FakecreditcardAbout BIN 491298
BIN 491298 is listed as a Visa Gold credit card issued by Banco Promerica de Costa Rica, S.A. in Costa Rica. Credit cards spend against a credit line that the cardholder repays later; interchange fees and fraud rules usually differ from debit cards. Gold is a mid-tier product between the entry level (Classic or Standard) and premium tiers such as Platinum.
Banco Promerica de Costa Rica, S.A. has 64 BINs in the dataset, which makes it the third-largest of 15 banks with a BIN page in Costa Rica. The Banco Promerica de Costa Rica, S.A. BIN list shows all of them with network, type and level.
Costa Rica has 836 BINs in the dataset; among the 711 that name an issuer, the main networks are Visa (50%), Mastercard (33%), UATP (14%), and 27% are debit. See the Costa Rica BIN list or the Costa Rica card generator.
Visa number format for BIN 491298
| Starts with | 491298 (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 | 4912 9822 3121 9930 |
A checkout that receives a number starting with 491298 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 491298 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 491298?
BIN 491298 is registered to Banco Promerica de Costa Rica, S.A. in Costa Rica. The dataset lists the website www.promerica.fi.cr. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 491298 a debit or a credit card BIN?
It is recorded as credit, product level Gold. 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 491298 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 491298?
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 Promerica de Costa Rica, S.A., 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.