BIN Lookup

The BIN (Bank Identification Number) Lookup free tool helps businesses identify the issuing bank for a credit or debit card. This is particularly useful for fraud prevention, as it allows merchants to verify the legitimacy of a transaction by identifying high-risk regions or suspicious card issuers.

A BIN is a sequence of numbers on a payment card that identifies the financial institution that issued the card. BINs are usually the first four to eight digits of a card's Primary Account Number (PAN). They can be found on many types of payment cards, including credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, gift cards, and electronic benefits cards.

BINs are used for a number of purposes, including:

• Verifying card validity: BINs can be used to confirm that a card is legitimate

• Preventing fraud: BINs help financial institutions identify stolen or fraudulent cards, which can help prevent identity theft

• Routing payments: BINs help ensure that transactions are routed to the correct issuer

• Identifying card type: BINs can indicate the type of card, such as whether it's a credit card, debit card, or prepaid card

• Identifying card scheme: BINs can indicate the card scheme, such as Visa or MasterCard

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