We have partnered with Zelle® to bring you a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family and other people you trust.2 Zelle® is available online and in mobile banking so you don’t need to download anything new to start sending and receiving money!
How to start using Zelle®
1. Enroll or log in to Digital Banking
2. Select “Send Money With Zelle®”
3. Accept Terms and Conditions
4. Select your U.S. mobile number or email address and deposit account
That’s it! You’re ready to start sending and receiving money with Zelle®.
Using Zelle® is:
Fast
Send money directly from your account to theirs, typically in minutes3
Safe
Send and receive money with Zelle® right from Online Banking or our Mobile Banking app2
Easy
Send money using just their U.S. mobile number or email address
Frequently Asked Questions
Since money is sent directly from your bank account to another person’s bank account within minutes,3 it’s important to only send money to people you trust, and always ensure you’ve used the correct email address or U.S. mobile number.
To send money using Zelle®, 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, and hit “Send.” In most cases, the money is available to your recipient in minutes.3
To request money using Zelle®, choose “Request,” select the individual(s) from whom you’d like to request money, enter the amount you’d like to request, include an optional note, review and hit “Request.”4
To receive money, just share your enrolled email address or U.S. mobile phone number with a friend and ask them to send you money with Zelle®.
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 First Commerce Credit Union.
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.
Since money is sent directly from your bank account to another person’s bank account within minutes,3 Zelle® should only be used to send money to friends, family and others you trust.
Neither First Commerce nor Zelle® offers a protection program for any authorized 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.
If your recipient’s financial institution isn’t on the list, don’t worry! The list of participating financial institutions is always growing, and your recipient can still use Zelle® by downloading the Zelle® app for Android and iOS.
To enroll with the Zelle® app, your recipient will enter their basic contact information, an email address and U.S. mobile number and a Visa® or Mastercard® debit card with a U.S.-based account (does not include U.S. territories). Zelle® does not accept debit cards associated with international deposit accounts or any credit cards.
When someone sends money to your enrolled email address or U.S. mobile number, Zelle® looks up the email address or mobile number in its “directory” and notifies of the incoming payment. then directs the payment into your bank account, all while keeping your sensitive account details private.
If the person you sent money to has already enrolled with Zelle®, 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 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, we recommend contacting the recipient and requesting the money back. If you aren’t able to get your money back, please call our member service team at 850.488.0035 or 800.533.5772 so we can help you.
Scheduled or recurring payments sent directly to your recipient’s account number (instead of an email address or mobile number) are also available through First Commerce, but are a separate service from Zelle® and can take one to three business days to process.
You can cancel a payment that is scheduled in advance if the money has not already been deducted from your account.
If you send money to someone who isn’t enrolled with Zelle®, they will receive a notification prompting them to enroll. After enrollment, the money will be available directly in your recipient’s account, typically within minutes.3
If your payment is pending, we recommend confirming that the person you sent money to has enrolled with Zelle® and that you entered the correct email address or U.S. mobile phone number.
If you’re waiting to receive money, you should check to see if you’ve received a payment notification via email or text message. If you haven’t received a payment notification, we recommend following up with the sender to confirm they entered the correct email address or U.S. mobile phone number.
Still having trouble? Please contact our member support team at 850.488.0035 or 800.533.5772.
These transactions are potentially high risk (just like sending cash to a person you don’t know is high risk). Neither First Commerce nor Zelle® offers a protection program for any authorized 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.
Once member support moves your email address or U.S. mobile phone number, it will be connected to your bank account so you can start sending and receiving money with Zelle® through Online Banking or the Mobile Banking app.
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2 Must have a bank account in the U.S. to use Zelle®.
3 Transactions typically occur in minutes when the recipient’s email address or U.S. mobile number is already enrolled with Zelle®.
4 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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