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# Fund Your Account

### Link A Bank Account

You need to link a bank account to your Bold account in order to fund your account:

1. From the `Checking account` page click `Linked accounts`.

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2. Click `Connect new account` to be taken to the Plaid integration.
3. Click `Get started` and follow the steps to connect your bank account through Plaid.&#x20;

### Funding Your Account:

1. Click `Move money`.

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2. Click `Add funds`.

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3. Enter how much money you want to add and click `Continue`.
   1. Under `ACH` You can select `Standard transfer` or `Instant transfer` from this page.
4. Click `Authorize transfer` to confirm the deposit.
5. You will see a `Deposit initiated` page.

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6. Find the details of a deposit by clicking onto a transaction in the `latest transaction` table.&#x20;

### Fund via Wire Transfer

1. Click `Move Money`.

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2. Click `Add funds`.

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3. Click `Wire transfer` and input the information provided to initiate the wire transfer from your bank.&#x20;

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