Submit billing information

Your ads will run after you submit your billing information. You have several ways to pay for Google Ads, depending on your currency and the country where your business is registered. Learn more about the options available to you using our payment options finder.

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Submit your billing information

Once you've decided how you'd like to pay for Google Ads, you're ready to submit your information. Here's how you do it:

  1. In your Google Ads account, click the Billing icon Billing Icon.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Select your country or the territory where your billing address is located from the drop-down menu. You'll see all billing options that are available for your location and currency.
  4. Make your selection, and follow the steps to enter your billing information.

Keep in mind that if you haven’t entered your billing information, your ads won’t run.


Add a backup credit card

If you're on automatic payments (meaning you pay after your ads run), a backup credit card helps keep your ads running if your automatic payment is declined. We highly recommend setting up a backup credit card. If your primary payment method doesn't work for some reason, we'll charge your backup credit card to ensure that your ads keep running.

Set up a backup payment method

Tip: If you have a promotional code or coupon

Most promotional codes or coupons have an expiration date, so you might need to apply it soon after creating your account. Keep in mind that you can't request a promotional code. Learn how to Use your promotional codes.


When your ads will start running

For certain payment methods, your ads will be ready to start appearing on Google immediately after you enter billing information. With other payment methods, it might take up to a week before ads can begin running, due to payment verification and processing times. You'll find information in your account about verification and processing times. Of course, other things can affect when your ads start running, such as the ad approval process. Learn how to Find out if your ad is running.

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