FakecreditcardAbout BIN 479238
BIN 479238 is listed as a Visa Electron debit card issued by Caixa Economica Montepio Geral in Portugal. Debit cards draw money directly from the cardholder's bank account, so checkouts and gateways often treat them differently from credit cards (fees, holds, recurring billing). Visa Electron is a debit product that is authorized online for every transaction.
Caixa Economica Montepio Geral has 14 BINs in the dataset, which makes it 9th of 14 banks with a BIN page in Portugal. The Caixa Economica Montepio Geral BIN list shows all of them with network, type and level.
Portugal has 643 BINs in the dataset; among the 523 that name an issuer, the main networks are Visa (64%), Mastercard (22%), American Express (7%), and 36% are debit. See the Portugal BIN list.
Visa number format for BIN 479238
| Starts with | 479238 (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 | 4792 3858 2698 5771 |
When you test with this BIN, check that your form shows the Visa logo, groups the 16 digits correctly and rejects numbers whose check digit is wrong. The generator creates as many numbers with this BIN as you need, with expiry dates and CVVs, as CSV, JSON or XML.
Nearby BINs
BINs just below and above 479238. Banks often hold consecutive ranges, so neighbours can be sister products of the same issuer.
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Frequently asked questions
Which bank issued BIN 479238?
BIN 479238 is registered to Caixa Economica Montepio Geral in Portugal. The dataset lists the website www.bancomontepio.pt. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 479238 a debit or a credit card BIN?
It is recorded as debit, product level Electron. Debit cards draw money directly from the cardholder's bank account, so checkouts and gateways often treat them differently from credit cards (fees, holds, recurring billing).
How many digits does a card with BIN 479238 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 479238?
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 Caixa Economica Montepio Geral, 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.