FakecreditcardAbout BIN 488234
BIN 488234 is listed as a Visa Classic debit card issued by Banco Nacional de Fomento in Paraguay. 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). Classic marks an entry-level consumer product.
Banco Nacional de Fomento has 12 BINs in the dataset, which makes it 5th of 6 banks with a BIN page in Paraguay. The Banco Nacional de Fomento BIN list shows all of them with network, type and level.
Paraguay has 340 BINs in the dataset; among the 327 that name an issuer, the main networks are Visa (52%), Mastercard (47%), American Express (1%), and 24% are debit. See the Paraguay BIN list.
Visa number format for BIN 488234
| Starts with | 488234 (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 | 4882 3461 2514 6698 |
A checkout that receives a number starting with 488234 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 488234 in our data. Neighbouring ranges often belong to the same bank, but not always — each range is assigned separately.
More BINs from Banco Nacional de Fomento
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Frequently asked questions
Which bank issued BIN 488234?
BIN 488234 is registered to Banco Nacional de Fomento in Paraguay. The dataset lists the website www.bnf.gov.py. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 488234 a debit or a credit card BIN?
It is recorded as debit, product level Classic. 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 488234 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 488234?
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 Banco Nacional de Fomento, 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.