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  • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
    Flexible working
    Monzo launches paid sabbaticals as UK groups rethink work-life balance

    Digital bank one of many companies changing work patterns as staff demand flexibility after pandemic

  • Friday, 31 December, 2021
    China’s Tencent takes stake in UK digital bank Monzo

    Valuation of start-up has soared to $4.5bn, underlining a rapid recovery in its fortunes

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Monzo valuation hits $4.5bn on back of drawing thousands of new customers

    UK digital bank sees $500m funding round in sharp recovery after bruising start to pandemic

  • Monday, 4 October, 2021
    Monzo withdraws US banking licence application

    Regulatory roadblock deals blow to UK fintech’s global ambitions

  • Friday, 30 July, 2021
    FCA probes UK bank Monzo over potential money laundering breaches

    Digital lender suffers second ‘going concern’ warning from auditors

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    News in-depthDigital banking
    Fintechs look beyond survival after pandemic battering

    Britain’s biggest digital banks are hoping the Covid-19 crisis has shifted consumers’ behaviour

  • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    Monzo: the bank that doesn’t want to be

    Sometimes it’s good to be boring.

  • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
    UK banks
    BoE hit Monzo with tougher capital demands during fundraising

    Early sign of pressure on fast-growing lenders from regulator concerned by standards in challenger banks

  • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
    Digital banking
    Monzo gambles on new products to survive coronavirus crisis

    New chief of digital bank looks to premium and business accounts after ‘going concern’ warning

  • Friday, 19 June, 2020
    News in-depthCity Insider
    Dealmaker Hannam pivots from M&A to PPE

    Ex-JPMorgan banker buys China mask factory in anticipation of second virus wave

  • Tuesday, 16 June, 2020
    Monzo value falls 40% in latest fundraising

    Digital bank raises less than expected after growth hit by coronavirus

  • Thursday, 21 May, 2020
    Monzo co-founder steps down as chief executive

    Tom Blomfield’s move to president comes as challenger bank faces fierce headwinds from coronavirus

  • Friday, 15 May, 2020
    Monzo faces near 40% valuation drop in latest fundraising

    Fallout from pandemic forces UK digital bank to sell shares at discount

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    FintechFT
    Banks switch fintech focus; Salaryfits goes for employers; Monzo founder's alpacas Premium content

    Banks go big in the hunt for fintech success  

  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2020
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    Fintech users just can’t get enough of traditional banks

    New data show challenger banks aren’t managing to convince customers to ditch their old high-street accounts. 

  • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
    Monzo looks to raise up to £100m in new funding

    Deal could precede another major investment round next year

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    Board changes
    Monzo turns to Visa exec to lead US push

    Digital bank steps up expansion despite complex regulatory rules

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Personal Finance
    Who are the big winners in the bank switching war?

    Latest data show digital tools appeal to banking customers

  • Saturday, 5 October, 2019
    News in-depthDigital banking
    Race to become UK digital banking leader hots up

    Fintech scene ‘not winner takes all, but winner takes most’

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    GVC’s City punters are having to wait for a better in-play price

    Launch of American football betting via an MGM tie-up might finally bring deserved uplift

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    FT AlphavilleThomas Hale
    Monzo: a serious risk of a bank breaking out

    The bank of the future becomes the bank of the past.

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Monzo starts offering loans to current account customers

    UK online bank steps up efforts to become profitable and challenge high street lenders

  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2019
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    Monzo: metal gear solid

    A credit card, without the credit.

  • Monday, 5 August, 2019
    Monzo tells almost 500,000 customers to change pin

    UK challenger bank discovers potential security flaw

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2019
    News in-depthUK banks
    Digital banks seek to turn popularity into profits

    Groups such as Monzo break away from traditional lending models to build sustainable revenues

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