Billing setup fails with OR_BACR2_44 – Unable to create Billing Account for Startup onboarding

Hi everyone,

I’m onboarding our startup to the Google Cloud Credits for Startups program, but I’m blocked at the billing setup stage.

Every time I verify a payment method (Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI), the ₹2 authorization succeeds, but Google Cloud returns:

Billing setup can’t be completed
Error: OR_BACR2_44

I can access the Google Cloud Console, but no Cloud Billing Account is created, so I can’t complete onboarding or use Google Cloud services.

I’ve already contacted Google for Startups Support, but I’m checking here in case anyone has seen this error before.

Has anyone experienced OR_BACR2_44 or knows what causes it? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!