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# Adding Funding Sources
### Abstract
Administrators need to add new funding sources (i.e., bank accounts) so their organization can properly finance and track outgoing payments. This step simplifies payment operations, reduces errors from accidental use of the wrong account, and enables a clear audit trail for all disbursements.
This article provides a guide on how to add a new funding source. You’ll see how to specify key account details — like the account type, routing number, and starting check number — and confirm that your bank account is ready to fund checks or ACH transactions.
### Add a New Funding Source
When you add a funding source, you’re telling the system which bank account your organization plans to use for issuing checks and ACH payments. This ensures each payment is drawn from the correct account and recorded accurately.
1. You must ensure your business entity has ACH or Check payment methods enabled. Follow the [Enabling ACH and Check Payment Methods](/ap-automation/charted-configuration/payment-automation/enabling-ach-and-check-payment-methods.md) guide to enable them.
2. If you see a banner on a Business Entity prompting you to create a new funding source, click the **Add a Funding Source** button to begin the process.\
1. You can also add a funding source by going to **Charted > AP Automation > Settings > Payment Automation > Funding Sources > Create Funding Source.**
3. Choose the relevant option from the **Business Entity** dropdown to assign the funding source correctly. You can also start typing your **Business Entity** name to find it.
4. Next, enter your bank account details. Double check all supplied details are correct, otherwise you will run into verification issues and possible payment failure.
1. Virtual Accounts are a unique type that allows you to dictate a separate funding source for **ACH** and **Check** that share the same **GL** account. For **Virtual Accounts,** the **Check** and **ACH** funding sources must already be created.
5. Type a descriptive **Account Name** for the funding source so you can identify it at a glance:\
6. Enter a valid **Account Number** and **Routing Number** in their respective fields.
7. If you intend to pay vendors via **Check** from this account, confirm that the **Pay via Check** option is visble and is enabled:
1. If you plan to use Checks at some point in the future, it's recommended you keep this default value checked. You can't change this value once a funding source is created. \
8. Now, to establish a consistent record of sequential checks, specify a starting **Next** **Check Number** (for instance, 1000). The first check sent from this account will start with this check number, each check to follow will increment this check number by one.
9. After you finish entering all account details, click the **Submit** button to finalize the new funding source:
10. The new funding source will appear in the **Funding Sources** list. Note that initially it is **Not Verified**:
That concludes the process for creation of a new funding source. The next step is to verify the funding source.
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