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53 changes: 31 additions & 22 deletions docs/platform/concepts/billing-and-payment.md
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You can make payments by credit card, bank transfer, or using your AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure [marketplace subscriptions](/docs/platform/howto/list-marketplace-payments).

To pay for services, you have to assign every project with services to a
[billing group](#billing-groups).
Billing on the Aiven Platform is managed through billing groups.
To pay for services, you assign every project to a [billing group](#billing-groups).
The [costs for all services](/docs/platform/concepts/service-pricing)
in a project are charged to the [payment method](/docs/platform/howto/manage-payment-card)
in a project are charged to the [payment method](#payment-methods)
of the billing group assigned to that project.

Billing information, invoices, a breakdown of charges by category, and billing groups
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## Billing groups

[Billing groups](/docs/platform/howto/use-billing-groups)
store payment details in one place,
including a payment method,
[billing and shipping addresses](/docs/platform/howto/manage-billing-addresses),
and billing contacts. This lets you use the same payment details across
different projects within your organization, including those in other organizational units.

You can use billing groups to combine costs based on categories like your organization's
departments or IT environments. You receive a
[consolidated invoice](/docs/platform/concepts/billing-and-payment) for all projects
assigned to a billing group. Aiven [credits](/docs/platform/howto/trial-credits)
are also assigned to a billing group and are automatically used to cover charges
of any project assigned to that billing group.

Billing groups are created and managed at the organization level.
You [assign billing groups to projects](/docs/platform/howto/use-billing-groups)
store payment details in one place. You assign each billing group a payment method, and
[billing and shipping addresses](/docs/platform/howto/manage-billing-addresses).
You can also add billing contacts to a billing group. This lets you use the same
payment information across different projects within your organization,
including those in other organizational units.

You receive a consolidated invoice for all projects
assigned to a billing group. Many customers use billing groups to combine costs
based on categories like an organization's departments or IT environments.

You create and manage billing groups at the organization level.
You [assign billing groups to projects](/docs/platform/howto/use-billing-groups#assign-a-billing-group-to-a-project)
in the project settings.

You can only use a billing group for payments in one organization. You
cannot use a billing group for projects that are in other organizations.
You cannot use a billing group for projects that are in other organizations.

## Payment methods

The default payment method for new customers is credit card.
All costs accrued over a calendar month are charged to the billing group's card
on the first day of the following month.

You can also make payments using your AWS, Google Cloud,
or Azure [marketplace subscriptions](/docs/platform/howto/list-marketplace-payments).
Alternatively, you can
[request to pay by bank transfer](/docs/platform/howto/manage-bank-transfers).

When you redeem Aiven [credits](/docs/platform/howto/trial-credits),
they're assigned to a billing group as a payment method
and are automatically used to cover charges of any project assigned to that billing group.

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The default payment method for new customers is credit card. All costs accrued over a calendar month are charged on the first day of the following month.

You can add credit cards as a payment method to your organization and use
them across different [billing groups](/docs/platform/howto/use-billing-groups)
to pay for your Aiven services.
You can add credit cards as a payment method to your organization and use them across different [billing groups](/docs/platform/howto/use-billing-groups) to pay for your Aiven services.

## Add a payment card

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