EFT Troubleshooter
Have you been asked to choose a payment method?
To start receiving your AdSense payments via Electronic Funds Transfer, you need to go through the EFT sign-up process.
To select EFT as your payment method, please follow these steps:
- Sign in to your account at www.google.com/adsense.
- Under the Home tab, select 'Account Settings' and scroll down to the 'Payment Settings' section.
- Click 'edit payment method'.
- Under Electronic Funds Transfer, choose the radio button to add a new bank account and click 'Continue'.
- Follow any additional instructions to choose your payment method, and save your changes.
Please note that EFT is currently offered in a number of countries.
Have you received a test deposit to your bank account?
Depending on the country in which your bank is located, the deposit will be labeled as one of the following:
- AFS RE GOOGLE
- AFS RE GOOGLE ADSENSE
- ARVATO FINANCE SERVICES LIMITED
- BFS FINANCE LTD
In the 'Account settings' page of your Home tab, do you see a link labelled 'Verify this account' under the 'Payment settings' section?
Once you have received the test deposit in your bank account, please sign in to your AdSense account and follow these steps:
- Click the 'Account settings' page of the Home tab.
- In the 'Payment settings' section, click 'Verify this account'
- In the box provided, enter the test deposit amount that you received in your bank account. Please note that you will only have 4 attempts to input this amount.
- Click 'Next'. Once you have entered your test deposit verification amount correctly, you can select this bank account as your desired EFT payment method.
Keep in mind that if your bank credits your account quickly, you may receive your test deposit before our system has been updated. Once we receive confirmation from the bank that the test deposit has been successful, the date of the deposit will appear on the 'Verify Your Bank Account' page.
To check the verification status of your bank account, visit your payment settings page. You will see the test deposit verification status listed next to each bank account for which you have entered the information into your AdSense account.
Please note that your finalized earnings must cross the payment threshold. Your finalized earnings might be lower than your estimated earnings. If your estimated earnings were above the payment threshold but your finalized earnings were not, then you will NOT be issued a payment in the current payment cycle.
To check your finalized earnings total, please visit the Payments page of your Home tab. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find your account balance.
Any time your payments are on hold, an alert appears on your Payments page. Click the link in the alert to see the steps you need to take to remove the hold and become eligible for payment.
- AFS RE GOOGLE
- AFS RE GOOGLE ADSENSE
- ARVATO FINANCE SERVICES LIMITED
- BFS FINANCE LTD