Tagged: monzo

June 18, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data and technology company, Experian, announces that digital bank, Monzo, has become the newest addition to its Support Hub service. As part of Experian Support Hub, more than 12 million Monzo UK customers will now be able “to share their access and support needs with… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has launched a new feature that empowers customers to cancel bank transfers almost instantly if they spot an error. This development, aimed at addressing a problem costing Brits an estimated £825 million annually, is set to redefine how users manage their… Read More

April 18, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has reportedly reached a new milestone, surpassing 12 million customers in 2025, just as it marks its 10th year of business operations. This achievement means that one in five UK adults now banks with Monzo, a testament to the fintech’s steady… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 11:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo has made a strategic move into the home insurance market, launching a contents insurance product designed to capitalize on growing consumer demand for seamless, app-based financial services. This initiative marks Monzo as one of the first UK digital banks to offer such… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo noted that their engineering team has created Monzo Stand-in, which is described as a fully independent backup bank complete with its own data, software, and infrastructure. This system can reportedly become effective / go live instantly during outages, ensuring customers retain… Read More

January 23, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo, one of the nation’s most widely-used banking app providers, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) by 2026. The announcement has sparked significant interest in both the financial sector and the broader tech ecosystem. Monzo has become a sort… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo appears to be nearing its EU launch, as the Fintech looks to roll out its services beyond the United Kingdom and US markets. Monzo said that it is taking its “mission into Europe in 2025″, as it seeks qualified applicants for… Read More

November 29, 2024 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) letter to Monzo focuses on issues related to the digital bank allegedly breaching Parts 3, 7, 8 and 12 of the Retail Banking Order. CMA finds breaches of Parts 3, 7, 8 and 12 of the Retail Banking… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued a statement in recognition of ten years of Apple Pay. In many respects Apple is one of the largest Fintechs in the world due to its global reach and ubiquitous nature of its products – most importantly the iPhone. Apple  reported… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo is reportedly expected to reach a substantial £4.5 billion valuation through a potential employee share sale. This is according to a recent report by Sky News. It is worthwhile to note that Monzo, in its early days of existence, raised money… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has injected €4m in capital into its new Irish division. The update comes just several months following Monzo’s CEO,  TS Anil, stating that the Fintech firm was in the process of establishing its EU offices in Ireland. At the time of… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo announces that it surpassed 10 million personal customers in the UK as it continues to make money work for everyone. The milestone follows Monzo’s first full year of profitability, a funding round and various product announcements as the firm moves forward… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo is diversifying its product suite with a new pension consolidation solution that tracks old pensions and brings them into one fund. The launch of the product comes after research from Monzo reveals that more than half of UK adults (51%) don’t… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The securities crowdfunding industry needs to do a better job of highlighting successes for investors as well as embracing the failures. Entrepreneurship generates enormous benefits for society, but investors backing these early-stage firms are taking on a lot of risk. Most startups fail, and some… Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has released its 2024 financial results. Monzo announced its first full-year pre-tax profit. The Fintech firm also revealed that it’s currently in the early phases of expanding into the wider European markets through a new division in Ireland. The update from… Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo is reportedly expanding its fundraising to £500 million as part of a round which includes capital from Hedosophia. This, according to an update from Sky News. Sources revealed on Sunday that Monzo might confirm as soon as this week that Hedosophia and… Read More

March 29, 2024 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Monzo, a UK-based digital bank, says it now can accept accounts from Limited Companies owned by other firms. These firms may now apply for a business account. In a blog post, Monzo explains that many Limited Companies are owned by individuals, but as the company… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s challenger bank Monzo has finalized a heavily-trailed $400 million investment round, which has increased the firm’s valuation to $5 billion. The funding round, an incentive for pushing the banking platform towards profitability, was reportedly led by Alphabet-owned Capital G, along with contributions from Google… Read More

February 14, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has reportedly reached the 9 million customer milestone. Monzo now claims over 9 million personal account customers, with 2 million joining in the past year. The digital banking platform says it has been at the forefront of the fintech innovation since… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo has appointed Phoebe Chibuzo Hugh, the founder of digital insurance firm Brolly, in order to help the challenger bank with entering the insurance services sector. Hugh reportedly launched insurtech Brolly back in 2016 following a couple rounds of the incubator program Entrepreneur… Read More