GCP free trial billing account creation stuck - google-cloud-platform

since an hour or so I'm stuck in creating a GCP billing account.
I can go all way (providing phone number, address, credit card info) >> do the credit card security check. But right after I confirm the security code for my credit card the regarding popup closes and I'm stuck on the tab "Step 2 of 2 - Free Trial - Google Cloud Platform" with a turning wheel indicating that something is processed ...
Tried several times in Chrome and Safari. Updated my Credit Card App (DKB).
Any suggestions?
Best regards

I had the same issue, try doing the process again with a separate browser, I got through to step 3 and successfully created the account within minutes. I initially used Google, but then retried with Microsoft Edge and it worked. Hope this helps.

reaching out to the billing team by filing a billing support request at [1] will be the best place to ask for assistance for your situation.
[1] https://support.google.com/cloud/contact/cloud_platform_billing

Its browser issue, I used brave browser with shield & without shield nothing worked.
Then I tried Opera and it worked

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I just have had a chat with google billing support. They confirm that they remove data after 30 days as state here https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#end (They gave me this link )
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They also said "we will send a feedback to our engineering team regarding this incident" Hope that their engineering team will create this email next time.
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