# How many financial institutions are available for users to link via Stripe?

**United States**
Users can link accounts instantly from approximately 5,000 financial institutions, representing more than 97% of bank accounts in the US.
**Canada**
Users can link accounts instantly from more than 200 financial institutions in Canada. To confirm availability, search for the institution in the Financial Connections account-linking flow.
**Manual verification**
Users can manually validate accounts from any US or Canadian financial institution via micro-deposits.