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472491

472491 is a Visa Debit card issued by Wema Bank PLC in Nigeria. The source data does not record a card category for this BIN, so we cannot say whether it is a personal or business card.

VISA logo debit NIGERIA flag NIGERIA

4724 91XX XXXX XXXX

Cardholder Name

John Doe

VISA logo

Card

Brand
VISA logo VISA
Type
debit
Category
VISA
Spending
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What does BIN 472491 tell us?

BIN 472491 belongs to the VISA network and is issued by WEMA BANK PLC in NIGERIA. This is a debit card (not prepaid).

The first 6 digits of this card number uniquely identify the issuing institution and card program. This information is used by payment processors, fraud detection systems, and merchants to route transactions and validate cards.

BIN data is public information shared across millions of cards. Knowing a BIN does not expose any personal or account information. The remaining digits are unique to each cardholder and include a check digit validated by the Luhn algorithm.

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