FakecreditcardAbout BIN 478901
In our BIN data, 478901 is a Visa Classic credit card range that belongs to Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, registered in Canada. Credit cards spend against a credit line that the cardholder repays later; interchange fees and fraud rules usually differ from debit cards. Classic marks an entry-level consumer product.
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union has fewer than ten BINs in our data, so it has no bank page; 3 BINs starting with 478 belong to it.
Across Canada, the dataset counts 16,234 BINs; among the 14,414 that name an issuer, the main networks are Private label (79%), Visa (8%), Mastercard (6%), and 85% are debit. See the Canada BIN list or the Canada card generator.
Visa number format for BIN 478901
| Starts with | 478901 (the BIN). First digit 4: banking and financial |
|---|---|
| Length | 16 digits (13 and 19 also allowed) |
| Security code | 3-digit CVV2 on the back |
| Check digit | The last digit, calculated with the Luhn algorithm |
| Printed as | 4789 0170 2532 0410 |
A checkout that receives a number starting with 478901 should detect Visa, expect 16 digits and ask for a 3-digit security code. The generator creates as many numbers with this BIN as you need, with expiry dates and CVVs, as CSV, JSON or XML.
Nearby BINs
The BINs closest to 478901 in our data. Neighbouring ranges often belong to the same bank, but not always — each range is assigned separately.
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Frequently asked questions
Which bank issued BIN 478901?
BIN 478901 is registered to Vancouver City Savings Credit Union in Canada. The dataset lists the website www.vancity.com. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 478901 a debit or a credit card BIN?
It is recorded as credit, product level Classic. Credit cards spend against a credit line that the cardholder repays later; interchange fees and fraud rules usually differ from debit cards.
How many digits does a card with BIN 478901 have?
Visa card numbers have 16 digits (13 and 19 also allowed), and the security code is a 3-digit CVV2 on the back. The first six digits are the BIN, the last digit is the Luhn check digit, and the digits in between identify the account.
Can I generate test card numbers with BIN 478901?
Yes. Open the generator with this BIN to create Luhn-valid numbers with expiry dates and CVVs for testing forms, validation and BIN-based rules. They are test data: not issued by Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, linked to no account and declined by real payment systems.
Does a BIN tell me whether a card is valid?
No. A BIN describes a range of card numbers — network, issuer, country and product — not a particular card. Whether a card exists or can be charged is known only to the issuing bank. To check the format of a full number (length and check digit), use the card validator.
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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BIN data: bin-list-data by Venelin Kochev (a lite version of binlookup.io), licensed under CC BY 4.0. 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.