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# Verify A Bank Account with Plaid Micro-Deposit

When Plaid cannot use online banking login, verify a bank account with a micro-deposit during Anedot account setup.

When Anedot connects a bank account through Plaid without online banking credentials, Plaid verifies the account with a micro-deposit. This applies during the fundraising account application, when adding a bank account in **Settings → Finance → Bank Accounts**, and when verifying a bank account for an ACH gift or payment.

### Manual Bank Connection (Micro-Deposit)

1. Look for a **$0.01 deposit from Plaid** in your bank's recent transactions. It should arrive within a few moments.
2. Enter **only the code from the transaction description**, exactly as it appears.
3. If the deposit does not show in online banking right away, check **pending** or **incoming** transactions, or contact your bank.

{% hint style="info" %}
Plaid may send this deposit with automated or Same-Day ACH. A standard ACH deposit usually posts within **one business day**. Some **business accounts** show the deposit more reliably in online banking.
{% endhint %}

### Verification Unsuccessful

**Verification Unsuccessful** appears when the code you enter does not match the code on the micro-deposit. Enter the code again exactly as it appears in the transaction description.

If you leave the code entry screen without entering a code (for example, because you cannot find the deposit), return once you can see the **$0.01** Plaid transaction and complete verification with the code from that description.

**Related:** [Anedot Application](/get-started/apply-for-an-account/anedot-application.md) · [Bank Accounts](/settings/finance/bank-accounts.md) · [Verify Bank Account](/donor-support/faq/verify-bank-account.md) (donor ACH gifts)


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