Auto-pay with a bank account (direct debit)

Applies to editions of Google Workspace and other paid subscriptions in your Google Admin console.

In some locations, you can pay for your Google service subscription by having Google automatically deduct payments from your bank account (called direct debit). Just add the bank account to your Google billing account and make it your primary payment method. After that, we’ll debit that account for your automatic payments. Note that bank accounts that only support disbursements are not accepted for payment.

Paying by bank account is available in the U.S., the U.K., and some other European countries. See Payment options in my country.

Auto-pay with a bank account (direct debit) is not available to accounts with Individual VAT Status. See VAT overview.

Are you adding a bank account to lift a billing account suspension? Follow these steps instead.

Add a bank account

For Voice subscriptions, paying by bank account is available only in the U.S.

I’m in the U.S. or Europe (not U.K.)

When you add a bank account, it might be several days before we can debit payment from the account. If your monthly payment is due in the meantime, we’ll continue to charge your current primary payment method.

Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
Go to Menu Billing > Payment accounts.

Requires having the Billing Management administrator privilege.
Next to your subscription, click View payment methods.
Click Add Payment Method.
Select Add a bank account. Then, enter your bank account information and save your changes.
Verify your bank account like this:
Within the next 3 days, a small test deposit from Google will appear in your bank account. Enter the exact amount of this deposit on your payment methods page. See Verify bank account with test deposit.
(Recommended) If your current primary payment method can’t be charged, add a credit card as a temporary payment method until your new bank account gets verified (which can take several days). That way, you don’t risk suspension if we have to charge your account in the meantime. See Auto-pay with a credit card.
(Important) After your account is verified: On the Payment methods screen, in the lower-left corner of the bank account entry, click None and select Primary.

I’m in the U.K.

Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
Go to Menu Billing > Payment accounts.

Requires having the Billing Management administrator privilege.
Next to your subscription, click View payment methods.
Click Add Payment Method.
Select Add a bank account. Then, enter your bank account information and save your changes.
On the screen that appears, click Continue.
It takes about 2 days to verify your account. During this time, you'll see a Mandate pending alert under your bank account on the Payment methods page. You don't need to do anything if you see this alert. If verification fails, the alert changes to Mandate rejected. Contact your bank for details, or add a credit card as your primary payment method instead. See Auto-pay with a credit card.
(Important) After your account is verified: On the Payment methods screen, in the lower-left corner of the bank account entry, click None and select Primary.

Options for businesses

If you have an invoiced billing account, you can make a payment by wire transfer. See About invoiced billing accounts.

Questions?

What if my country isn't listed when I try to add my billing address?

In some countries, the billing address you specify for a payment method must be in the same country as the billing country you select when you set up your Google billing account. If that's true for your location, you can't enter any other country in a billing address—nor can you change the billing country associated with your account.

If your billing address isn't in the country you selected for your billing account, you can:

Add a new payment method with a billing address that is in your billing account's country.
Transfer your account to one of our Google Partners who might be able to change your billing account's country for you. Find a Google Partner.

How long until my bank account can be debited?

Before we can debit your new bank account, we need to verify that it’s yours. How long this takes depends on your location. If you’re in:

The U.K.—It takes about 2 days for us to verify your account. No action is required on your part.
The U.S. and Europe, outside the U.K.—You must verify the account before we can begin payments. You can do this by making a test deposit. This process can take up to 10 days, but it often happens much sooner. Go to Verify bank account with test deposit.

You can tell whether Google is still verifying your bank account if a Verification in progress or Mandate pending message appears on your Payments page. If you're setting up billing for the first time, your paid service won't begin until we verify your account.

When do automatic payments occur?

Google Workspace, Essentials, and Cloud Identity Premium—After your free trial ends and your paid subscription starts, we charge your payment method at the beginning of the following month. If your paid service starts in May, for example, we charge you at the beginning of June. After that, charges continue automatically at the beginning of each month.
Domain registration—We start charging your payment method at the time of purchase. If you set up your domain for automatic renewal, we renew your domain 7 days before the annual renewal date and charge your payment method at the beginning of the following month.

Learn more about how to understand your monthly costs.

How do I update my bank account details?

The bank account information you can edit varies by country. If you can’t edit the information you want, you instead need to add the bank account as a new account as described above. Then remove the old bank account from your billing account. See Remove a payment method.

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