0 (0) History Bank Identification Numbers (BINs) were first used in the 1980s, as the use of credit and debit cards became more common. There was a need at the time for a standardized method of identifying a card’s issuing bank. BINs were originally four-digit codes used primarily in the United States, but as card … Continue reading Bank Identification Numbers (BINs): Will they still be relevant in the future?