Paying for Google Ads from Nepal: Dollar Cards vs Agency Billing (2026)
Google Ads from Nepal is USD billing with an NPR P&L. The card can be the company’s dollar card or an agency invoice. It is not a reason to surrender admin. Arjan KC keeps those separate: who pays Google, who sees search terms, who invoices NPR management (pricing).
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Billing is not performance
Published Search results assume spend actually ran:
- Education NPR 300,000/month Search held, −40% CPL — /case-studies/nepal-education-consultancy-ppc/
- Services spend NPR 85,000 → 72,000 while CPA fell — /case-studies/kathmandu-home-services-google-ads/
How the dollar card was loaded is not the result. This page is payment hygiene.
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Three ways money reaches Google
| Model | Use when | Fail when |
|---|---|---|
| Company dollar / prepaid card | You can clear KYC and monthly spend | Card sleeps, 3-D Secure fails, campaigns pause overnight |
| Agency billed, client-owned account | Limits or ops capacity | No written NPR invoice vs USD spend; no client admin |
| Spend inside vendor MCC only | Never as the long-term model | You cannot export, audit, or fire them |
Billing currency is set at account creation. Changing it later is painful — pick USD (typical) once, document FX in the finance sheet.
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Billing checklist before launch
- Payments profile in the company’s name, with the company address and PAN where requested, so invoices match your books.
- Primary and backup payment method. Google Ads lets you add a backup card; use it if your bank allows a second dollar card.
- Billing emails go to a shared inbox (for example accounts@), not only to an employee or freelancer who may leave.
- Know your limits: monthly and annual card limits, and when the bank resets them. Plan festival budgets inside those limits.
- A test charge or small first month to confirm 3-D Secure and international payments work before you scale.
What happens when a payment fails
Campaigns stop serving until the balance is cleared or a valid method is added. For a Search account, that means losing calls and leads while competitors keep running. Set a calendar reminder a few days before the expected charge or top-up, and check the Billing → Summary page weekly during busy seasons.
What to put in the retainer
- Monthly USD spend vs NPR management fee as two lines (pricing). Search Performance package is NPR 65,000/month + spend.
- Who holds the card, who gets decline emails, who top-ups before Dashain — festival SLA.
- Ads + GA4 still company-owned — GTM ownership.
CPC/CPL planning numbers: cost post. There is no published “dollar card discount” on this site.
