https://community.spotify.com/t5/Subscriptions/Premium-Payment-failed/m-p/4938061#M124562 <P><STRONG>Plan</STRONG></P><P>Free -&gt; Premium Student</P><P><STRONG>Country</STRONG></P><P>USA</P><P><STRONG>Device</STRONG></P><P>(iPhone 6, Dell Laptop)</P><P><STRONG>Operating System</STRONG></P><P>(iOS 12.4, Windows 10)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>Hi, I applied for my premium student account about a month ago, and noticed an error saying that my payment was declined yesterday. I am using a VISA gift card I received, which I made sure has the required funds in it. I have tried updating my information, and it won't accept it. Am I not allowed to pay using gift cards?</P> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:25:24 GMT UjwalG 2020-04-24T22:25:24Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Subscriptions/Premium-Payment-failed/m-p/4938061#M124562 <P><STRONG>Plan</STRONG></P><P>Free -&gt; Premium Student</P><P><STRONG>Country</STRONG></P><P>USA</P><P><STRONG>Device</STRONG></P><P>(iPhone 6, Dell Laptop)</P><P><STRONG>Operating System</STRONG></P><P>(iOS 12.4, Windows 10)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>Hi, I applied for my premium student account about a month ago, and noticed an error saying that my payment was declined yesterday. I am using a VISA gift card I received, which I made sure has the required funds in it. I have tried updating my information, and it won't accept it. Am I not allowed to pay using gift cards?</P> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:25:24 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Subscriptions/Premium-Payment-failed/m-p/4938061#M124562 UjwalG 2020-04-24T22:25:24Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Subscriptions/Premium-Payment-failed/m-p/4939007#M124578 <P>Hi there&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/23643116">@UjwalG</a>,</P><P>thanks for reaching out to the community !</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Gift cards aren't valid as a payment method on Premium for Students.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Make sure to read all about the plans requirements on <A href="https://support.spotify.com/account_payment_help/premium_for_students/student-discount/" target="_self">this official support page</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Hope this shed some light.</P><P>Let me know if you have any further questions <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:52:57 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Subscriptions/Premium-Payment-failed/m-p/4939007#M124578 OneByBoo 2020-04-26T09:52:57Z