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Send and receive money with Zelle®.

Introducing Zelle® – a fast, safe and easy1 way to send money to friends, family and other people you trust, regardless of where they bank.1 Whether you’re paying rent, gifting money, or splitting the cost of a bill, Zelle® has you covered.
Download The App
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Send money the way it was meant to be sent.

iPhone showing Zelle send money screen.
Find Zelle® here in your First Bank app.
Log in, go to your menu, and tap Payments and Transfers. Scroll down until you see “Send Money with Zelle®”. Then, enroll with your U.S. mobile number or email address to get started.
iPhone showing Zelle send money functionality.
Send
Select someone from your mobile device’s contacts (or add a trusted recipient’s email address or U.S. mobile phone number), add the amount you’d like to send and an optional memo, review, then hit “Send.”
iPhone showing Zelle request money functionality.
Request.
Send your friend a request2 and a way to pay you back directly with Zelle®. Just enter their U.S. mobile number or email address, the amount they owe you, and hit send (if your friend isn’t enrolled yet, you can only send a request using their email address). When your friend responds, the money will appear in your First Bank account.
iPhone showing Zelle split money functionality.
Split.
Zelle® makes it easy to quickly split the bill with a built-in calculator. Just tap the ‘split’ button, select the people in your group and enter the total amount you want to split2. Zelle® sends a request to everyone for their share. (If your friend isn’t enrolled yet, you can only send a request using their email address.)

Send money in the moment.

Enroll with Zelle® and get your money moving.
Unlock more convenience from your mobile banking app by using Zelle®. Enjoy the benefits of a fast, safe and easy way of sending and receiving money in minutes.1
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Zelle® is only available for personal banking customers.

Zelle and the Zelle related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.

  1. U.S. checking or savings account required to use Zelle®. Transactions between enrolled users typically occur in minutes.
  2. In order to send payment requests or split payment requests to a U.S. mobile number, the mobile number must already be enrolled with Zelle®.

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