The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. It has a location in three spheres of Asia (West, Central, and South) and is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Kazakhstan and Russia are direct neighbors to the north. Link to external site : Website for Iran |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
0.00 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
81.709 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | IRR |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | IR |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Religious Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
religious legal system based on sharia law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach | |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Bank Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 73.97 |
| Adult % | 0.00 |
| Migrants % |
0.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
2,128.70 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 0.00 |
| Female % | 39.70 |
| Literate % | 0.00 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 88.21 |
| Banked % | 31.00 |
| Access to FS % | 39.38 |
| Internet % | 13.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 34.59 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 23.97 |
| POS per 100k adults | 1,353.14 |
| Prepaid % | 0.00 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 0.00 |
| Monthly ARPU | |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Other Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets | |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |