BIN 821981 — Lookup & Card Details

Check bank, country, card type, and issuer information for BIN 821981.

What is BIN 821981?

BIN 821981 is on the RuPay network.

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. The card runs on the RuPay network.

RuPay is India's domestic card network, operated by NPCI, with BIN ranges including 508, 81 and 82, and acceptance across India and partner networks abroad.

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 821981 is institutional data under the ISO/IEC 7812 standard — looking it up reveals the issuing program, nothing about any cardholder.

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BIN 821981, digit by digit

Each position in a BIN carries defined meaning under ISO/IEC 7812. Here is how the 6 digits of 821981 break down.

8Major Industry Identifier — Healthcare, telecom and national assignments (incl. RuPay)

2Issuer range digit 2 of the 6-digit prefix

1Issuer range digit 3 of the 6-digit prefix

9Issuer range digit 4 of the 6-digit prefix

8Issuer range digit 5 of the 6-digit prefix

1Issuer range digit 6 of the 6-digit prefix

BIN 821981 — frequently asked questions

Which bank issued BIN 821981?

The live registry lookup doesn't currently return a bank name for BIN 821981. The prefix resolves to the RuPay network, and issuer details may appear as registries update — newly issued and virtual ranges often lag.

What card network does BIN 821981 run on?

BIN 821981 runs on the RuPay network. RuPay is India's domestic card network, operated by NPCI, with BIN ranges including 508, 81 and 82, and acceptance across India and partner networks abroad.

Is it legal to look up BIN 821981?

Yes. BIN 821981 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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