FakecreditcardAbout BIN 493712
BIN 493712 is listed as a Visa Electron debit card issued by Banco BPI 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.
Banco BPI has 17 BINs in the dataset, which makes it 7th of 14 banks with a BIN page in Portugal. The Banco BPI 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 493712
| Starts with | 493712 (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 | 4937 1258 6982 0816 |
A checkout that receives a number starting with 493712 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 493712 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 493712?
BIN 493712 is registered to Banco BPI in Portugal. The dataset lists the website www.bancobpi.pt. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 493712 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 493712 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 493712?
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 BPI, 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.