---
id: licensing-payments.bought-with-a-bank-payment-when-does-my-licence-arrive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/bought-with-a-bank-payment-when-does-my-licence-arrive
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Buying, coupons and onboarding codes"
question: "I paid by bank payment — when will my licence arrive?"
alt_questions:
  - "no licence email after bank transfer"
  - "bank debit purchase pending"
  - "paid but no activation email yet"
  - "how long does a bank payment take to activate"
  - "licence after delayed payment"
short_answer: "Once the payment clears — bank payments can take a few days. Your licence email with the Activate button and License Code arrives then; there's nothing to do meanwhile."
tags: ["buying", "checkout", "payments"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-payment-methods-can-i-use", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/i-lost-my-licence-key", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-buy-storage-studio"]
applies_to: "all"
wiki: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/buying-a-licence
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# I paid by bank payment — when will my licence arrive?

Once the payment has cleared, which for bank payments can take a few days. Your licence is issued at that point, and the email with your **Activate Storage Studio** button and License Code arrives then — not straight after checkout. There's nothing you need to do meanwhile.

Card payments clear at once, so if you're waiting on a card payment and nothing has arrived, check your spam folder or use **Email me my licence key again** in **Settings → License**. If a bank payment fails instead of clearing, no licence is issued and you can buy again with another way of paying.