Peer To Peer Payments news and trends

Chase to Restrict Use of Zelle for Purchases Through Social Media
Digital Payments // February 19, 2025

Chase told customers that it will add some restrictions on their use of the peer-to-peer payment network Zelle with Chase beginning March 23. The changes in the bank’s Zelle service agreement were noted in multiple media reports. The new provisions include Chase saying that it...

Zelle Marks $1 Trillion Milestone as P2P Payment Use Jumps
Payment Methods // February 12, 2025

Last year appears to have been a landmark one for peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app Zelle. During 2024, American consumers and small businesses transmitted more than $1 trillion using the platform, the most money ever sent on a P2P service in a single year, the company announced Wednesday (Feb....

44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond Payments
Consumer Insights // December 02, 2024

In recent years, digital wallets have become an essential tool for making online payments, but their uses are quickly expanding. In the U.K., nearly half of consumers (44%) expect to continue using digital wallets in the next three years, with Gen Z and millennials leading...

Zelle Reportedly Steering Users to Banking Apps
Mobile Applications // October 31, 2024

Zelle reportedly wants users to use its platform via banking apps instead of its own. An executive for the peer-to-peer payments provider told Reuters on Thursday (Oct. 31) that while more than 2,200 banks and credit unions are part of its network, just 2% of...

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44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond Payments

December 02, 2024
In recent years, digital wallets have become an essential tool for making online payments, but their uses are quickly expanding. In the U.K., nearly half of consumers (44%) expect to continue using digital wallets in the next three years, with Gen Z and millennials leading the charge. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Digital Wallets […]

More Than Half of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Send Money

August 02, 2024
Consumers are turning to peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Venmo and Zelle for quick and easy money transfers. But while these services have become ubiquitous, concerns about fraud are casting a...

Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments

April 24, 2024
Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one...

Consumers Need Incentives to Pick Pay-by-Bank Options

December 18, 2023
Account-to-account (A2A) payments do just what the name implies: transfer funds between bank accounts in near real time. These payments have gained traction in recent years — used by 36%...

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Report: CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Zelle Operator and Owner Banks

March 04, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reportedly dropped its lawsuit targeting the operator and three owner banks of Zelle. The regulator said in a Tuesday (March 4) court filing that it dismissed the action against Early Warning Services, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo “with prejudice,” CNBC reported Tuesday. The CFPB did not […]

Chase to Restrict Use of Zelle for Purchases Through Social Media

February 19, 2025
Chase told customers that it will add some restrictions on their use of the peer-to-peer payment network Zelle with Chase beginning March 23. The changes in the bank’s Zelle service...

Zelle Marks $1 Trillion Milestone as P2P Payment Use Jumps

February 12, 2025
Last year appears to have been a landmark one for peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app Zelle. During 2024, American consumers and small businesses transmitted more than $1 trillion using the platform, the...

Zelle Reportedly Steering Users to Banking Apps

October 31, 2024
Zelle reportedly wants users to use its platform via banking apps instead of its own. An executive for the peer-to-peer payments provider told Reuters on Thursday (Oct. 31) that while...