# Payment & Billing

## What is the type of pricing supported on Sesterce Cloud?

Currently, Sesterce Cloud offers “**On-Demand**” pricing. It means that you’ll pay “as you go”, according to your subscription(s), **without the risk of your pod being interrupted**.

## How to refill credits? 

### Manual Top-Up

You can fill or refill your credits balance through “[Billing](https://cloud.sesterce.com/dashboard/billing)” tab, with your credit card. Our Payment Service Provider is Stripe, the ultra-secure market leader.

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### Auto Top-Up

You want to launch instances for a long time, and you don't want to worry about recharging? That's why we've set up the auto-top up!

Activate the option through the dedicated toggle on Billing page, and set-up your Automatic Top-Up: the balance will be automatically recharge when your credit amount will be lower than the limit indicated (see below).

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## What are the payments methods available?

Following **payment methods** are available:

* Credit Card
* Bank Transfer
* Cash App Pay
* Google Pay
* Link

### How to pay via Bank Transfer?

It is now possible to pay on Sesterce Cloud via Bank Transfer, whatever your location and your bank. When clicked on "Add Credit" button from Billing page, or on the bottom-left balance section, you'll open the following modal. Please click on "Bank Transfer" option.

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Then, proceed to the Bank Transfer with the following bank account information. Upload a screen record of your transfer, and click "Place Order".

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Please note that your credit balance will be updated **once Sesterce will receive the funds**. It usually takes 1 to 3 business days. We recommend this payment method to our customers with high consumption (over $1,000 per month). You will receive **an email notification once your balance is credited**.
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## How is my balance debited?

Your credit balance is debited in real time, every minute, according to your instances and volumes utilization.&#x20;

## What happens if I do not have any credits left?

Having credits on your account is essential to ensure the smooth running of your proceedings and the storage of your dataset. Sesterce will notify you by email if your credit balance becomes too low.

If your credit balance drops to 0, our team will be forced to **stop your current instances** and **delete your storage volumes**, if you have any.


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