Extracting card data using IIN database

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage device having computer-executable program instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer cause the computer to extract financial card information, comprising:
• computer-readable program instructions to receive a digital image of a financial card;
• computer-readable program instructions to determine a first location on the image of the financial card of an identification number associated with an issuer of the financial card;
• computer-readable program instructions to perform a first optical character recognition algorithm to the first location on the digital image;
• computer-readable program instructions to identify an identification number associated with the issuer of the financial card from information obtained from application of the first optical character recognition algorithm to the first location on the digital image;
• computer-readable program instructions to compare the identification number to a database of identification numbers of financial card issuers to determine a particular financial card issuer associated with the identification number;
• computer-readable program instructions to determine a card type associated with the determined particular financial card issuer;
• computer-readable program instructions to select a second optical character recognition algorithm tailored to predicted features of the card based on the determination of the card type;
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• computer-readable program instructions to perform the second optical character recognition algorithm to on the digital image to extract information from the digital image of the financial card.

A system to extract financial card information, the system comprising:

• a storage resource;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the storage resource, wherein the processor is configured to execute computer-readable instructions that are stored in the storage resource and that cause the system to:
• receive a digital image of a financial card;
• determine a first location on the image of the financial card of an identification number associated with an issuer of the financial card;
• perform a first optical character recognition algorithm to the first location on the digital image;
• identify an identification number associated with the issuer of the financial card from information obtained from application of the first optical character recognition algorithm to the first location on the digital image;
• compare the identification number to a database of identification numbers of financial card issuers to determine a particular financial card issuer associated with the identification number;
• determine a card type associated with the determined particular financial card issuer;
• select a second optical character recognition algorithm tailored to predicted features of the card based on the determination of the card type;
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• perform the second optical character recognition algorithm to on the digital image to extract information from the digital image of the financial card.