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BIN 488861 — Lookup & Card Details
Check bank, country, card type, and issuer information for BIN 488861.
What is BIN 488861?
BIN 488861 is issued by Akita International Card Co., Ltd., from Japan, on the Visa network, as a credit card.
A Bank Identification Number (BIN, or Issuer Identification Number / IIN) is the first 6 to 8 digits of any payment card. It tells the payment network which institution issued the card, what kind of card it is, and where it was issued. For BIN 488861, that institution is Akita International Card Co., Ltd. in Japan. The card runs on the Visa network. Transactions settle in JPY.
Visa is the world's largest card network, with cards beginning with the digit 4 and accepted in virtually every country.
In practice this prefix is what a checkout sees first — risk engines score it, gateways route on it, and merchants use it to decide whether to accept the card class at all. BIN 488861 is institutional data under the ISO/IEC 7812 standard — looking it up reveals the issuing program, nothing about any cardholder.
BIN 488861, digit by digit
Each position in a BIN carries defined meaning under ISO/IEC 7812. Here is how the 6 digits of 488861 break down.
BIN 488861 — frequently asked questions
Which bank issued BIN 488861?
BIN 488861 is registered to Akita International Card Co., Ltd. in Japan. The issuing institution is recorded in the card networks' BIN registries and confirmed by the live lookup on this page.
What country is BIN 488861 from?
BIN 488861 was issued in Japan, where card transactions settle in JPY. Country of issuance is set by the issuing institution's registration, not by where the card is used.
What card network does BIN 488861 run on?
BIN 488861 runs on the Visa network as a credit card (Visa Classic). Visa is the world's largest card network, with cards beginning with the digit 4 and accepted in virtually every country.
Is it legal to look up BIN 488861?
Yes. BIN 488861 is public infrastructure data under the ISO/IEC 7812 standard — it identifies the issuing program, not any cardholder. No personal or account data is involved in a BIN lookup.
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