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Monzo battles increasingly competitive digital banking market amid COO’s exit

Your guide to the week’s biggest fintech stories

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Monzo COO Sujata Bhatia leaves

By Bilal Jafar

2025-02-12T16:07:00Z

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Monzo appoints Mombak’s Tom Oldham as group CFO

By Bilal Jafar

2024-11-26T12:22:00Z

2 min read

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City fintech valuations are booming as VCs ‘loosen the purse strings’

By Bilal Jafar

2024-06-25T09:44:00Z

3 min read

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Monzo eyes global expansion after doubling business customers in a year

By Bilal Jafar

2024-06-18T10:53:00Z

3 min read

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Monzo COO Sujata Bhatia on US expansion, AI and the time she felt like an outsider

By Bilal Jafar

2024-03-26T12:13:37Z

6 min read

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Sujata Bhatia joined Monzo from American Express in 2020

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European wealth managers pile into active ETF craze

Musical chairs at Citi, JPMorgan and HSBC: FN wealth this week

JPMorgan, Citi, HSBC shake up private banks: ‘We’ve seen more people move than in a long time’

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The City titans with big AI plans

By Bilal Jafar

2024-03-26T04:01:55Z

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The Fintech Files dives into how firms in the sector are trying to make the most of machine learning

Monzo eyes £4bn valuation in new funding round

By Bilal Jafar

2024-02-20T11:30:28Z

2 min read

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Monzo is set to tap a raft of investors for fresh funds

The Fintech Files: Big names battle for the B2B market

By Bilal Jafar

2024-02-13T12:21:49Z

3 min read

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Revolut, Monzo and Starling are branching out to win more work from businesses, not just individuals

Monzo hits first monthly profit after lending products boost income

By Alex Daniel

2023-05-31T12:49:47Z

3 min read

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Monzo chief TS Anil said the bank had no immediate plans for an initial public offering

Fintech frenzy to stall as talent war and Europe’s IPO slowdown hurts startups

By Emily Nicolle

2021-10-18T07:27:31Z

3 min read

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Fintech dominated European venture capital funding in the first half of 2021, with large unicorns including Klarna and Rapyd taking the lion's share of raises

A Monzo spokesperson said that the bank is exploring other potential routes to market as a result

Monzo backs down from application for US banking licence

The digital bank will continue pursuing its US launch with a partner bank

Some of the UK’s largest fintech companies have been loss-making annually since their founding more than half a decade ago, but turning a profit has become more important as the businesses mature and head for public markets

Fintech pays ‘heavy price’ for profit failures, says UK startup boss

Savings app Chip targets £100m funding, becomes profitable for first time

Monzo will launch the Flex product to UK customers on 16 September, competing with Klarna for the buy now, pay later credit market

Monzo launches buy now, pay later product in Klarna rivalry

Digital bank to report data to credit agencies, with £3,000 limit on purchases

Monzo co-founder Blomfield spills on SoftBank’s bad manners

SoftBank’s ‘lead partner took meetings barefoot, and would pick his feet incessantly’, ex-Monzo boss alleged

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Why hedge funds are paying $25,000 a month to interns: ‘They aren’t just doing coffee runs’

CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale

Deutsche Bank names Alison Harding-Jones co-head of investment bank

HSBC’s overhaul to cost $1.8bn as investment bank jobs in firing line

Latham & Watkins’ $20m pay ratchets up pressure: ‘Don’t call him, call me’

On the Move

Skadden’s European head of secondaries exits for Proskauer Rose

Trading Places: BNP’s new COO, Clifford Chance poaches from KKR

Clifford Chance hires KKR director in London private equity drive

The State of the Fintech Union: Monzo, Starling Bank and Revolut

By Emily Nicolle

2021-08-10T11:04:43Z

6 min read

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Monzo, Starling and Revolut continue to diverge from each other in their approach to taking market share at home and abroad and comparing them is going to become more difficult

Monzo faces FCA scrutiny over financial crime controls

By Emily Nicolle

2021-07-30T10:23:55Z

3 min read

Monzo Fintech

Financials throw into doubt whether digital bank can turn a profit

Monzo co-founder Blomfield defends James Dyson over lobbying texts row

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-21T13:48:58Z

2 min read

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Tom Blomfield said he agreed that awarding contracts to firms where Conservative MPs and their families are shareholders – such as in the case of health secretary Matt Hancock – is 'a blatant conflict of interest'

Digital banks cap meetings to tackle staff’s lockdown burnout

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-30T11:16:38Z

3 min read

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The UK’s digital banks are looking for ways to better protect staff mental health

Trading Places: Volkswagen CFO joins Deutsche board, Citi Europe exec exits

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-12T11:42:42Z

4 min read

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Monzo

Monzo battles increasingly competitive digital banking market amid COO’s exit

Monzo COO Sujata Bhatia leaves

Monzo appoints Mombak’s Tom Oldham as group CFO

City fintech valuations are booming as VCs ‘loosen the purse strings’

Monzo eyes global expansion after doubling business customers in a year

Monzo COO Sujata Bhatia on US expansion, AI and the time she felt like an outsider

Kristen McGachey

European wealth managers pile into active ETF craze

Musical chairs at Citi, JPMorgan and HSBC: FN wealth this week

JPMorgan, Citi, HSBC shake up private banks: ‘We’ve seen more people move than in a long time’

The City titans with big AI plans

Monzo eyes £4bn valuation in new funding round

The Fintech Files: Big names battle for the B2B market

Monzo hits first monthly profit after lending products boost income

Fintech frenzy to stall as talent war and Europe’s IPO slowdown hurts startups

Monzo backs down from application for US banking licence

Fintech pays ‘heavy price’ for profit failures, says UK startup boss

Monzo launches buy now, pay later product in Klarna rivalry

Monzo co-founder Blomfield spills on SoftBank’s bad manners

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CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale

Deutsche Bank names Alison Harding-Jones co-head of investment bank

HSBC’s overhaul to cost $1.8bn as investment bank jobs in firing line

Latham & Watkins’ $20m pay ratchets up pressure: ‘Don’t call him, call me’

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Skadden’s European head of secondaries exits for Proskauer Rose

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