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Monzo hires former Cash App exec Conor Walsh to lead renewed US expansion push

October 5, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

Walsh will be tasked with executing the digital bank’s stateside strategy, product development and growth, marking the bank’s latest attempt to live out its American dream. The bank has spent the last few years laying the groundwork for this move […]


Capital and Risk, Operational

Monzo announces new feature to help protect customers against impersonation scams

September 7, 2023

Via: FinTech Futures

An impersonation scam is when a scammer makes contact with an account holder, typically by calling them, and pretends to be from a trusted organisation to manipulate them into transferring them money. As the rise of digital banking services continues, […]


Activity, Regulations, Retail Banking

Monzo rapped by CMA over failure to provide transaction history data

July 29, 2022

Via: FinTech Futures

The challenger informed the CMA it had failed to send transaction histories to more than 13,000 customers, despite reporting a similar breach last year. Monzo has since contacted all affected customers to offer them a copy of their transaction history, […]


Regulations

Monzo appoints Carol Kobuke Nelson as new US president and CEO

February 15, 2021

Via: FinTech Futures

With TS Anil moving from US to UK CEO last year, a vacancy opened up for a new stateside boss at the UK challenger. Nelson previously served as a top executive for more than four years at Cleveland-based KeyBank. She’s […]


Capital and Risk, Operational

Unlocking the benefits of unstructured data in banking

October 20, 2020

Via: FinTech Futures

But the sector wasn’t always as open to embracing new technologies. Until the arrival of challenger banks like Monzo and Starling Bank a little over five years ago, who showed the benefits that taking a digital-first approach could bring, traditional […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Monzo’s losses widen due to COVID-19

August 3, 2020

Via: Banking Technology

It says coronavirus disruption casts “significant doubt” on its ability to continue as a going concern. However, net losses widened as it ramped up spending on marketing, technology and staff. The amount spent by Monzo customers also rose to £10.9 […]


Activity, Corporate Banking

Monzo’s co-founder Tom Blomfield leaves its board

July 6, 2020

Via: Banking Technology

The filing states that the termination occurred on 17 June 2020, nearly a full month after news of Blomfield’s new role broke. He made headlines back in May when it was revealed that he would step down from his role […]