BIN is short for Bank Identification Number. It is the unique, bank-level number that identifies which bank a card belongs to, generated in accordance with the ISO/IEC 7812 standard.
It is the first 6 digits of a credit or debit card number.
A BIN is a unique value no matter where in the world you are.
For example, the BIN 435629 belongs to Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi.
So what does this 6-digit BIN actually tell us?
BIN information is issued by card schemes such as MasterCard, Troy, and Visa. The detailed information for each BIN is kept in a BIN table.
A BIN table contains the following information:
Card Scheme: Which card payment scheme the card belongs to. For example Visa, MasterCard, Troy, Amex
Card Type: Shows the card's type information. It can be a credit card or a debit card.
Prepaid? : Held as Yes/No. If this field is Yes, the card is a prepaid card; if No, it is not a prepaid card.
Card Subtype: Shows the subtype defined for that card type. For example; Visa debit cards are Electron. Visa credit cards are split into classic, gold, etc.
Card Number Length: Shows how many digits the card number consists of. It is usually 16 digits.
Card Number Luhn Algorithm: Indicates whether the card number was generated according to the Luhn algorithm. Held as Yes/No.
Bank Code: The code of the bank that owns the BIN.
Country: The country where the bank that owns the BIN is located.
Product Type: The product type the card was issued as. For example, a standard card, a virtual card, etc.
By entering a BIN number at the link below, you can find out which country's and which bank's card it belongs to: