April 23, 2026 Title Zelle® and Truist Pilot Fast, Reliable Bill Payments Press Body NEW YORK, NY/CHARLOTTE, NC – Zelle® today announced a pilot with Truist Financial Corp. to evaluate the use of Zelle for bill payments, with Truist teammates participating in early testing ahead of broader consumer availability. The effort explores how greater payment certainty could help simplify one of the most common — and often stressful — financial tasks for consumers. This pilot is part of Zelle® Forward, the network’s initiative focused on expanding Zelle into practical, real-world payment use cases, with Truist serving as the lead pilot partner for bill payments. After more than $1.2 trillion was sent using Zelle last year, the pilot examines how consumers could use Zelle to pay recurring credit card bills — with the potential for other bill pay applications such as rent, utilities, mobile services and auto payments — directly to billers with greater confidence around timing and confirmation.…