Demystify Podcast with Norris Koppel and Atul Choudrie, Monese
In this podcast episode we talk about Monese and what makes it so special and successful.
Monese
HSBC Ventures invests $35m in Monese
Monese will use the new funds to grow its cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business.
UK fintech Monese hires Alistair Bennett as chief product officer
Bennett will also join Monese’s leadership team, subject to FCA approval.
Challenger banking player Monese makes its first acquisition
Monese has acquired Trezeo, a specialist financial services platform for the self-employed.
Monese appoints Revolut and JP Morgan veterans to leadership roles
Steve Tryner joins as CFO and fintech veteran Stephen Chang joins as VP of operations.
Monese moves into digital banking with Investec
The new partnership will see the international bank begin to offer digital banking services to UK customers.
Monese partners Veriff to strengthen digital security
The neobank will use Veriff’s tech to onboard and authenticate the identity of customers.
Monese picks Thought Machine’s Vault to revamp core banking systems
Monese picks Thought Machine’s Vault to revamp core banking systems.
Monese and Paysafe sign digital banking partnership
Monese customers are able to use Paysafecash with their accounts.
Iwoca launches lending platform to help banks and fintechs tap UK SMEs
The platform has already bagged Monese and Xero as a partners.
Monese set to make 30 employees into millionaires
This is expected after its next fundraise which will value the neobank at £1bn.
Monese becomes UK’s latest fintech unicorn
The challenger aims to close £100m funding in the first half of this year.
Banking app Monese launches “first” cross-border joint account in Europe
Monese wants to offer an alternative to traditional banks’ “red tape”.
Monese and PayPal partner to enhance its mobile features
It follows PayPal’s investment in Monese’s Series B.
Challenger banks in Spain: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A list of the known challengers to date and the technology they are using.
Monese ventures into business banking
UK and European challenger bank Monese has launched its Monese Business account, available in 11 languages.
Monese enables Google Pay with PrePay Solutions
About time for a mobile-only bank.
UK challenger bank Monese eases into $60m funding
Pushing ahead with its mobile banking plans across Europe.
A level-headed Monese unleashes free student accounts
UK bank wants to bring its A game in the name of A-levels.
Top ten fintech opinion pieces in 2017
They thought for you.
Challenger bank Monese goes pan-European with mobile current account
UK-based digital bank Monese has expanded its current account service to 19 countries in Europe, enabling customers to open bank accounts and “bank like a local”, even if they are not a local resident.
Monese debuts direct debits to challenge traditional banks
Mobile-only bank Monese has unveiled direct debit functionality for its customers – a move designed to offer services closer to that of a traditional high street bank account. Alongside this, it has also gained access to Faster Payments, so customers can send funds to accounts outside or within the UK with a “quicker transfer”. In […]
Digital bank for migrants and expats, Monese, raises $10m
Monese, a mobile-only bank founded by Norris Koppel, an Estonian expat in London, has raised $10 million in Series A funding round as it looks to go pan-European.
