Introduction
In Google Cloud, a Cloud Billing account is created to specify who is responsible for paying for a particular set of Google Cloud services and Google Maps Platform APIs. IAM roles define who has access to an account for Cloud Billing. A Google payments profile is linked to a Cloud Billing account. The Google Cloud Platform is a collection of cloud computing services that Google offers. It employs the same internal architecture as Google for its consumer products, including Google Search, Gmail, Drive, and YouTube. In this article, we will discuss the features of cloud billing.
Verify Your Bank Account
Depending on your country, you might need to validate your bank account to utilize it as a direct debit payment option. A modest test deposit will show up in your bank account within a few days of adding the account as a payment option. As mentioned in Find and enter a test deposit, you should validate the deposit after seeing it.
Instead of using the test deposit, you can instantly verify your bank account if your account has a billing address in the US, as explained in Instant bank verification.
Follow the directions to build a new Cloud Billing account if you validate bank details while setting up a new billing account.
Find and enter a test deposit.
A tiny test deposit will show up in your bank account three to five business days after you add your bank account details to your Cloud Billing account.
When examining the test deposit:
- Check your bank records for any deposits made by Google Inc. or its payment partner, AFS. Less than $1 will be required as a deposit.
- Make a note of the deposit's precise amount when you find it.
- Navigate to the Manage billing accounts page in the Google Cloud dashboard.
- Go to the Manage billing accounts page.
- Choose the Cloud Billing account name corresponding to the bank account you want to confirm.
- Click the Payment method in the Billing navigation menu to start.
- Click Verify test deposit after selecting your bank account.
- Click "Submit" after entering the test deposit's precise amount.
- The account is validated once the correct amount is entered, at which point you can start utilizing your bank account as your primary payment method.
Failed test deposits
Our attempt to make a test deposit occasionally fails. An email will be sent to you, and a notice will appear in your billing accounts if this occurs. The test deposit may not function for several reasons, including:
- The details of your bank account are incorrect.
- Your bank account has been closed.
- Your bank account prohibits automatic bank account payments.
Please verify the accuracy of the bank account information you supplied if your test deposit was unsuccessful. This is how:
- Navigate to the Manage billing accounts page in the Google Cloud dashboard.
- Go to the Manage billing accounts page.
- Choose the Cloud Billing account name corresponding to the bank account you want to confirm.
- Click the Payment method in the Billing navigation menu to start.
- Track down your bank account. Verify that all of the account information is accurate.
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After that, choose one of the following:
- Contact your bank to check that no account restrictions prevent you from using automatic bank account payments if the account information is accurate. Your bank may also refer to these payments as direct debit payments. You cannot use this account as a payment source if your bank prohibits automatic payments. If they do, delete it from your Cloud Billing account and add your bank account once more as if it were a new payment method to restore the account.
- You must add your bank account again as a new payment method if the bank account information is inaccurate. The erroneous bank account can be eliminated later from your Cloud Billing account payment methods.
Instant bank verification
Customers of Google Cloud can get fast bank verification from us. With instant bank verification, you may verify your bank account instantly, unlike the test deposit approach, which requires several days to complete.
Both of the following conditions allow for the usage of quick bank verification:
- If you haven't already, please input your bank account details.
- If you just input your bank account details,
The following sections provide descriptions of each of these circumstances.
Note: Currently, customers with US bank accounts are the only ones who can use this service.
When trying rapid bank account verification, it's crucial to keep the following things in mind:
- Verify the accuracy of your bank's name. Verify the bank information on the Payment Settings page if it is incorrect.
- Instead of using your Google Cloud account credentials, you must input the ones you use to access your bank's website.
- You can try again later or use test deposit verification if instant verification fails due to a connection issue with your bank.
Warning: We advise you to take additional security measures when verifying your account.
- Make sure your browser displays a secure connection before entering your account information.
- Google will never email you for account details.
If you haven't input your bank account information yet
When inputting your US bank account details for the first time, you can choose to verify quickly or by making a test deposit. To verify your bank account information utilizing immediate bank verification after inputting your US bank account information, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the Manage billing accounts page in the Google Cloud dashboard.
- Go to the Manage billing accounts page.
- Choose the Cloud Billing account name corresponding to the bank account you want to confirm.
- Click the Payment method in the Billing navigation menu to start.
- After selecting Add a bank account and entering your account information, click SAVE under ADD PAYMENT METHOD.
- Select Verify by login into your bank account on the Verify your bank account screen, then click VERIFY.
- Enter your online ID and password to access your bank's website.
- Note that Google will not save your online banking login information.
- Choose VERIFY.
Now that your bank account has been validated.
If you just recently entered the details for your bank account...
You can quickly switch from the test deposit verification method to instant verification if you recently added a US bank account. To verify your bank account information utilizing immediate bank verification after inputting your US bank account information, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the Manage billing accounts page in the Google Cloud dashboard.
- Go to the Manage billing accounts page.
- Choose the Cloud Billing account name corresponding to the bank account you want to confirm.
- Click the Payment method in the Billing navigation menu to start.
- Select your bank account, then press VERIFY.
- Select Verify by login into your bank account on the Verify your bank account screen, then click VERIFY.
- Enter your online ID and password to access your bank's website.
- Note that Google will not save your online banking login information.
- Choose VERIFY.
Now that your bank account has been validated.
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