Shetab Banking System Explained

Shetab
Area:Iran
Members:27 (Iranian Banks)
Card:341,000,000 (2019)
Atm:57,000 (2019)
Website:https://www.cbi.ir/page/15728.aspx

Shetab, officially the Interbank Information Transfer Network, is an electronic banking clearance and automated payments system used in Iran. The system was introduced in 2002 with the intention of creating a uniform backbone for the Iranian banking system to handle ATM, EFTPOS and other card-based transactions.

Prior to its introduction, some Iranian banks were issuing cards that only worked on the issuing banks ATMs and POS machines. Since the introduction of Shetab, all banks must adhere to its standards and be able to connect to it. Furthermore, all issued credit or debit cards must be Shetab capable. As of the end of 2017, the Shetab system had 54,300 ATMs connected to it.[1]

History

Shetab was introduced in 2002, and now all card issuing banks in Iran are required to connect to the system.[2]

In 2005, the government obliged the Central Bank of Iran and the Iranian banks, mostly state owned, to set up all the necessary infrastructures (regulatory, hardware, software) for fully launching e-money in Iran by March 2005. While this plan has not yet fully materialised, local debit/credit cards are now commonplace and have removed the main obstacle to the growth of e-commerce (in the national scale) as well as the full roll out of e-government initiatives.[3] By 2010 it is expected that 12 million cards would be issued, all of which work with the Shetab system.[4]

The Agricultural Bank (Keshavarzi Bank) was the first Iranian bank to connect to the Shetab system.[5]

In 2007, before the imposition of new sanctions against Iran, Tetra-Tech IT Company announced that using Visa and Mastercard is now possible for online sales and in Iranian e-card terminals at shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, and travel agencies for Iranians and foreign tourists.[6] Iran's electronic commerce will reach 10,000 billion rials ($US1 billion) by March 2009.[7]

Connectivity

Members

See also: List of banks in Iran. As of 2020, nearly all Iranian banks and some international banks in Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are members of the Shetab System, as follows:[1] [13]

Impact

As of 2006, Iran was still very much a cash based society. It is expected that a unified clearance system, such as Shetab, will provide significantly greater efficiency, reduce crime, reduce money printing costs, and improve tax collection among other benefits. It is also expected to improve the quality of life of citizens whom, once the system is fully operational, would no longer be required to spend significant amounts of time organizing things in person and would consequently be able to conduct activities immediately over the phone or over the internet. The impact of the system is already being felt as corporations establish e-commerce, supply chains, online banking and retailing systems.[14] [15]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Number of active ATMs in Iran . 2018-05-29.
  2. Web site: Payment Systems in the I.R.Iran . 2006-07-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070313023214/http://www.nitc.co.ir/bank/page/2503.aspx . 2007-03-13 .
  3. Web site: Information and communications technology (ICT) to Iran - for Australian exporters - Austrade . 2009-05-09 . 2008-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080727015312/http://www.austrade.gov.au/ICT-to-Iran/default.aspx . dead .
  4. http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2411/html/focus.htm Iran Daily - Economic Focus - 10/27/05
  5. http://www.agri-bank.com/Static/English/About/Profile.asp Agri bank - About Us
  6. Web site: VISA and MasterCard usage possible in Iran. 2007-02-13. payvand.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314031627/http://payvand.com/news/07/feb/1159.html. 2018-03-14. 2018-03-14.
  7. http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0812030911192309.htm IRNA: Iran's e-commerce to reach rls10,000b
  8. http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=236691 Iran’s SHETAB system to be connected to Chinese banks
  9. Web site: Archived copy . www.qcb.gov.qa . 30 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006130808/http://www.qcb.gov.qa/Naps&Shetab.pdf . 6 October 2007 . dead.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126070751/http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3140/html/economy.htm Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 05/31/08
  11. News: Iranian Bank Cards' Int'l Linkup by March. 2016-12-18. Financial Tribune. 2018-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314031833/https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/55692/iranian-bank-cards-int-l-linkup-by-march. 2018-03-14. en-US.
  12. News: Россия и Иран завершили интеграцию платежных систем «Мир» и Shetab. 2024-07-06. Forbes Russia. 2024-07-07. ru.
  13. Web site: Agri bank - MehrCard . 2010-03-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105223740/http://www.agri-bank.com/Static/english/mehrcard.asp . 2010-01-05 .
  14. Web site: Find Local Contractors Home Remodeling Contractors on Ecnext. goliath.ecnext.com. en-US. 2018-03-14.
  15. http://www.iran-daily.com/1383/2072/html/panorama.htm Iran Daily

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