What is a “billing address” on Steam?
Steam users have a number of different ways to pay for games and top up their account. While in the past it was limited to purchasing with a credit or debit card, today it is possible to use almost any payment system that accepts both cards and virtual wallets. Speaking of the latter, we should mention that you can use such popular electronic payment systems as WebMoney, QIWI, PayPal and others to buy games on Steam.
However, bank cards, as such, do not lose their relevance – they are still used by a large number of active and not so active users of Steam. At the same time, newcomers have doubts about the connection of this payment method with Steam. One of the most frequent is the following: “What is a billing address on Steam?”. It arises directly in the process of adding and/or updating a payment method, and the term “billing address” is the least obvious and most obscure of all, presented as follows:
Settlement Address on Steam
A billing address on Steam is essentially an analogue of a home address, a place where you can send physical (paper) statements for purchases made on the game store, if necessary. It can be the actual place of residence or the residence registration according to the passport. The information about it must be specified in the corresponding field together with the bank card number, its expiration date, the name of the holder, the city of residence (or city of issuance of the card), the postal code and other data ( for example, mobile phone number) in cases where a payment method is added for the first time or an existing one is changed to another.
Unlike card number, phone number, and first and last name, the information in the “billing address” field does not have to be real (at least if you don’t plan to receive physical statements from Stim). Still, it is better to enter the real address or at least part of it, that is, it is not necessary to specify the settlement, the street, its number and the apartment number – as you can see on the first screenshot, it is It is enough to specify only the first one, especially since you can always change this information.
How to specify/modify a billing address on Steam
Being one of those users who came across the notion of “Settlement Address” on Steam in fact, that is, by filling in the payment method details, you already know without our help how to “get” to this section in the app-client. and/or the official website. For everyone else, we’ll tell you where and how this information is specified and how you can change it if or when you need it.
Stim payment method change pageIn the card selection field, specify the payment system to which you belong: Visa, MasterCard, American Express (or other, depending on the country in which your Steam account is registered) or a virtual wallet, and then click “Continue”.
- Payment system;
- Card number (or electronic wallet number);
- Validity period and security code (for a bank card);
- Name and surname of the account holder;
- City of residence;
- Billing Address;
- Postal Code;
- Country;
- Phone.
After filling in all these fields or only the ones that are required, click on “Continue”.
Also read: How to buy a game on Steam
In this way, you will not only add a new payment method or change an existing one in Steam, but you will also specify “Settlement address”, because now you know what it is. As it is easy to guess, similar to the previous algorithm of actions, you can not only link a new card or wallet to your account, but also simply change the billing address, if necessary.
Conclusion:
In this short article, we’ve covered what a billing address is on Steam, why you need to specify it (and whether to do it completely correctly), and how to change it if the need arises.
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