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by djsumdog 2483 days ago
I don't think Zelle is real time. I'm curious if it's the same working group for RTP that was behind Zelle.
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Zelle is roughly real time.

It is owned by the same company doing RTP.

Not correct . RTP is from theclearinghouse and Zelle is from clearexchange. Zelle came from a mix of banks trying to address only P2P scenarios. RTP goes beyond to B2C and all other combinations .
Zelle is owned by Early Warning Systems, a wholely owned subsidiary of the top 7 banks in the US. The Clearing House is a joint venture by the top 25 banks in the US.

Clearexchange was purchased by EWS a few years ago.

The times I’ve used Zelle to send money, it has been real-time.
Once I've sent money to someone a few times it's typically instant, but it isn't always.
it is not