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How the pandemic is propelling Zelle

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The pandemic’s physical distancing requirements appear to have accelerated transaction volume and overall use of Zelle, the P2P app operated by the bank-owned Early Warning Services LLC.

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US Bank Debuts Free Zelle eCards For Users Sending Money

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The eCards can be sent alongside payments made as gifts via Zelle in the bank's mobile app. Zelle is used to complete fast transactions in which funds are typically made available within minutes in the recipient's bank account. Recently, Zelle surpassed one billion payments in 12 months.

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BofA's Zelle numbers don't add up — but they do make sense

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Zelle has been good for Bank of America’s P2P traffic, with the bank reporting eye-popping numbers every quarter. But the bank and the Zelle network have different ways of counting their volumes.

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Zelle Eyeing Expansion Into Small Business Payments

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Zelle , the digital payment app that enables consumers to send money to friends and family, is gearing up to expand its offering to enable customers to pay small businesses. Zelle is backed by Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other banks. The firm is projecting that Zelle will reach 27.4 million users in the U.S.

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Zelle breaks through to non-millennials: Half of new P2P users over 45

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The bank-run Zelle P2P network was designed without the social media-esque touches that made Venmo a hit among millennials. And as one might expect, half of all new P2P users are 45 and older.

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Zelle now reaches half of U.S. banked adults via bank partners

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The bank-supported Zelle person-to-person payment network is starting to hit numbers its developers envisioned when entering the market more than two years ago.

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Zelle to become the most used P2P mobile payments platform in the US

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(The Paypers) eMarketer has revealed that Zelle will overtake Venmo in peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile payments in the US in 2018.

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