Google Play's carrier billing option is being phased out by major US carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and soon, T-Mobile. T-Mobile users will no longer be able to use carrier billing for Google Play ...

"Due to payment system disruption, we will be pausing Google Play’s billing system for users in Russia in the coming days. This means users will not be able to purchase apps and games ...

Google said that all developers selling digital goods in their apps must use Google Play’s billing system (from Jan 2021). Like Apple, Google too levies a 30% commission on all the Play Store ...

Google had said this wasn't new and its payments policy has always required this. It had said Google Play billing had always taken a 30 percent commission on these transactions.