Iran opened such a bank in Mashhad on June 7, 2010. The bank's director stated, "the aim is not sex segregation but respect for women."[2][3] The government-owned bank is Bank Melli.[4]
In Saudi Arabia, most banks have some sort of women-only branch within the main branch.
in 2013, India launched its first public sector bank for women only, in Mumbai, aimed at economically empowering millions of women in India.[5]