Ridgewood Savings Bank

Zelle^® is a convenient way to send, receive, and request money with friends, family and others you trust through your bank or credit union’s mobile app or online banking.  All you need is your recipient’s enrolled email address or U.S. mobile number, and money will be available to use in minutes. Your account information and activity stay private. Zelle^® is currently live in more than 2,300 Financial Institutions, so you can send money to friends and family even if they don’t bank at Ridgewood Savings Bank.¹

You can send, receive, or request money with Zelle^®. To get started, log into the Ridgewood Savings Bank mobile app or online banking. In the mobile app's More menu "Payments and Transfers" section, or in the online banking “Transfer Funds” menu, select "Send money with Zelle^®".

To send money using Zelle^®, simply select someone from your mobile device's contacts (or add a trusted recipient's email address or U.S. mobile number), add the amount you’d like to send and an optional note, review, then hit "Send." The recipient will receive an email or text message notification via the method they used to enroll with Zelle^®. Money is available to your recipient in minutes if they are already enrolled with Zelle^®.

To request money using Zelle^®, choose “Request,” enter their enrolled email address, U.S. mobile number or Zelle^® tag, confirm the recipient is correct and tap "Request."

To receive money, just share your enrolled email address or U.S. mobile number with a friend and ask them to send you money with Zelle^®. If you have already enrolled with Zelle^®, you do not need to take any further action. The money will be sent directly into your Ridgewood Savings Bank account, typically within minutes.

If someone sent you money with Zelle^® and you have not yet enrolled with Zelle^®, follow these steps:
A. Click on the link provided in the payment notification you received via email or text message.
B. Select Ridgewood Savings Bank.
C. 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 to ensure you receive your money.

Keeping your money and information secure is a top priority for Ridgewood Savings Bank. When you use Zelle^® within our mobile app or online banking, your information is protected with the same technology we use to keep your Ridgewood Savings Bank account safe.

Zelle^® is a great way to send money to family, friends, and people you are familiar with such as your personal trainer, babysitter or neighbor.¹

Since money is sent directly from your Ridgewood Savings Bank account to another person’s bank account within minutes¹, Zelle^® should only be used to send money to friends, family and others you trust.

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^®. These transactions are potentially high risk (just like sending cash to a person you don’t know is high risk).

Some small businesses are able to receive payments with Zelle^®. Ask your favorite small business if they accept payments with Zelle^®. If they do, you can pay them directly from the Ridgewood Savings Bank mobile app or online banking using just their enrolled email address, U.S. mobile number, or Zelle^® tag.

Neither Ridgewood Savings Bank nor Zelle^® offers purchase protection for 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. Only send money to people and small businesses you trust and always ensure you’ve used the correct email address or U.S. mobile number when sending money.

Please contact our Customer Care Center  at (718) 240-4778. Qualifying imposter scams may be eligible for reimbursement.

In order to use Zelle^®, the sender and recipient’s bank or credit union accounts must be based in the U.S.

No, Zelle payments cannot be reversed.

You can only cancel a payment if the person you sent money to hasn’t yet enrolled with Zelle^® in some cases we may need to delay or block a payment for your protection. 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 you do not see this option available, please contact our Customer Care Center at 718 240 4778 for assistance with canceling the pending payment.

If the person you sent money to has already enrolled with Zelle^® through their bank or credit union’s mobile app or online banking, 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 know and 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, please immediately call our Customer Care Center at (718) 240-4778 to determine what options are available.

Ridgewood Savings Bank does not charge fees to send or receive money with Zelle^®, but there is a $25 stop payment fee to cancel. If the recipient doesn’t enroll with Zelle^® within 14 days, the payment will naturally expire, the funds will be returned to your account and no fees will be assessed.

Your mobile carrier’s messaging and data rates may apply.

The amount of money you can send, as well as the frequency, is set by each participating financial institution. To determine Ridgewood Savings Bank send limits, call our Customer Care Center at (718) 240-4778 or you can view your limits by selecting the limits field when entering the amount to be sent.

At Ridgewood Savings Bank, there are no limits to the amount of money you can receive with Zelle^®. However, remember that the person sending you money will most likely have limits set by their own financial institution on the amount of money they can send you.

As of March 31, 2025, all users must be enrolled through one of the more than 2,300 banks and credit unions that offer Zelle^® in order to send and receive money. The list of participating financial institutions is always growing. You can find the updated list of participating banks and credit unions live with Zelle^® at Zelle.com. If their bank or credit union is not listed, we recommend you use another payment method at this time.

How do I use a Zelle^® QR code?

Zelle^® QR code provides peace of mind knowing you can send and receive money to the right person, without typing an email address or U.S. mobile number.

To locate your Zelle^® QR code, log into the Ridgewood Savings Bank Mobile App, click “Send Money with Zelle^®”. Next, go to your “Zelle^® settings” and click “Zelle^® QR code” and your QR code will be displayed under “My Code”. From here you can view your QR code and use the print or share icons to text, email or print your Zelle^® QR code. To receive money, share your Zelle^® QR code.

To send money, log into the Ridgewood Savings Bank Mobile App, click “Send money with Zelle^®”, click “Send,” then click on the QR code icon displayed at the top of the “Select Recipient” screen. Once you allow access to your camera, simply point your camera at the recipient’s Zelle^® QR code, enter the amount, hit “Send,” and the money is on the way! When sending money to someone new, it’s always important to confirm the recipient is correct by reviewing the displayed name before sending money.