A BIN is the first four or six integers of your credit card number. So if you have a credit card number 4394752140445547 then the BIN is 439475.
You can find more details about this BIN below.
Bin checker tool is made to check the BIN of a credit card and provide details on that particular BIN.
Many times you will notice if you hand over your credit card or any bank card to shops, malls, stores you will notice that the cashier is listing down the numbers of your credit card which you might something feel like "why are they listing it down?" in truth is they are listing down the first six digits of your bank card so they can check the validity of its BIN.
BIN is a series of integer that are not randomly generated they are made with the use of formula. Its was developed by American National Standards Institute and the ISO organization to easily indentify the institution that issused the credit card. See table below to check for Major Industry Indentifier.
| MII Digit | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISO/TC 68 and other industry assignments |
| 1 | Airlines |
| 2 | Airlines, financial and other future industry assignments |
| 3 | Travel and entertainment |
| 4 | Banking and financial |
| 5 | Banking and financial |
| 6 | Merchandising and banking/financial |
| 7 | Petroleum and other future industry assignments |
| 8 | Healthcare, telecommunications and other future industry assignments |
| 9 | For assignment by national standards bodies |
INFO: Credit card number generated are valid but DOES NOT WORK like an actual credit card. They do not have any actual REAL VALUE. They are for data testing and verification purposes only.
