Electronic Funds Transfer... Beta!

Google's favorite four-letter word

[robertskelton]

We are quite aware of how much Google loves tagging new services for Beta, and leaving them that way, sometimes for years. But this takes the cake:

Electronic Funds Transfer (BETA)

Yes - it is nice that they are now offering this...

But rather than using a reliable third-party, it seems they prefer to use a beta version of what I presume is in-house software.

I wonder how many AdSense publishers will choose to be guinea-pigs?

[newbies]

I just chose it.

[Visit Thailand]

If it was available in my country I would definitely opt in, until then a cheque will do fine!

Beta at Google does not necessarily mean Beta as it might elsewhere just look at their news service which I believe is still in Beta!

[EVOrange]

Chose it here. ASAP.

EVO

[Teshka]

I signed up for it. Somewhere in the beta description, it says that if you don't get paid this month, it'll just roll over to the next so no biggie if there's a hitch.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

A cheque in my own currency will do for me right now.

[incrediBILL]

<guinea pig> OINK OINK SQUEAL SNORT! </guinea pig>

That process of actually getting dressed for the 5 days after the payment is posted and meandering out to the mailbox is way too much effort. Then having to dust off the car windshield once a month just to be able to see to drive to the bank to deposit a check is over the top. Throws my whole routine off.

I signed up, someone gotta be a brave early adopter.

[edit]forgot to mention I can't start drinking before the mailman arrives during that Google check anticipation week, problem solved with direct deposit :)[/edit]

[error]

Chose it here.

[Seige]

yeap, me too! But I'm still a little afraid. There isn't any verification process. I doubled/tripled checked just incase.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

forgot to mention I can't start drinking before the mailman arrives during that Google check anticipation week, problem solved with direct deposit

LOL!

When does your mailman arrive? Sounds like you're drinking far too early.

[AffiliateDreamer]

is Beta an excuse if things mess up? hehe

I love the idea of things being Beta hehe.

[Nathan]

Sad: His mailman comes at 7am

Sadder: His mailman is also drunk

Saddest: That mailman is me...

[Noel]

I'm in, but I'm going to miss the bank people asking me if the cheque is from "The Google.com" everymonth :(

[security56]

This a great new feature, if it works right, but like Noel say I will miss showing off my check that I made not from a job, but a hoby which I love :)

[jchampliaud]

I'd like to sign up for EFT but I can't figure out what my routing number is. I have a French account. Is a IBAN Number like routing number or should I use my SWIFT code?

[howiejs]

I missed it by a day - I signed up on the 16th vs. the 15th - I would hate to wait another month for this

[BwanaZulia]

I put in my numbers today.

This is a very very good thing.

Now if only CafePress would off it.

BZ

[bsmile]

howiejs,

No need to worry, the upcoming payment (for February earnings) won't be done via EFT yet.

Now if Google let us check we have entered our data correctly... currently there's no way to see it, not even the last 4 digits or something.

[david_uk]

Signed up straight away.

They haven't fouled up on payments to date, and they have a fallback plan if it goes pear-shaped.

Worse that can happen is that it'll be a month late. I earn a reasonable amount from Adsense, but the bank interest I'd lose for a month is WAY under what I get charged per cheque paid in - no contest.

[Hugene]

Just signed up. I wish I did it before the 15th. The mailing time + 1 month to clear in my bank is just inaceptable. It adds up to 2 months before I see the coin that I made.

[janethuggard]

I signed up, the day it came out... whenever that is.

Disappointed to hear we have to wait for the April check for March earnings though. I too hate to get dressed, drive 40 miles to cash my check. Soon, I am going to be on the beach sipping pina coladas, in very much early retirement, thanks to Google or...

Nice to just use my card to get my money, and not have to come home once a month to get my check... I can laptop changes to the website, from anywhere in the world, and now use my money there too... in fact a couple weeks ago I posted in a thread here that one day we would have electronic deposit... that was quick! lol

I think this push has something to do with Microsoft breathing down their neck.... (removed text lest dee goo-spies read and cancel my adsense acct... see stock news and figure it for yourselves)They need to stay two steps ahead of Microsoft to keep their clients. I welcome the competitive wars, that will bring more change, and upgrades useful to the publishers.

[david_uk]

I think this push has something to do with Microsoft breathing down their neck....

I prefer the rumour that what galvanised them into action was that the French were thinking of boycotting Adsense unless they gave them EFT.

[dollarshort]

Competitive wars between G MSN, Yahoo is good in some respect, it should keep Google on thier toes. On The flip side more choices for advertiser (the people who actually pay us) may result in lower bids.

[janethuggard]

Ah yes... but only the strong will survive the war, and when the smoke clears, and it always does, we will have a new leader of the pack, and almost always a much more refined system. It can only be good in the end. The smart publisher, will put his nuts away for those bleak days, lest he go hungry.

$500 million stock cash in?

What is that telling us, if anything?