809BINs with a named issuer
48issuers
46%debit ranges
9card networks
The dataset has 919 BINs registered to South Africa; 809 of them name the issuing bank. By network, Visa leads with 413, then Mastercard (219), Local brand (73), Diners Club (46) and 5 other networks. The card type split is 54% credit (438) and 46% debit (371).
The BINs are spread across 48 issuers, led by Firstrand Bank, Ltd. (136 BINs), ahead of Standard Bank of South Africa, Ltd. (111) and Nedbank, Ltd. (108). 13 banks have 10 or more BINs and their own pages below.
The most common card levels are Classic (115), Standard (98) and Gold (76). 86 BINs are prepaid or gift products. 123 are marked as business, corporate or commercial.
South Africa test card generatorBank pages (13)
Card networks in South Africa
Largest issuers in South Africa
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All bank BIN pages in South Africa
13 issuers with 10 or more BINs, largest first.
- Firstrand Bank, Ltd. 136
- Standard Bank of South Africa, Ltd. 111
- Nedbank, Ltd. 108
- ABSA Group, Ltd. 104
- ABSA Bank, Ltd. 86
- DC South Africa 42
- Bidvest Bank, Ltd. 36
- Capitec Bank, Ltd. 25
- Mercantile Bank, Ltd. 20
- Access Bank (South Africa), Ltd. 17
- African Bank, Ltd. 15
- Discovery Bank, Ltd. 10
- Maestro International 10
Other issuers
Issuers with fewer than 10 BINs in the data (no separate page): Investec Bank, Ltd., Citibank, N.A. South Africa, Sasfin Bank, Ltd., Nedcor Bank, Ltd., Grindrod Bank, Ltd., Finbond Mutual Bank, Tymebank, Interpayment Services, Ltd., Ithala, Ltd., The South African Post Office (Soc), Ltd., Bank Zero Mutual Bank, Ubank, Ltd., South African Postbank Soc, Ltd., Citibank, N.A., FNB, South African Post Office, HBZ Bank, Ltd., Nedbank Lesotho, Albaraka Bank, Ltd., Access Bank PLC, Mauritius Commercial Bank, Ltd., Teba Bank, First National Bank Zambia, Ltd., Unibank, Ltd., NBS Bank, Ltd., Provisional Bid - Barko Mutual Bank, Bidv, Travelex Card Services, Ltd., Boland Bank, Ltd., South African Postbank, Ltd. and more.
Sample South Africa BINs
40 BINs spread evenly across the 809 with a named issuer. Look up any other BIN with the BIN checker.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find which bank issued a card from South Africa?
Type the first 6 to 8 digits into the box above or the BIN checker: it shows the issuer, network, card type and country. 13 banks from South Africa with 10 or more BINs also have a page listing all their BINs.
Which card networks are used in South Africa?
By BIN count: Visa 51%, Mastercard 27%, Local brand 9%, Diners Club 6%. 46% of the ranges are debit and 54% credit.
Why do the totals differ (919 vs 809 BINs)?
The dataset holds 919 BINs registered to South Africa, but only 809 name the issuing bank; the rest are listed with a network or a processor only. This page counts the ranges with a named issuer.
Can a BIN be turned into a real, usable card number?
No. Numbers generated from a BIN pass format checks but no bank issued them, so real payments are declined. Use your gateway’s sandbox test cards for checkout tests.
A BIN identifies the card network and the issuing institution only. It reveals nothing about an individual card,
cardholder or account, and it cannot show whether a card exists or can be charged. Test numbers generated from a BIN are for
development and QA only and are declined by every real payment system.
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Changes made by Fakecreditcard: issuer, brand and country names re-cased and standardized, spelling variants of the same issuer merged, malformed phone numbers and web addresses removed.
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