About
Zelle is a US peer-to-peer and account-to-account payments network operated by Early Warning Services, a consortium owned by seven major US banks including JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. It moves hundreds of billions of dollars annually directly between bank accounts and is exploring stablecoin and international expansion as bank-led alternatives to card and crypto rails develop.
Key products
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Stage
- Private (bank consortium)
- Funding
- Owned by Early Warning Services (7-bank consortium)
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