diff --git a/common/pin.go b/common/pin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d46f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/pin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package common
+
+import "regexp"
+
+// Define the regex pattern as a constant
+const (
+	pinPattern = `^\d{4}$`
+)
+
+// checks whether the given input is a 4 digit number
+func IsValidPIN(pin string) bool {
+	match, _ := regexp.MatchString(pinPattern, pin)
+	return match
+}
diff --git a/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go b/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go
index 640517f..c20d75b 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
-	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -34,17 +33,6 @@ var (
 	translationDir = path.Join(scriptDir, "locale")
 )
 
-// Define the regex patterns as constants
-const (
-	pinPattern = `^\d{4}$`
-)
-
-// checks whether the given input is a 4 digit number
-func isValidPIN(pin string) bool {
-	match, _ := regexp.MatchString(pinPattern, pin)
-	return match
-}
-
 // FlagManager handles centralized flag management
 type FlagManager struct {
 	parser *asm.FlagParser
@@ -281,7 +269,7 @@ func (h *Handlers) VerifyNewPin(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byte) (
 	flag_valid_pin, _ := h.flagManager.GetFlag("flag_valid_pin")
 	pinInput := string(input)
 	// Validate that the PIN is a 4-digit number.
-	if isValidPIN(pinInput) {
+	if common.IsValidPIN(pinInput) {
 		res.FlagSet = append(res.FlagSet, flag_valid_pin)
 	} else {
 		res.FlagReset = append(res.FlagReset, flag_valid_pin)
@@ -306,7 +294,7 @@ func (h *Handlers) SaveTemporaryPin(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byt
 	accountPIN := string(input)
 
 	// Validate that the PIN is a 4-digit number.
-	if !isValidPIN(accountPIN) {
+	if !common.IsValidPIN(accountPIN) {
 		res.FlagSet = append(res.FlagSet, flag_incorrect_pin)
 		return res, nil
 	}
diff --git a/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler_test.go b/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler_test.go
index 34c8e76..0d66f72 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler_test.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler_test.go
@@ -1544,9 +1544,9 @@ func TestIsValidPIN(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			actual := isValidPIN(tt.pin)
+			actual := common.IsValidPIN(tt.pin)
 			if actual != tt.expected {
-				t.Errorf("isValidPIN(%q) = %v; expected %v", tt.pin, actual, tt.expected)
+				t.Errorf("IsValidPIN(%q) = %v; expected %v", tt.pin, actual, tt.expected)
 			}
 		})
 	}