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Key Takeaways:

• Adoption Grows Across Main Street America: Zelle® tag has topped 1 million small businesses enrolled. During the first half of 2026, enrollment averaged approximately 3,500 new small businesses per day.
• Businesses Begin to Put Zelle® tag to Work: Small businesses enrolled with the feature received nearly $5.8 billion during the first half of 2026 across all of their enrolled payment credentials.
• Small Business Activity Tops $200 Billion: More than 8 million enrolled small-business accounts sent or received over $200 billion with Zelle in the first half of 2026.

New research from the Zelle Avoidance Economy Report finds that 76% of Gen Z consumers who have fronted money for a group expense, like a trip or event, say they were not fully repaid, and 55% say it created tension or negatively affected a relationship.

After building Zelle into a $1.2 trillion dollar payments network in the United States, Early Warning is executing a sweeping strategy to bring Zelle global.