Move Money, Manage Payments
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Whatever you need to do – pay someone (or have them pay you), move money between your accounts at Bell and other financial institutions, or find one spot where you can manage your loan payments – Bell’s personal banking technology upgrades are designed for your convenience.
Send and receive money with Zelle®. Easily transfer funds at Bell, or between Bell and other banks. And check your balances, set up payments and more, on all your personal loans. Doing any of these on the mobile app? You’ll see a new look and feel for that as well.
Banking’s a part of your life. We want to make it the easy part.
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Loan Payments
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Send Money with Zelle®
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Zelle® FAQs
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External Fund Transfers
Personal Loan Payments
As of June 30, 2022, SmartPay is no longer available. Please use the new loan payments function in mobile and online banking.
Manage all your personal (non-mortgage) loan payments – car loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, ready reserve and more – all in one spot. (If you have a mortgage serviced at Bell, you can use our upgraded mortgage payment platform).
With the personal online banking upgrade to loan payments, you’ll be able to:
- Manage a variety of loans from the “Loan Payments” screen
- Navigate easily on desktop or mobile
- Easily create and change one-time and recurring payments
- Link and pay from any U.S. checking or savings account with the same ownership as the account you’re using in online banking
Loan Payments guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my recurring/scheduled transfer still occur?
Will my future dated transfer still occur?
Need Help?
As always, you can call our personal online banking support team at 800-450-1529. We answer the phones from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT weekdays and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT weekends. If we don’t know the answer to your question right away, we’ll find it for you – or connect you with the help you need.
It’s here! Send and receive money with Zelle®
Zelle®, a convenient way to send money right from your mobile banking app or online banking account, is now available. Whether it’s saving you a trip to the ATM or taking the guesswork out of divvying up the cost of the lunch tab, Zelle® is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money to and from friends, family and others you know and trust1.
Money is sent directly to the recipient’s account and is typically available in minutes2, and all you need to send money is the recipient’s email address or U.S. mobile phone number.
To start using Zelle®, log into your personal online banking as you always have. Then complete your quick, one-time enrollment in Zelle®.
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Need Help?
Contact digital services for technical support at 866-221-1136.
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1 Must have a bank account in the U.S. to use Zelle®.
2 Transactions typically occur in minutes when the recipient's email address or U.S. mobile number is already enrolled with Zelle®.
3 In order to send payment requests or split payment requests to a U.S. mobile number, the mobile number must already enrolled with Zelle®.
Zelle® Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zelle®?
Who can I send money to with Zelle®?
How do I use Zelle®?
You can send, request or receive money with Zelle®.
- To get started, log into personal online banking or your mobile app and choose Zelle® in the menu. Accept terms and conditions, enter your email address or U.S. mobile phone number, 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 minutes2.
- 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”3.
- 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®.
Someone sent me money with Zelle®, how do I receive it?
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 minutes2. If 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 your financial institution.
- 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.
What types of payments can I make with Zelle®?
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 minutes2, Zelle® should only be used to send money to friends, family and others you trust.
Neither your financial institution 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.
How do I get started?
It's easy – Zelle® is already available within online Bill Pay and your mobile banking app! Check our app or sign-in online and follow a few simple steps to enroll with Zelle® today.
What if I want to send money to someone whose financial institution doesn't offer Zelle®? You can find a full list of participating banks and credit unions live with Zelle® here. 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.
How does Zelle® work?
When you enroll with Zelle® through your online banking Bill Pay account, or mobile banking app, your name, the name of your financial institution, and the email address or U.S. mobile number you enrolled is shared with Zelle® (no sensitive account details are shared – those stay with your financial institution).
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 your financial institution of the incoming payment. Your financial institution then directs the payment into your bank account, all while keeping your sensitive account details private.
Can I use Zelle® internationally?
Can I cancel a payment?
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 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 contact your financial institution's customer service.
Scheduled and recurring payments are features provided by your financial institution in our online banking and mobile banking app and are not features of Zelle®. Please contact customer services with any questions concerning scheduling or recurring payments. You can cancel a payment that is scheduled in advance if the money has not already been deducted from your account.
How long does it take to receive money with Zelle®?
Money sent with Zelle® is typically available to an enrolled recipient within minutes2. 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 in your recipient's account, typically within minutes2.
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 your financial institution's customer service.
Will the person i send money to be notified?
Is my information secure?
I'm unsure about using Zelle® to pay someone I don't know. What should I do?
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® for these types of transactions.
These transactions are potentially high risk (just like sending cash to a person you don't know is high risk). Neither your financial institution 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.
What if iI get an error message when I try to enroll an email address or U.S. mobile number?
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1 Must have a bank account in the U.S. to use Zelle®.
2 Transactions typically occur in minutes when the recipient's email address or U.S. mobile number is already enrolled with Zelle®.
3 In order to send payment requests or split payment requests to a U.S. mobile number, the mobile number must already enrolled with Zelle®.
External Transfers Now Available
Easily move funds between accounts at Bell Bank and at other financial institutions, whether you’re on desktop or mobile. With the upgraded external fund transfers in personal online banking, you can:
- Move money quickly, any way you choose, using the “External Transfers” tool
- Easily navigate on desktop or mobile
- Transfer to and from checking, savings and money market accounts at U.S.-based financial institutions
To start using the external transfer platform, log into your personal online banking as you always have. Then complete your quick, one-time enrollment in External Transfers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are external funds transfers?
How do I add my checking or savings account at a different financial institution?
Do I need account and routing number at my other financial institution?
I am currently using the external transfer service through your bill pay service. Will this still be available?
Can I move money from my other financial institution into my Bell Bank account?
How quickly will the external funds transfer take to move between my accounts?
Can I transfer funds through this service to other individuals?
Can I transfer funds with my accounts at international financial institutions?
Can I cancel an external transfer?
Need Help?
Contact digital services for technical support at 866-221-1136.