About BIN 521189
BIN 521189 is listed as a Mastercard Standard debit card issued by Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. in South Korea. 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). Standard marks an entry-level consumer product.
Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. has 569 BINs in the dataset, which makes it the second-largest of 31 banks with a BIN page in South Korea. The Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. BIN list shows all of them with network, type and level.
South Korea has 4,520 BINs in the dataset; among the 3,773 that name an issuer, the main networks are Local brand (38%), Visa (21%), Mastercard (19%), and 33% are debit. See the South Korea BIN list or the South Korea card generator.
Mastercard number format for BIN 521189
| Starts with | 521189 (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 | 5211 8980 8228 3574 |
When you test with this BIN, check that your form shows the Mastercard 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 521189. Banks often hold consecutive ranges, so neighbours can be sister products of the same issuer.
More BINs from Shinhan Card Co., Ltd.
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Frequently asked questions
Which bank issued BIN 521189?
BIN 521189 is registered to Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. in South Korea. The dataset lists the website www.shinhan.com. Bank details can change after mergers or portfolio sales, so confirm with the bank for anything important.
Is 521189 a debit or a credit card BIN?
It is recorded as debit, product level Standard. 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 521189 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 521189?
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 Shinhan Card Co., Ltd., 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.