Rabu, 10 September 2008

Bank card number

The numbers found on credit cards and bank cards have a certain amount of internal structure, and share a common numbering scheme. Credit card numbers are a special case of ISO 7812 bank card numbers.

An ISO 7812 number contains a single-digit Major Industry Identifier (MII), a six-digit Issuer Identification Number (IIN), an account number, and a single digit checksum calculated using the Luhn algorithm. The MII is considered to be part of the IIN.

The term "Issuer Identification Number" (IIN) replaces the previously used "Bank Identification Number" (BIN). See ISO 7812 for more information.



Prefixes

IIN on a credit card (both printed and embossed)
IIN on a credit card (both printed and embossed)

The card number's prefix is the sequence of digits at the beginning of the number that determine the credit card network to which the number belongs. The first 6 digits of the credit card number are known as the Issuer Identification Number (IIN). These identify the institution that issued the card to the card holder. The rest of the number is allocated by the issuer. The card number's length is its number of digits.

Cards participating in the IIN system include:

In the United States, IINs are also used in NCPDP pharmacy claims to identify processors, and are printed on all pharmacy insurance cards. IINs are the primary routing mechanism for realtime claims. Each processor has one or more IINs, which it divides into plans by using Group Number and Processor Control Number fields.

Online merchants may use IIN lookups to help validate transactions. For example, if the credit card's IIN indicates a bank in one country, while the customer's billing address is in another, the transaction may call for extra scrutiny.

The prefixes and lengths for the most common card types are:

Card Type Prefix(es) Active Length Validation Symbol for coverage chart
American Express 34, 37[1] Yes 15[2] Luhn algorithm AmEx
Bankcard[3] 5610, 560221-560225 No 16 Luhn algorithm BC
China UnionPay 622 (622126-622925) Yes 16-19 unknown CUP
Diners Club Carte Blanche 300-305 Yes 14 Luhn algorithm DC-CB
Diners Club enRoute 2014, 2149 No 15 no validation DC-eR
Diners Club International[4] 36 Yes 14 Luhn algorithm DC-Int
Diners Club US & Canada[5] 55 Yes 16 Luhn algorithm DC-UC
Discover Card[6] 601100-601109, 601120-601149, 601174-601174, 601177-601179, 601186-601199, 352800-358999, 622126-622925, 644000-644999, 650000-659999 Yes 16 Luhn algorithm Disc
JCB[6] 35 (3528-3589) Yes 16 Luhn algorithm JCB
JCB (obsolete)[citation needed] 1800,2131 No 15 Luhn algorithm JCB
Laser (debit card)[citation needed] 6304, 6706, 6771, 6709 Yes 16-19 Luhn algorithm / unknown? Lasr
Maestro (debit card) 5020,5038,6304,6759,6761 Yes 16,18 Luhn algorithm Maes
MasterCard 51-55 Yes 16 Luhn algorithm MC
Solo (debit card) 6334, 6767 Yes 16,18,19 Luhn algorithm Solo
Switch (debit card) 4903,4905,4911,4936,564182,633110,6333,6759 Yes 16,18,19 Luhn algorithm Swch
Visa 4[1] Yes 13,16[7] Luhn algorithm Visa
Visa Electron 417500,4917,4913,4508,4844 Yes 16 Luhn algorithm Visa

On November 8, 2004, MasterCard and Diner's Club formed an alliance. Cards issued in Canada and the USA start with 54 or 55 and are treated as MasterCards worldwide. International cards use the 36 prefix and are treated as MasterCards in Canada and the US, but are treated as Diner's Club cards elsewhere. Diner's Club International's website makes no reference to old 38 prefix numbers, and they can be presumed reissued under the 55 or 36 IIN prefix.

Effective October 1, 2006, Discover will now be using the entire 65 prefix, not just 650. Also, similar to the MasterCard/Diner's agreement, China Union Pay cards are now treated as Discover cards and accepted on the Discover network.

A search on VISA's website results in many references to card numbers being 16 digits long. However, searching for references to 13-digit cards will turn up no results. It might be presumed that 13-digit cards no longer exist and have been reissued as 16-digit cards. However old accounts may still use these numbers.

Switch was rebranded as Maestro in mid 2007. Maestro is now VISA Electron's main competitor in the European debit card market.

Solo can be used outside of Britain if the card displays Maestro.

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