The short answer
The registry records Scaleway Cloud Infrastructure & Virtual Servers as a possible interpretation of SCALEWAY* ELEMENTS. This descriptor-to-company association has not passed claim-level evidence review. Compare the exact line, amount and posted status with your own receipt or account activity; the name alone cannot confirm the merchant or whether you authorized the payment.
What do the parts of SCALEWAY* ELEMENTS mean?
- SCALEWAY * ELEMENTS
- Before the asterisk, "SCALEWAY" usually names the platform or parent company. After it, "ELEMENTS" usually names the product, store or order. How descriptors work →
The notes below are unreviewed registry explanations, not confirmation of merchant identity, authorization or current policy. Claim-level source review is pending for this entry.
Why it shows up like this
Unreviewed registry note: The bank statement descriptor `SCALEWAY* ELEMENTS` indicates a cloud infrastructure payment made to Scaleway S.A.S., operating as a major European cloud service provider headquartered in Paris, France. This transaction covers virtual server instances, Kubernetes clusters, managed relational databases, serverless functions, and S3-compatible object storage hosted across secure European data center regions.
Unreviewed registry note: This charge appears on your financial statement because you provisioned cloud computing resources or reached the end of a monthly billing cycle for metered consumption. Scaleway bills automatically based on actual server runtime hours, network bandwidth egress, and stored data volumes unless resources are permanently deleted from your developer console. Note that stopped instances still accrue storage charges for reserved local block volumes.
Don’t recognize it? Common scenarios
- Unreviewed registry note: A developer hosted a web application, VPN endpoint, or container registry in a European data center region.
- Unreviewed registry note: An S3-compatible Object Storage bucket accumulated storage and egress transfer fees.
- Unreviewed registry note: An active elastic IP or block storage volume remained allocated after stopping a virtual instance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Scaleway bill for stopped instances?
Unreviewed registry note: When an instance is powered down, local NVMe or flexible block storage remains reserved for your account. You must delete the instance to stop storage costs.
Independent reference — not affiliated with Scaleway S.A.S.. Billing names and policies change; verify with the merchant or your bank before acting.
Sources and evidence
Sources may support different parts of this page. A company homepage does not establish a statement descriptor, refund policy or contact detail. Check the claim notes and your own receipt before acting.
- Scaleway Billing & Consumption Documentation https://www.scaleway.com
- CFPB: Credit Card Dispute Guidelines https://www.consumerfinance.gov
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