Zelle® for your small business

Zelle^® is a convenient way to send, receive, and request money with friends, family and others you trust through your bank or credit union’s mobile app or online banking.  All you need is your recipient’s enrolled email address or U.S. mobile number, and money will be available to use in minutes. Your account information and activity stay private. Zelle^® is currently live in more than 2,300 Financial Institutions, so you can send money to friends and family even if they don’t bank at AdelFi Credit Union.¹

¹ To send or receive money with Zelle^®, both parties must have an eligible checking or savings account. Transactions between enrolled users typically occur in minutes.

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

You can send, request or receive money with Zelle®.  

• To get started, log in to online banking or our mobile banking app and navigate to the [“Send Money With Zelle®”]. To enroll, accept terms and conditions, tell us your email address or U.S. mobile number and deposit account, and then you will receive a one-time verification code. Enter it and you’re ready to start sending and receiving with Zelle®.  
• To send money using Zelle®, simply add a trusted recipient’s email address or U.S. mobile phone number, enter the amount you’d like to send and an optional note, review, then hit “Send.” In most cases, the money is available to your recipient in minutes if they are already enrolled with Zelle®.  
• To request money using Zelle®, choose “Request,” enter their enrolled email address, U.S. mobile number or Zelle® tag, confirm the receipt is correct and tap “Request.” 
• To receive money, just share your enrolled email address or U.S. mobile number with a friend and ask them to send you money with Zelle^®. If you have already enrolled with Zelle^®, you do not need to take any further action. The money will be sent directly into your account, typically within minutes.  

If someone sent you money with Zelle® and you have not yet enrolled with Zelle®, follow these steps: Click on the link provided in the payment notification you received via email or text message. Select AdelFi Christian Banking. Follow the instructions provided on the page to enroll and receive your payment. Pay attention to the email address or U.S. mobile number where you received the payment notification – you should enroll with Zelle® using that email address or U.S. mobile number to ensure you receive your money. 

If you have already enrolled with Zelle®, you do not need to take any further action. The money will be sent directly into your bank account and will be available typically within minutes.  

If you have not yet enrolled with Zelle®, follow these steps:  

1. Click on the link provided in the payment notification you received via email or text message.  
2. Select AdelFi Christian Banking.  
3. Follow the instructions provided on the page to enroll and receive your payment. Pay attention to the email address or U.S. mobile number where you received the payment notification – you should enroll with Zelle® using that email address or U.S. mobile number where you received the notification to ensure you receive your money.  

Keeping your money and information secure is a top priority for AdelFi Christian Banking. When you use Zelle®  within our mobile app or online banking, your information is protected with the same technology we use to keep your bank account secure.  

Zelle® is a great way to send money to family, friends, and people you are familiar with, such as your personal trainer, babysitter or neighbor¹.

Since money is sent directly from your bank account to another person’s bank account within minutes¹, Zelle^® should only be used to send money to friends, family and others you know and trust.  

If you don’t know the person or aren’t sure you will get what you paid for (for example, items bought from an online bidding or sales site), you should not use Zelle®. These transactions are potentially high risk (just like sending cash to a person you don’t know is high risk).  

As of March  31, 2025, all users must be enrolled through one of the more than 2,300 banks and credit unions that offer Zelle^® in order to send and receive money. The list of participating financial institutions is always growing. You can find the updated  list of participating banks and credit unions live with Zelle^® at Zelle.com. If their bank or credit union is not listed, we recommend you use another payment method at this time.

There are a few ways you can encourage your customers to pay you with Zelle®:

• Tell customers verbally that you accept payments with Zelle® and that they can easily send you money right from their banking app.
• Include it on an invoice. We recommend adding “I accept payments with Zelle®” or “Pay me with Zelle®.”

Use Zelle® to request money from your customers (which will send them a notification telling them you’ve requested payment with Zelle®).²

No, AdelFi Christian Banking does not charge any fees to use Zelle® in the AdelFi app. Your mobile carrier’s messaging and data rates may apply.

Eligible small business accounts can send, receive or request money with Zelle®. To get started, log in to AdelFi’s online banking or mobile app and select “Send Money with Zelle®.” If you don’t see Zelle®, please call our customer support team at 800-347-2228.

In order to use Zelle®, the sender and recipient’s bank or credit union accounts must be based in the U.S.

No, Zelle® payments cannot be reversed.  

You can only cancel a payment if the person you sent money to hasn’t yet enrolled with Zelle®. To check whether the payment is still pending because the recipient hasn’t yet enrolled, you can go to your activity page, choose the payment you want to cancel, and then select “Cancel This Payment.” If you do not see this option available, please contact our customer support team at 800-347-2228 for assistance with canceling the pending payment. 

If the person you sent money to has already enrolled with Zelle® through their bank or credit union’s mobile app or online banking, the money is sent directly to their bank account and cannot be canceled. This is why it’s important to only send money to people you know and trust, and always ensure you’ve used the correct email address or U.S. mobile number when sending money.  If you sent money to the wrong person, please immediately call our customer support team at 800-347-2228 to determine what options are available. 

Please contact our customer support team at 800-347-2228. Qualifying imposter scams may be eligible for reimbursement.

The amount of money you can send, as well as the frequency, is set by each participating financial institution. To determine AdelFi Christian Banking send limits, call our customer service at 800-347-2228.  

There are no limits to the amount of money you can receive with Zelle®. However, remember that the person sending you money will most likely have limits set by their own financial institution on the amount of money they can send you.  

Neither AdelFi Credit Union nor Zelle^® offers purchase protection for payments made with Zelle^® – for example, if you do not receive the item you paid for, or the item is not as described or as you expected. Only send money to people and small businesses you trust and always ensure you’ve used the correct email address or U.S. mobile number when sending money.

Sending to a Zelle® tag is just like sending to a recipient’s email address or U.S. mobile number. Find Zelle® in your mobile banking app, click “Send,” and from the “Select Recipient” screen, type the recipient’s Zelle® tag. Then, enter the amount, hit “Send,” and the money is on the way. Make sure to double check that the Zelle® tag is typed correctly, and when sending money to someone new, it’s always important to confirm the recipient is correct by reviewing the contact name that is displayed before sending money. 

At this time, the ability to create a Zelle® tag is only available to eligible small business account holders. Please confirm with your bank or credit union if you are eligible to create a Zelle® tag for your small business.