Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) directly deposits your Google Play earnings into your bank account, in your local currency, to greatly speed up and simplify the payment process. EFT is fast, secure, and environmentally friendly, and it's the Google-recommended payment method.
To sign up for payments by EFT, you need to provide details about your bank account and verify your account using a small test deposit.
Signing up for EFT payments
Signing up for EFT payments is a three-step process:
- Enter your bank account information
- Find your test deposit
- Enter the test deposit amount in your Google Play artist hub account
Updating bank information
Incorrect or unverified bank account information can't be changed from your account at this time. Instead, to provide correct information, you can remove the existing bank account and add a new one.
To protect the privacy and security of your banking information, Google Play artist support does not have access to edit or remove the information you have entered.
Why did my test deposit fail?
There are a number of reasons why your test deposit might fail. We'd provided a detailed list below.
- Incorrect bank account number or bank codes (the required information will vary by country)
- Issues with your account type (we currently do not support savings accounts in the United States)
- Bank account is closed
- 'Account holder name' was not EXACTLY the same as the name on your bank account
- Bank is not located in the same country entered in your Google Play account
- Bank account is not in the local currency of the country entered in your Google Play account
- Bank account is not set up to receive incoming ACH/EFT
- An IBAN number was entered rather than domestic banking information (for countries other than Italy)
- Your bank code changed as the result of a recent bank merger
If your test deposit has failed, you'll see a Deposit failed message on the page where you submitted your bank account. If you see this message, we encourage you to re-enter your bank information to make sure there wasn't a typo. You may also wish to contact your bank to confirm the exact details that you need to submit and try again.
