BIN ranges and data for other card networks

[ram-chidambaram]

I'm testing Visa BIN Attribute Sharing Service in Sandbox. Looking at the documentation, I see "Product ID" and "Brand Indicator" includes other card networks ( e.g. Mastercard, Amex etc..). Also, the data returned in sandbox for BIN FileTransfer API included a few records for Mastercard (e.g. 588661 returned in sandbox )

Wondering if data for all card networks are included in VBASS. Can i expect to see the full Mastercard and Amex data in the production data ?

[jenn_kh]

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[I_Doroteo3]

Hi @ram-chidambaram, 

BIN data is presented based on the level of access that is selected for VBASS. Product ID (which includes Mastercard, Discover, etc.) is included in Level 2 and 3. For more information about this, please visit the VBASS Getting Started page.

For more information on VBASS, If you are a:

• Merchant/Third Party: Please contact your acquirer to discuss options and visit Visa Developer Center for more information on direct BIN data access via the Visa API
  • Acquirer: Please visit Visa Online and contact your Visa account executive for questions on your specific case

Thanks, 

Illana

[ram-chidambaram]

Thanks Illana for the reply.

My understanding was that the level of access ( Level 1 - Basic vs Level 2 - Advanced vs Level 3 - Complete) only controls the attributes made available in the response. I was under the impression that the number of records returned would be same regardless of the level of access. Is this not the case ? 

Does Level 1 filter out other network records, but Level 2/3 return those additional records ? I understand Product ID field is only available in Level 2/3 access.

[I_Doroteo3]

Hi @ram-chidambaram, 

Apologies for the late reply- you are correct. The number of records returned is the same for all levels- level 2 and 3 however return more attributes comared to level 1.

For a list of attributes included in each level, please check out this link: Getting Started with Visa BIN Attribute Sharing Service

Thanks, 

Illana