# Announcements
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/announcements/index.md
## Important Updates - 2026/02/19 {#important-updates---20260219}
* **Acquirer Sponsored Plan** : We introduced a new plan that provides full access to U.S. acquirers, as well as organizations that process transactions through a U.S.-based acquirer. This includes global PSPs, global payment facilitators, and global merchants with U.S. operations. You should check the [Acquirer Sponsored Plan](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/pricing-plans/acquirer-plan/index.md) to learn the details.
* **Certified Partners Plan**: To ensure greater clarity and alignment across our programs, the Certified Partner Plan has been sunset.
## Important Updates - 2025/08/15 {#important-updates---20250815}
* **API Announcement** : We are introducing a new API, [Delta API](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/api-section/api-reference/index.md), which can be used by our integrators to fetch the updated/created/deleted account ranges with the given timeframe.
* **Parameter Update**: The data in the Get Ranges API has recently been updated to include additional details in SBART and API plans:
| Data Element | Description |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| mastercardOneParticipationIndicator | Indicates whether BIn Range is enabled for [Mastercard One Credential](https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/business/issuers/one-credential.html) . Possible values are Y (Enabled), N (Not enabled). |
* **Metadata Update**: The data in the Get Ranges API has recently been updated to include additional details in the API plans:
| Metadata Element | Description |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| id | The SnapshotId of the BIN data list. A new unique ID is generated daily for the list. This ID can be used to retrieve changed account ranges by passing it to the Delta API. |
## Important Updates - 2025/04/18 {#important-updates---20250418}
1. **Certified Partners Plan**. If you are interested in being a certified partner of Mastercard and resell BIN Data to your partners, you should check the Certified Partners Plan.
2. We are **deprecating the Free Tier** starting from end of April. In order to continue using the BIN Lookup APIs, you should upgrade your plan to the newly introduced Standard Plan.
The data in the API has recently been updated to include three additional details in the premium tier:
| Data Element | Description |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| moneySendIndicator | Indicates whether BIN Range is enabled for Money Send. Possible values are Y (BIN are enabled for Domestic and Cross Border), D(enabled for Domestic only), N (Not enabled) or U(Unknown for BIN). |
| fastFundIndicator | Indicates whether BIN Range is enabled for Fast Fund. Possible values are Y(supported for Domestic and Cross Border), D (supported for Domestic but not Cross Border) or N (Not supported). |
## New Functionality Now Available - 2025/02/25 {#new-functionality-now-available---20250225}
The data in the API has recently been updated to include three additional details in the premium tier:
| Data Element | Description |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| comboCardIndicator | Indicates whether the card is a Combo Card. Possible values are Y (Yes) or N (No). |
| flexCardIndicator | Indicates whether the card is a Flex Card. Possible values are Y (Yes) or N (No). |
| paymentAccountType | Specifies the type of account range, identifying whether it is an FPAN or a tokenized account. Possible values are P (PAN) or T (Token). |
| gamblingBlockEnabled | Indicates whether the card is blocked for gambling for Send. Possible values are true or false. |
## New Functionality Now Available - 2024/08/16 {#new-functionality-now-available---20240816}
Some minor changes have been made to the API in recent deployments, these include:
* The customerName (issuer) value has been changed to be more human readable so that it can be used in user interfaces without needing to be manipulated
* Sandbox data has been updated to better reflect the size and availability of ranges and their values in production
* Null values in the programName and vertical data elements now return as "UNAVAILABLE"
Thanks to the continued feedback from customers, we have listened and have some big changes planned for late 2024/early 2025.
## New Functionality Now Available - 2023/11/06 {#new-functionality-now-available---20231106}
The data in the API has recently been updated with **three** additional details in the **premium** tier:
| Data Element | Description |
|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| binNum | The raw BIN number linked to this particular account range. |
| binLength | The length of the BIN value that is linked to a particular account range. |
| affiliate | This value is populated when an issuing entity is reusing an account range from a sponsor. If this has a value it will be the name of the issuer that appears on the card. |
## Latest Updates to Functionality - 2023/03/15 {#latest-updates-to-functionality---20230315}
The data in the API has now been updated with two additional details in the **premium** tier:
| Data Element | Description |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| fundingSource | The funding source of the cards in this range. It can be any one of the following three values; CREDIT, DEBIT, PREPAID |
| consumerType | The type of customer the cards in this range are targeted at, can CONSUMER, CORPORATE or UNAVAILABLE. Unlike the vertical parameter, this data is available for all ranges. |
## Improvements Coming Soon - 2023/02/27 {#improvements-coming-soon---20230227}
Firstly, we would like to thank all of the brilliant feedback we have received from our early adopters. We would like to share a little more about how we have taken this onboard and some improvements to look out for next Month.
* Filtering on customer (issuer) name will soon work with "fuzzy" matching logic. This means that you won't need to know the exact name of an issuer when you are only interest in BINs from specific issues. For example, you will be able to search for "CITI" and the filter will now return all results that contain CITI whereas previously you would have needed to know all the exact names CITI use for their ranges, such as "CITIBANK N.A." and "CITIBANK EUROPE".
* Richer information about the card product is on the way. We will be making it explicit in the data whether the range is a CREDIT, DEBIT, or PREPAID range. In addition, we will also provide a parameter to indicate if the range is targeted at CONSUMERS or CORPORATE.
## Post Pilot Access - 2023/02/13 {#post-pilot-access---20230213}
After a successful pilot we have now opened up broader access to the BIN Lookup product. Here are the changes we have made from mid February:
* Anyone can create a project and instantly access the product's sandbox
* There is a limited set of data in Sandbox, but it will allow you to test your integration, see how pagination and filtering work, and understand the data structure that you will get in the premium production tier. All data in sandbox is mocked.
* Production tiers, both free and premium, are now being open to more customers outside of our initial pilot partners. Once you have a Mastercard Customer Identifier (CID), you can request access to the free tier. For the premium tier, you will need to have an ICA in place for billing events.
* If you do not have a CID or ICA, please refer to the [Onboarding Checklist](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/onboarding-checklist/index.md) for guidance.
To find out more about the mocked data available to you in the Sandbox, and how to test using it please see the [testing](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/testing/index.md) section.
## Relaunched \& Refreshed - 2022/16/12 {#relaunched--refreshed---20221612}
The BIN Table Resource API has been refreshed and relaunched as the **BIN Lookup** service. We are excited to share that we have been working hard to provide a better experience for customers who wish to automate their use of Mastercard account range (BIN) data.
Some of the changes we have made:
* The service is no longer file based and data is shared via a true paginated RESTful API interface
* Filtering is provided across the entire data set so you can request data relevant to you without needing to download all the data first
* A Single BIN lookup is provided for customers who wish to check card/issuer information in a real-time event based manner
* A free tier where customers can test the single BIN lookup feature with limited data returned is available
## Is the old API still accessible? {#is-the-old-api-still-accessible}
The *legacy* endpoints will remain available, though deprecated and not publicly documented, for existing customers to continue to use until at least mid 2023. Existing customers will be informed of migration plans in Q1 2023. If you are an existing customer using the legacy API please [contact us directly](mailto:DBN.BinTableResource.Support@mastercard.com?subject=Query%20about%20legacy%20BIN%20Table%20Resource%20API) with any questions of concerns you may have.