Monzo

Today In Digital-First Banking: Monzo’s First Female CEO Will Lead American Expansion; Figure Creates SPAC To Further Blockchain Lending
Today In Digital-First Banking: Monzo’s First Female CEO Will Lead American Expansion; Figure Creates SPAC...
February 14, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top digital-first banking news, Carol Nelson will head up American expansion for Monzo as its first female chief executive, while Figure is launching...

READ MORE >
UK FinTech Monzo’s Carol Nelson Will Head American Expansion
UK FinTech Monzo’s Carol Nelson Will Head American Expansion
February 11, 2021  |  Personnel

Monzo’s strategic adviser, Carol Nelson, will lead the American expansion for the U.K. FinTech as its first female chief executive officer, TechCrunch reported on Thursday...

READ MORE >
Monzo Looks To Top Off Series G With $69 Million Down Round
Monzo Looks To Top Off Series G With $69 Million Down Round
February 09, 2021  |  Investments

London FinTech Monzo is looking to top up its Series G funding round by £50 million ($69 million) on a lower valuation, UK Tech News...

READ MORE >
Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick...
January 21, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, President Biden is expected to pick Michael Barr to head the OCC, and Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary, is...

READ MORE >
Monzo Founder Blomfield Steps Down, Citing Pandemic And Other Stress
Monzo Founder Blomfield Steps Down, Citing Pandemic And Other Stress
January 20, 2021  |  Banking

Tom Blomfield, founder of Monzo, is leaving the U.K. challenger bank, citing “challenges” from the pandemic, a report from TechCrunch says. Blomfield served as been...

READ MORE >
Monzo Raises $80 Million At Lower $1.6 Billion Valuation
Monzo Raises $80 Million At Lower $1.6 Billion Valuation
December 02, 2020  |  Investments

U.K. challenger bank Monzo has closed a funding round with another 60 million pounds ($80.3 million), the same amount as its last funding round from...

READ MORE >
Latest Digital Banking App Ranking Holds Some Surprises
Latest Digital Banking App Ranking Holds Some Surprises
October 20, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

We’d hate to spoil the surprise .. so we won’t. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say “they” didn’t spoil the surprise. Who are “they?”...

READ MORE >
Bank Of England Ups Monzo’s Capital Requirements
Bank Of England Ups Monzo’s Capital Requirements
August 06, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

Monzo Bank Ltd,  the London-based online bank, must now have a capital worth of 13.6 percent of its risk-weighted assets to guard against potential losses....

READ MORE >
Monzo CEO Hopes New Accounts Can Blunt Pandemic’s Impact
Monzo CEO Hopes New Accounts Can Blunt Pandemic’s Impact
July 30, 2020  |  Digital Banking

New Monzo CEO TS Anil said the U.K. company, badly damaged by the pandemic, is hinging on new products to survive, the Financial Times (FT)...

READ MORE >