NewtekOne Integrates Zelle for Small Business Payments

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 19, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- NewtekOne, Inc., a financial holding company, has expanded its digital banking offerings by integrating Zelle® into its Real Time Payments Platform. This move aims to support small business owners in managing their financial transactions more efficiently.

NewtekOne’s bank subsidiary, Newtek Bank, N.A., has launched Zelle® for eligible small business banking clients. This addition reinforces NewtekOne’s commitment to providing integrated banking, payments, and business solutions.

Zelle® is one of the most relied-on digital payment networks in the U.S., enabling consumers and small businesses to send over $1.2 trillion annually. In the first half of the year, 8.3 million enrolled eligible small-business bank accounts sent or received more than $200 billion with Zelle. With 2,400 banks and credit unions now offering Zelle, the network delivers reliable and fast payments backed by the same bank-level protections already built into trusted banking apps.

Unlike third-party peer-to-peer (P2P) apps, Zelle doesn’t require users to share private bank account information. Money moves between U.S. bank accounts, typically within minutes to enrolled users, using only an email address or U.S. mobile number. This feature ensures that small business owners can handle their financial transactions securely and efficiently.

The availability of Zelle for eligible small business banking clients aligns with NewtekOne's broader initiative to expand real-time payment capabilities and further develop its newly branded Newtek Real-Time Payment Solutions platform. The platform seeks to provide clients with reliable money movement and payment processing capabilities through a single relationship on a single portal, the Newtek Advantage®, giving the customer business data and analytics and the ability to send and receive money in real time across a variety of payment rails, and fully integrating into QuickBooks, making for a powerful tool for the independent business owner.

Since 1999, NewtekOne has provided state-of-the-art, cost-efficient products and services and efficient business strategies to independent business owners across all 50 states to help them grow their sales, control their expenses, and reduce their risk. NewtekOne’s and its subsidiaries’ business and financial solutions include banking, business lending, SBA lending solutions, electronic payment processing, accounts receivable financing & inventory financing, insurance solutions, and payroll and benefits solutions.