Accepted payment methods on Google Play

You can purchase apps and digital content on Google Play using payment methods from your Google Account. If it's your first time making a purchase, your payment method will be added to your Google Account.

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Available payment methods vary by country. If your country is not listed, scroll down.

Credit or debit cards

You can add the following credit/debit cards to your account:

Mastercard
Visa
Visa Electron
Rupay (one-time purchases only)

Note: The types of cards accepted through Google Play may vary. If your card doesn't work when you think it should, contact your bank or card issuer for help. You may notice temporary authorisations on your account when using a credit or debit card.

Due to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) card storage regulations, from 1 October 2022, Google can’t save customer card details, such as card number, expiry date, etc. in the current format. With your authorisation, we’ll save your card details in a format that complies with RBI regulations and keep your sensitive card details secure. Learn more about the changes to your card information or add or edit your payment method.

Online banking

Online banking availability:

Name: Netbanking
- Netbanking is only available on Android versions 5.0 and above.
- Netbanking can be used to purchase prepaid plans for apps that support prepaid subscriptions.
- Transactions on your bank statement will reference either 'Google Play' or 'Times of Money'.

Online banking information:

Google does not store your bank account credentials like username, password or account number.
Every transaction needs to be confirmed through your bank’s app or website.
Online banking can be used at play.google.com or with versions 6.4.0 or above of the Google Play Store app.
Online banking may be used to top-up your Play balance or to make purchases. You may use your Play balance to pay for subscriptions that you want.

Mobile phone billing

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

Participating operators in India:

Idea
Vodafone

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.

Mobile phone billing troubleshooting

If you don't see an operator billing option, keep in mind that:

Mobile phone billing is only available using the Google Play Store app. It isn't available on the Google Play website on a computer or mobile browser.
Your account with your operator must be in good standing.
If you use a device with dual SIM cards, make sure that you put the right SIM card in slot 1 and leave slot 2 empty.
Mobile phone billing is not available on rooted devices.
Some mobile phone operators can't be used to pay for subscriptions.

Check with your operator to make sure that:

You haven't exceeded your operator's monthly spending limit.
Your device and service plan allow premium content purchases.
Your device can use mobile phone billing.

Cancelled purchases

Purchases that aren't successfully authorised with your operator are immediately cancelled. For help with unsuccessful mobile phone billing purchases, contact your mobile service provider.

Google Play balance and Google Play gift cards

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.

Unified Payment Interface (UPI)

Google Play supports UPI for all providers. You can use UPI to purchase subscriptions for apps that offer subscriptions.

You can make recurring payments with UPI AutoPay (e.g. monthly subscription payments for YouTube Premium, Google One and others) by creating a mandate. With this feature, you can set up the amount, frequency or duration of automatic payments that won’t require your authentication every time.

eWallet

You can use one of the eWallets listed below to buy apps and digital content on Google Play. To use this service on Google Play, you need a registered account and enough balance with the eWallet.