FakecreditcardAbout BIN 518418
BIN 518418 is listed as a Mastercard credit card issued by Alpha Bank in Greece. Credit cards spend against a credit line that the cardholder repays later; interchange fees and fraud rules usually differ from debit cards.
Alpha Bank has 53 BINs in the dataset, which makes it the third-largest of 10 banks with a BIN page in Greece. The Alpha Bank BIN list shows all of them with network, type and level.
Greece has 621 BINs in the dataset; among the 474 that name an issuer, the main networks are Visa (54%), Mastercard (27%), Diners Club (11%), and 33% are debit. See the Greece BIN list.
Mastercard number format for BIN 518418
| Starts with | 518418 (the BIN). First digit 5: banking and financial |
|---|---|
| Length | 16 digits |
| Security code | 3-digit CVC2 on the back |
| Check digit | The last digit, calculated with the Luhn algorithm |
| Printed as | 5184 1829 3179 3825 |
A checkout that receives a number starting with 518418 should detect Mastercard, 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
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Frequently asked questions
Which bank issued BIN 518418?
BIN 518418 is registered to Alpha Bank in Greece. The dataset lists the website www.alpha.gr. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 518418 a debit or a credit card BIN?
It is recorded as credit. 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 518418 have?
Mastercard card numbers have 16 digits, and the security code is a 3-digit CVC2 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 518418?
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 Alpha Bank, 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.