What is “GOOGLE *” on my credit card statement?
Charges for Google products start with GOOGLE * followed by the product or another descriptor. Google Play purchases appear as GOOGLE*, then the app developer name, app name or content type.
What Google says
From the source page:
All Google Play purchases will appear on your statement under one of these names: "GOOGLE*App developer name" (for Android apps) "GOOGLE*App name" (for Android apps) "GOOGLE*Content type" (i.e. "GOOGLE*Books")
Google Play Help: report charges you don’t recognize· Checked 2026-10-15
How to check this charge
- Google says a charge in your Google Play order history is from Google Play.
- Google says GOOGLE *TEMPORARY HOLD is a pending charge made to verify that your card account is valid, and the hold goes away when the transaction goes through.
- Google says a charge that does not start with Google did not come from Google Play, and tells you to contact your payment method’s fraud department.
Your bank may show the text differently or shorten it.
A prefix tells you which service processed the payment. It does not tell you which business sold you something, and we do not guess merchants. If this does not match anything you bought:
Still don't recognize it? Follow the steps for charges you don't recognize