Accepted payment methods on Google Play

In the United States, you can use your Google Pay balance to pay for your purchase. Simply make sure that there's enough money in your Google Pay balance to cover the total amount of the purchase.

With some mobile devices and service plans, you can charge purchases to your operator bill.

Participating operators in the USA:

When you buy something, you'll see the charge on your operator account after 15 minutes.

Note: You may see an SMS (text message) starting with 'DCB' or 'DCB_Association' on your phone when you sign up for mobile phone billing. The message is automatically generated and sent to complete enrolment in mobile phone billing for your Google Play account.

You can use your Google Play balance to:

• Buy apps and digital content on Google Play.
• Pay for subscriptions on Google Play. 

Ways to get Google Play balance

• Google Play gift cards and some promotional codes.
• A corner shop and pay cash to add money to your Google Play balance. Learn how to add cash to your Google Play balance.

Learn more about uses and restrictions for Google Play balance.

To buy apps and digital content on Google Play, you can use Cash App Pay.

Tip: To use the service on Google Play, if you don't have a Cash App Pay account, create an account. To get more info on Cash App Pay, refer to the app or the Cash App Pay website.

You can use PayPal to buy apps and digital content on Google Play.

Important: If you have PayPal Security Key turned on, you have to add PayPal to your Google Play account using a computer or mobile web browser. You can't link it using the Play Store app. To add PayPal, select 'Add a payment method' under your payment methods in Google Play. Once you've added PayPal, you can use it to buy things from the Play Store app and the Play web store.

Google Play can't be used with:

• Bank transfers
• Bank transfers
• Western Union
• MoneyGram
• Virtual Credit Cards (VCC)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Transport cards
• Any escrow type of payment