What is this charge on my statement?
Match the short name on the statement to the company that billed you. Each guide below is one company or one descriptor. Where that guide already prints the letters people see, those letters are under the link. If a guide does not print a line, the bank's own shortening is the thing to match.
Last updated: October 17, 2026
A short code such as SP *, DRI*, or CHECKCARD is on statement codes. A name you still cannot place is covered in unknown charge on a statement. Statement downloads are on how to download your bank statement.
Statement codes
What SP or SP * means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: SP *
SP * is Shopify's label for a purchase from a store that uses Shopify Payments. How to read the store name after it, and how that differs from a SHOPIFY * bill.
What a DRI* charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: DRI*
DRI* is a statement prefix two sellers print for Digital River, the company that resells their software or membership. How to read the name after it.
What an FS * or FastSpring charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: FSPRG
FSPRG and FS* fsprg.com are the statement texts FastSpring prints. The software company may not be on the line. How to find the order.
What PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON
The date inside a PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON line is the day the debit card purchase was approved. Wells Fargo's pages explain why that day and the posting day can differ.
What CHECKCARD and POS DEBIT mean on your statement
Statement text in that guide: CHECKCARD
CHECKCARD means the debit card was used. POS and POS DEBIT mean a point of sale purchase. How Bank of America and the CFPB describe the timing.
What an ACH debit or a pre-authorized debit means
Statement text in that guide: ACH
An ACH debit in the US, or a pre-authorized debit in Canada, is a company pulling money from your bank account. How to see who it is and how to stop the next one.
Streaming
What a NETFLIX.COM charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: NETFLIX.COM
How Netflix says to check a charge, a second charge in one month, and a bill from a phone or TV provider. Netflix help pages do not print NETFLIX.COM.
What a Spotify charge means on your statement
How Spotify says to read a receipt, a pending charge, and a second Premium payment. Spotify help pages do not print one fixed statement line.
What a Disney Plus charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: DISNEY PLUS
How Disney+ says to read Billing History in the US and in Canada, and what a prorated charge is. Disney+ help pages do not print DISNEY PLUS.
What a HULU charge means on your statement
A HULU line is the plan only if Hulu bills you. If Disney, Spotify, T-Mobile, or Verizon bills you, ask that company. This guide is the US help center.
What a Max or HBO Max charge means on your statement
The US HBO Max help center, opened 16 October 2026, still uses the name HBO Max. It tells you who bills you, lists three plan prices, and says a direct subscription has no refund.
What a Paramount+ charge means on your statement
Paramount+ support, opened 16 October 2026, says a direct plan bills at the start of each period and a website cancellation is not refunded. It does not print a card descriptor or a plan price.
What a Peacock charge means on your statement
Peacock's help articles, opened 16 October 2026, name Select, Premium, and Premium Plus, say who can cancel, and say a direct Premium cancel is not refunded unless the law requires it. They do not print a price or a card line.
What a Crave charge means on your statement
Crave's own billing pages, opened 16 October 2026, say a direct plan is prepaid, a third party bills you instead of Crave, and Crave does not refund a double bill. They do not print a price or a card line.
What a Crunchyroll charge means on your statement
Crunchyroll's help articles, opened 16 October 2026, say where a Premium membership is billed, how to cancel that same place, and why one more charge can appear after you cancel. They do not print a price or a card line.
What a YouTube Premium charge means on your statement
A YouTube Premium charge is the membership. Google's help pages do not print a card descriptor or a price. Confirm the amount in YouTube and in Google payments.
What an Apple TV charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: apple.com/bill
Opened 16 October 2026. Apple's cancel page does not print a price or the card letters. Cancel at tv.apple.com. A charge billed by Apple can also sit under apple.com/bill.
What a SiriusXM charge means on your statement
SiriusXM says to read the statement to see who bills you, then cancel with SiriusXM, Apple, Google Play, Roku, or T-Mobile. The plan price is not printed on the cancel page.
What an Audible charge means on your statement
An Audible line that says adbl.co/bill is Audible.com. The Canada row says Audible, Canada, with no web address.
Food delivery
What a DOORDASH charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: DoorDash DashPass
A DOORDASH line can be several orders DoorDash combined into one charge, or a DashPass membership under a different name.
What a SKIPTHEDISHES charge means on your statement
A SKIPTHEDISHES line is a charge from SkipTheDishes. If you did not make it, call your bank. Skip+ is the paid membership.
What an Uber Eats charge means on your statement
An Uber Eats line is a food order, or it can be Uber One. Uber's help page does not print the exact card letters. Confirm the order in the account.
What an INSTACART charge means on your statement
An INSTACART line is often a hold, then one final charge for the grocery order. Instacart+ is the membership that repeats.
What a HelloFresh charge means on your statement
A HelloFresh line is a meal delivery. HelloFresh does not print a card descriptor or a box price. Cancel in account settings at least five days before delivery.
Shopping
What AMZN Mktp means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: AMZN Mktp US
What AMZN Mktp and other Amazon statement names mean, how Prime is different, and where US and Canada prices and cancel steps are published.
What an Amazon Prime charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: AMAZON PRIME
How Amazon lists Prime on a US statement, what Amazon.ca charges for Prime, and where to cancel. Amazon's pages do not print Amazon.ca Prime Member.
What a Costco membership charge means on your statement
Opened 16 October 2026. Costco.com says a charge near $65 or $130 at the start of the month is often membership auto renewal, before tax. A $0 Costco Annual Renewal notice is a card check.
What a Walmart+ charge means on your statement
Opened 16 October 2026. Walmart.com lists Walmart+ at $12.95 a month or $98 a year, plus tax. Cancel from the Walmart+ account page. The fee is not refundable. Benefits last until the plan ends.
Software and AI
What an MSFT or Microsoft charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: MICROSOFT*CANDY CRUSH
How Microsoft says to investigate a charge for a subscription, a game, or an in app purchase. Microsoft prints MICROSOFT*CANDY CRUSH, not one line for every product.
What an OPENAI *CHATGPT charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: OPENAI *CHATGPT
How OpenAI says to find a ChatGPT invoice, and why an API charge is a different bill. OpenAI help pages do not print OPENAI *CHATGPT.
What an ADOBE charge means on your statement
How Adobe's Charge Finder reads a card line that starts with ADOBE, and how to cancel a plan bought from Adobe.
What a Notion charge means on your statement
A Notion line is a paid workspace. Notion's refund page does not print a card descriptor, a price, or cancel clicks. Confirm the charge in the workspace billing screen.
What a GitHub charge means on your statement
A GitHub line is a paid plan or other GitHub billing. GitHub does not print a card descriptor or a plan price on the pages opened here. A downgrade takes effect at the end of the cycle.
What a Dropbox charge means on your statement
A Dropbox charge can be Plus, Professional, or Essentials. Dropbox's downgrade page does not print a card descriptor or a price. Cancel in the account, or in the app store if you bought it there.
What a Canva charge means on your statement
A Canva charge is a Canva subscription. On 16 October 2026 Canva's cancel and refund help pages did not return the article, so this page does not state a price or a card line.
What a LinkedIn Premium charge means on your statement
LinkedIn's help pages, opened 16 October 2026, say a Premium order ID sits near the word LinkedIn on a card statement, and how to cancel before the next billing date. They do not print a price.
What a GOOGLE* charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: GOOGLE*
How to read a GOOGLE* statement line for Play, YouTube, Google One, and Drive, and how long Google will look at a card charge.
What a Google One charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: GOOGLE* Google Storage
Google Pay maps GOOGLE* Google Storage to Google One. Cancel in the Google One app, the App Store, or Google Play. This page does not print a US price.
What a Zoom charge means on your statement
A Zoom renewal is canceled in Plans and billing by an owner or billing admin, before the renewal date. Add-ons go first. Zoom's help pages do not print a card descriptor or a plan price.
What a Grammarly charge means on your statement
Grammarly subscriptions are canceled under Account, then Subscription. Access lasts through the current period. Refunds are only where the law requires them. No card descriptor or price is printed on these pages.
What a Duolingo charge means on your statement
Super Duolingo is canceled in the app, the App Store, Google Play, or on the website, depending on where it started. Deleting the app does not cancel it. Duolingo does not print a card descriptor or a US price on these pages.
What APPLE.COM/BILL means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: apple.com/bill
What an apple.com/bill line is, why several Apple purchases can share one charge, and where to see the purchase or cancel a subscription.
Payments and buy now pay later
What a PayPal* charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: PAYPALINST XFER
Why a card statement shows PayPal and a seller name, why a bank transfer looks different, and what the number 402-935-7733 is.
What an SQ* charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: SQ *
SQ * means Square processed a card payment for a seller. The words after it are the seller's business name, and banks may shorten the line.
What a TST* charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: TST*
TST* plus a restaurant name is Toast's code for a purchase at a restaurant that uses Toast. The help page is written for the restaurant.
What a PADDLE.NET charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: PADDLE.NET
Paddle is the payment company that charges you for another company's software. How to see which product it was, and how to contact Paddle. Expenvo Pro is billed through Paddle.
What a Klarna charge means on your statement
Klarna's US pages say how to check a charge you do not recognize, how to report it in the app, and the 60 day claim window for US residents. No card descriptor is printed.
What an Afterpay charge means on your statement
Afterpay can bundle same-day installments into one bank line. Late fees apply after a grace period, with no dollar printed on the page opened here. Dispute in the app.
What an Affirm charge means on your statement
The Affirm help articles did not return their text on 17 October 2026. This page uses the Affirm Card agreement that did open: the phone, the 60 day error window, and how to stop a recurring card charge.
What a PATREON charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: PATREON* Membership
The statement lines Patreon prints, where billing history lists the creator, and what a pending charge over $100 means.
Travel and rides
What an Uber One or trip charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: usually includes Uber
Opened 16 October 2026. An Uber line can be a trip, a tip, a cancellation fee, a pending hold, or Uber One. Uber does not print the card letters. A price page lists $9.99 and $96 without naming a country.
What a Lyft charge means on your statement
A Lyft line can be a ride or Lyft Pink. Lyft prints Pink at $9.99 a month or $99 a year, and says a cancellation fee can still show on the bank statement.
What an Airbnb charge means on your statement
An Airbnb line is a stay, a service, or an experience. Airbnb does not print the exact card letters. Refunds go back to the original payment method.
What a PayByPhone parking charge means on your statement
How to match a PayByPhone parking payment to History and receipts, and how US and Canada taxes and service fees differ.
What a Compass charge means on your statement
Statement text in that guide: COMPASS WEB
How a TransLink Compass Card load shows up on a card in Metro Vancouver. TransLink's pages do not print COMPASS WEB or COMPASS ACCOUNT.
Gaming
What a PlayStation charge means on your statement
A PlayStation charge can be PlayStation Plus or another PlayStation Store subscription. Sony's US cancel page does not print a card descriptor or a price.
What an Xbox charge means on your statement
An Xbox charge is often a Microsoft subscription. Xbox's own support pages did not load. Microsoft's account page does not print a price or a card line.
What a Nintendo charge means on your statement
A Nintendo charge can be Nintendo Switch Online. The Americas support page does not print a price or a card descriptor. Turn auto-renewal off at least 48 hours before it expires.
What a STEAMGAMES.COM charge means on your statement
Match a STEAMGAMES.COM line to a purchase in your Steam history. Steam's help pages opened here do not show that exact text.
Fitness
What a Planet Fitness charge means on your statement
Planet Fitness says to cancel by mail, at the home club, or in the member portal, at least 8 days before the next bill. A $58 buyout can apply if a minimum term ends early.
What a Peloton charge means on your statement
Peloton All-Access is $49.99 a month on the membership help page, billed after you activate the equipment. App memberships bought in a store are canceled in that store. As of 17 October 2026.
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