Use the Account Payment Information page to view and manage the list of active payment types such as PayPal accounts or credit cards associated with your account. You can select and add PayPal accounts and credit cards and set up account funding for your account. Payment types are also referred to as payment methods.
Selecting a Payment Type for Your Account
To select a payment type to use for your account:
Click the Administration tab > Accounts subtab.
Click the Edit link in the Payment Method field. The Account Payment Information page opens.
Select a payment type in the field Active Payment Type for this Account field. This payment type will be used to fund your account.
Click Save Changes to confirm your payment type choice.
Every time your balance is low*, your payment source (PayPal account or credit card) will be charged the charge amount you specify to ensure that your account is not turned off. Please note that your payment source may be charged multiple times until your account balance reaches at least the prior 3 days worth of click charges, or 3 times your account daily spending limit, whichever is lower.
*Note: Your account balance is low if it falls below the prior 3 days worth of click charges. The prior 3 days worth of click charges or 3 times your account daily spending limit, whichever is lower, must be available in your account at all times in order to keep your ads online.
To set up account funding:
Click the Administration tab > Accounts subtab.
Click the Edit link in the Payment Method field. The Account Payment Information page opens.
If you have not already done so, select an active payment type for your account.
View the current charge amount for your account. This amount was set during sign up.
If you would like to specify a new charge amount, select the checkbox.
Enter a new charge amount in the New Charge Amount field.
Adding a Payment Type to Your Account
To add a PayPal account to your account:
Click the Administration tab > Accounts subtab.
Click the Edit link in the Payment Method field. The Account Payment Information page opens.
Click the Add a Payment Type link. The Add Payment Type page opens.
Select PayPal.
Click Continue to PayPal. You are then directed to a PayPal page.
Create a new PayPal account or log on to an existing one.
Once you create or log on to your PayPal account, review the information on the page and then click I Accept. Continue to Yahoo! to authorize your account funding. You are returned to the Account Payment Information page, and your PayPal account should now be available to use with your account.
To add a credit card to your account:
Click the Administration tab > Accounts subtab.
Click the Edit link in the Payment Method field. The Account Payment Information page opens.
Click the Add a Payment Type link. The Add Payment Type page opens.
Select Credit Card.
When the credit card information fields appear, select a credit card type and enter your credit card information.
Click Save Changes. The Account Payment Information page opens and your new credit card is listed.
Updating Payment Type Information
To update PayPal account information:
To update your PayPal account, you must log on to your PayPal account directly through the PayPal web site and make your changes there.
To update credit card information:
Click the Administration tab > Accounts subtab.
Click the Edit link in the Payment Method field. The Account Payment Information page opens.
Click the Cardholder link that corresponds to the credit card you want to modify. The Account Payment Methods Details page opens.
Make the necessary changes to your credit card information.
Click Save Changes. Your credit card information is saved and the Account Payment Information page opens.
Note: You can choose to receive an email notification to alert you if your credit card is expiring or if your credit card has failed. Please see Edit Notification Preferences for more details.
To learn more about payments, see: