARIN BANK NO.430 FLOOR 2 SEYED JAMALEDIN ASAD ABADI TEHRAN 1436864661 TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH206 | JADE MAKHSOUS INTL. DIVISION | Teheran | KARAFARIN BANK NO.469 FLOOR 2 LASHKARI HIGH WAY TEHERAN 1396118775 TEHERAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH207 | ERFAN NIYAYESH INTL. DIVISION | Teheran | ERFAN BLD. NO.54 FLOOR 1 17 TH- BAKHSHAYESH ST., WEST SARV TEHERAN 1998883565 TEHERAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTH643 | NAHID BRANCH | Tehran | KARAFARIN'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT KARAFARIN BANK WEST NAHID AVENUE TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
| KBIDIRTHSHB | — | Tehran | TEHRAN TEHRAN IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | — | 2026-08-20 |
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Sources & method
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