What is BIN and how to find it

BIN stands for Bank Identification Number.

A bank identification number (BIN) is the initial six numbers you can find on a credit card.

This bank identification number uniquely identifies the institution issuing the card. The BIN is essential in the process of matching transactions to the issuer of the card.

You might block unwanted transactions from happening based on the BIN. To do so, you must find relevant BIN. 

Finding BIN 

You can find BIN when checking a charge in the Charges section or when checking transactions associated with a customer. 

Charge view 

  1. Click on the particular charge on the Charges list.

  2. Click on a chosen charge

  3. In the card section you'll see a card number. First six digits are BIN

Customer view 

  1. Click on the particular customer on the Customers list. 

  2. Click on the charge that you want to find the BIN for, on the Charges list associated with that customer.

  3. Click on a chosen charge

  4. In the card section you'll see a card number. First six digits are BIN

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