Tag: Monzo

Challenger bank Monument has revealed that it is in the later stages of an application process to get a UK banking licence in order to launch a service for affluent clients.

Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield has been removed as a director, as part of his transition into a new role and the appointment of TS Anil as the bank’s CEO.

Having left Starling Bank back in 2016, Mark Hipperson is now back with his new venture Ziglu, which has just bagged ?5.25m in seed capital.

From Monzo's seeing its valuation plummet to Checkout.com becoming one of Europe's most valuable FinTechs, the last week has been full of funding rounds that could cause big waves in the sector.

UK challenger bank Monzo has reportedly suffered a down round, resulting in its valuation dropping down from $2bn to $1.24bn.

From regulatory loops to jump through to massive competition, European challenger banks have many obstacle to overcome if they want to expand across the pond.

UK challenger bank Monzo is facing new setbacks as it is reportedly going to cut 120 jobs.

FinTech unicorn Marqeta has more than doubled its official valuation to $4.3bn on the back of a $150m funding round.

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Tom Blomfield has swapped his CEO title for a president role at Monzo as the challenger bank is dealing with COVID-19 fallout.