from http://perl.about.com/compute/perl/library/nosearch/P073000.htm
verified by http://www.beachnet.com/~hstiles/cardtype.html
Card Type Prefix Length
MasterCard 51-55 16
VISA 4 13, 16
American Express (AMEX) 34, 37 15
Diners Club/Carte Blanche 300-305, 36, 38 14
enRoute 2014, 2149 15
Discover 6011 16
JCB 3 16
JCB 2131, 1800 15
from Neale Banks <neale@lowendale.com.au>
According to a booklet I have from Westpac (an Aussie bank), a card number
starting with 5610 or 56022[1-5] is a BankCard
BankCards have exactly 16 digits.
from "Becker, Max" <Max.Becker@firstgate.com>
It's mostly used in the UK and is either called "Switch" or "Solo".
Card Type Prefix Length
Switch various 16,18,19
Solo 63, 6767 16,18,19
switch
4903
0[2-9]
3[5-9]
4911
0[1-2]
7[4-9]
8[1-2]
4936
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card_number#Prefixes
As of November 8, 2004, MasterCard and Diner's club formed an alliance.
Cards issued in Canada and the USA start with 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 BIN prefix.
Effective October 1, 2006, the Discover Network will activate new Issuer
Identification Numbers (IINs) to support a variety of card types and
products. Additionally, Discover and China Union Pay (CUP) have
established a strategic alliance and reciprocity agreement. As a result,
IIN ranges from CUP will be enabled to facilitate the acceptance of CUP
credit Cards on the Discover Network by October 1, 2006. CUP credit
cards will be enabled on Discover Network with a 16-digit Card Number
only. The updated IIN table is shown below.
Minimum IIN Maximum IIN Product
650000 650099 Consumer Debit
650100 650199 Commercial Debit
650200 650399 Stored Value
650400 650599 Stored Value
650600 650799 Consumer Credit
650800 650999 Commercial Credit
651000 659999 Reserved for Future Use
China Union Pay
62212600 62292599 Credit
Please ensure that your POS terminals, websites and any pertinent
internal systems can accept these new IINs.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_(debit_card)#Technical
Laser cards are prefixed with either "6304", "6706", "6771" or "6709", and
may be between 16 and 19 characters in length.
from https://www.discovernetworkvar.com/pdf_docs/9-2_VAR_ALERT_Sep_2009.pdf
Be sure to update your POS systems now with the following expanded Issuer
Identification Number ("IIN") Ranges. The IIN Range table listed below
includes Diners Club International ("DCI") and other Issuers and Card
programs that operate on Discover Network. These ranges are required for Card
transaction routing and detailed in Release 9.2 of the Discover® Network
Acquirer Operating Regulations and Technical Specifications:
Start End Issuing
Network
30000000 30599999 DCI
30950000 30959999 DCI
35280000 358999991 JCB
36000000 369999992 DCI
38000000 39999999 DCI
60110000 60110999 Discover
Network
60112000 60114999 Discover
Network
60117400 60117499 Discover
Network
60117700 60117999 Discover
Network
60118600 60119999 Discover
Network
62212600 62292599 CUP
62400000 62699999 CUP
62820000 62889999 CUP
64400000 65999999 Discover
Network
1 This IIN range (35280000 to 35899999) shall be enabled only by Merchant
Processors in connection with Merchant relationships, POS Devices or otherw
of the United States of America and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, th
Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, subject to certain exceptions in Acquir
applicable.
2 The PAN length for this IIN Range (36000000 to 36999999) is 14 digits.