# Difference between adding funds to Connect payouts and Account balance

You can add funds to Connect payouts or to your account balance through the [Balances page](https://dashboard.stripe.com/balance/overview) in your Dashboard. Funds added to **Account balance** go into a separate portion of your balance named "Future refunds or disputes," and funds added to **Connect payouts** go into your regular account balance.
### Adding to account balance
Funds added to **Account balance** are set aside in a separate portion of your balance named “Future refunds or disputes”. The “Future refunds or disputes” portion of your balance will only be used for refunds, disputes, or for paying back a negative balance. This allows you to stay on automatic payouts for balances accrued from charges, while maintaining additional funds to account for future refunds and disputes and prevent a negative balance.
If you wish to retrieve the funds from the “Future refunds or disputes” portion of your balance, you can do so by going to the [Balances](https://dashboard.stripe.com/balance/overview) page in the Dashboard and then selecting **Pay out to bank**.
### Adding to Connect payouts
When adding funds in the dashboard, select **Connect payouts** to add funds into your regular account balance. Funds added in this way will be available for transfer to your connected accounts.