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EMVCo BIN Controller ID Registration Form & Agreement

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EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process Page 1 /3 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process Introduction A BIN Controller Identifier is a 4-character value assigned to a BIN Controller for purposes of Payment Account Reference (PAR) governance and maintained by EMVCo. Please refer to the current “EMV® Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework” for further details and definitions. Submission Process Any company or organisation which: • is applying for a BIN Controller Identifier is known as a “BIN Controller Applicant”. • has already been issued with a BIN Controller Identifier is known as a “Registrant”. This form must be completed in full and submitted via EMVCo’s online DocuSign process. If the BIN Controller Applicant already has a BIN Controller Identifier which is listed on the EMVCo website and is seeking an additional BIN Controller Identifier for the same legal entity, please contact EMVCo at IDRegistration@emvco.com for further guidance and DO NOT fill out this form. If there are any questions regarding this form or submission process, please contact EMVCo at IDRegistration@emvco.com. Prerequisites A BIN Controller Applicant must be able to provide documentation that it is an ISO/IEC Standard 7812 defined Card Scheme Blockholder or Card Issuer with Issuer Identification Number(s) assigned to it directly by ISO for purposes of issuing Primary Account Numbers (PANs). For the purpose of clarity, sub-licensees or assignees of Card Scheme Blockholders are not BIN Controllers. Once this form has been submitted, EMVCo will e-mail the main contact provided on this form to request a copy of the relevant part of the Issuer Identification Number (IIN) assignment agreement showing the IINs (also known as Bank Identification Numbers [BINs]) assigned to the BIN Controller Applicant and the name of the BIN Controller Applicant by the Registration Authority for the ISO/IEC 7812 standard. The application will not proceed until this has been received by EMVCo. EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process, Version 4.0, May 2025 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process Page 2 /3 Publication The BIN Controller Identifiers will be maintained by EMVCo and published on its website – www.emvco.com. For details of what information will be publicly available, please see the EMVCo website. A separate Letter of Registration will be sent to the Registrant. Fee Structure Registration fees are charged by EMVCo to cover the administrative expense incurred by EMVCo in managing the BIN Controller Identifier registration process. This process includes, but is not limited to: • Review of registration and BIN Controller Applicant submission • Publication of the BIN Controller Identifier list • Maintenance of the BIN Controller Identifiers list • Management of BIN Controller Identifier registration process and enquiries • Updates to the BIN Controller Identifier registration process The following one-time registration fee shall be paid to EMVCo by the BIN Controller Applicant: • $11,500 (Eleven Thousand Five Hundred USD) for approving the initial application and issuing the BIN Controller Identifier. The fee is non-refundable except in limited circumstances Note: The Registration is initially for a period of one year which then automatically renews each year. There is no fee associated with this renewal. Note: The BIN Controller Applicant is responsible for any bank charges associated with remittance. The BIN Controller Applicant must work with its bank to ensure that EMVCo receives the full amount of the fee. Note: The fee table assumes no deductions will be made on payments to EMVCo for tax withholdings, bank fees, or other amounts (“Deductions”). If any Deductions are to be made, then the fee payable will be increased by such amount as necessary to ensure that the amounts that EMVCo actually receives, excluding taxes that EMVCo is required to collect, reflects the amounts in the above table. In such case, written notice of the revised fee amount and Deductions must be given to EMVCo at least thirty (30) days before the date the payment is due, so that EMVCo can issue a revised invoice reflecting the fee and Deductions. The issuance of a revised invoice will not change the original due date for payment. Contact Information It is important for a Registrant to keep the contact information up to date in order to receive communications from EMVCo. Failure to maintain contact information with EMVCo could result in unintentional termination of the agreement and require a new application to be processed. EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process, Version 4.0, May 2025 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process Page 3 /3 EMVCo Letter of Registration Reissuance An EMVCo Letter of Registration may be reissued on explicit request as a result of a change in: • legal change of the Registrant name • contact information change Disclaimer EMVCo does not evaluate, approve or otherwise endorse BIN Controllers. EMVCo solely maintains a list of BIN Controller Identifiers. Registration Process Flow 1. BIN Controller Applicant completes EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form and signs the EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Agreement. 2. EMVCo countersigns the EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Agreement and a copy is sent to the Applicant, which includes the EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form. 3. BIN Controller Applicant provides documentation defined in the Prerequisites. 4. EMVCo reviews the EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form and requests any additional information (if required). 5. At the end of the review, EMVCo will approve or reject the registration request 6. If approved, EMVCo invoices the BIN Controller Applicant. 7. Upon payment of the invoice, EMVCo countersigns the EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form (a further copy is sent to the Registrant) and issues a Letter of Registration, which includes a BIN Controller Identifier that is listed on the EMVCo website. EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Process, Version 4.0, May 2025 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form Page 1 /3 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form To be Completed by BIN Controller Applicant By completing this form and signing the EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Agreement that follows, you are requesting the registration of the organisation named in the form with EMVCo in order to obtain a BIN Controller Identifier. All correspondence between EMVCo and the organisation will use the contact information provided in the form. Many important communications will be done by email. Please ensure that you provide correct email addresses and that your firewall does not block emails coming from EMVCo. Specifically, the following e-mail addresses will be used: • idregistration@emvco.com • financial@emvco.com All email notifications sent from EMVCo will be sent to the Main Contact provided in the form and will be copied to any Additional Contact provided in the form. Invoices will be sent by email to the Main Contact unless a separate Invoice Contact is provided. All fields followed by an asterisk (*) are mandatory and must be completed. Information provided in fields in bold may be included in future EMVCo publications and displayed on the EMVCo website. Organisation Information • Organisation Legal Name: * Registration Information Is your organisation a: • ISO IIN Blockholder (Yes/No): * • ISO IIN Card Issuer (Yes/No): * Note: The Organisation Legal Name above must be that registered with ISO as the authorised ISO IIN Card Issuer or ISO IIN Card Scheme Blockholder. • Does your organisation already have a BIN Controller Identifier listed on the EMVCo website (Yes/No): * If you answer Yes to the above question, please contact EMVCo at IDRegistration@emvco.com for further guidance and DO NOT continue to fill out this form. EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form, Version 3.0, August 2024 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form Page 2 /3 Address of Registered Office • Address: * • City: * • Postal/ZIP Code: * • State/Province: • Country/Region: * Main Contact • First Name: * • Last Name: * • Email: * • Phone: * Additional Contact • First Name: • Last Name: • Email: • Phone: Invoice Contact If the invoice is to be sent to the Main Contact, please leave the following boxes blank. • First Name: • Last Name: • Email: • Phone: Invoice Address If the invoice address is the same as the Registered Office address, please leave the following boxes blank. • Address: • City: • Postal/ZIP Code: • State/Province: • Country/Region: EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form, Version 3.0, August 2024 EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form To be completed by EMVCo • Registration Number: • Assigned BIN Controller Identifier: • Registration Date: • Signature: • Name: • Title: Page 3 /3 (End of the form) EMVCo BIN Controller Identifier Registration Request Form, Version 3.0, August 2024