# Organizations
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## Managing organizations using the control panel
The account's organizations are shown in the sidebar to the left.
To create a new organization, click on the plus sign.
When you click on an organization, you'll be shown an overview. Among other things, you can see its collaborators. At the bottom of the menu, to the left of the current organization, you find the organization menu. Here you can set up collaborators, invoice settings, etc. The name of the organization in the screenshot below is Glesys Lab.
### Company information
Under the **Settings** menu in the organization menu, you set up your company information, such as company name, business identification number, address, email, and phone number. This is the first thing you need to do for a new organization.
### Payments
Under the **Billing** menu, you can choose whether to pay by credit card or by invoice. Note that you cannot create any services until you have selected a payment method and provided all the necessary information for that method.
If you choose to pay by invoice, save the settings, and then go back to the **Billing** menu. You can then choose if you want to receive the invoice by email or snail mail.
To pay by credit card, choose *Credit card* under **Method of Payment**. Fill in the information for the organization, and click **Continue** down to the right.
A new page will open. Here, you enter your credit card number, expiry date, and security code (CVC).
Once you've filled in the details, click **Accept 1 EUR**. Now, you might need to identify yourself using an electronic identification method. One euro will be charged to your credit card to verify the details. The money will be refunded within a few days.
When everything is set up correctly, the image below will be shown to confirm that the credit card has been added. Future invoices will, from now on, be paid automatically by credit card.
#### Replace an expired card
To replace an expired card, select **Billing** in the organization menu. Then, click **Select Payment Method**.
Click the **Continue** button at the bottom right—just like when you added the credit card for the first time. The page with the credit card details opens, and you can enter the new card information.
Once the details are filled out, click **Accept 1 EUR** to verify the test amount. You might need to verify your identity using an electronic identification method.
When everything is completed, you can verify it by clicking **Billing** again in the organization menu. The last four digits of the new card should now be displayed.
## Managing organizations using the API
Organizations can be managed using the [customer module](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#customer-module) in the [API](/platform/control-panel/api.md). To set up payment options, billing, and company information, use the [customer/settings](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#customersettings) endpoint.
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