The Zelle App Disappears Tuesday. Here's How You Can Send Money Instead

If Zelle is your go-to method for sending money digitally, listen up: Starting Tuesday, you won't be able to use the digital payment app anymore. There's no need to panic, however. This change applies only to the standalone app. If your bank offers Zelle through its mobile app or website, you can continue to use it. And if it doesn't, you have plenty of other ways to send money electronically to friends and family. Here's what you need to know about this change and your future options. Read more: Best Digital Wallets and Payment Apps Why the Zelle app is shutting down When Zelle launched in 2017, only around 60 US financial institutions offered the service by the end of that year. Today, that number is over 2,200. As a result, less than 2% of Zelle transactions occur through the standalone app. Zelle has been phasing out the ability to make transactions on its mobile app since October 2024. "Today, the vast majority of people using Zelle to send money use it through their financi ... Read full article.