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The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Monzo team.

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Design
4 November 2022

How we design magic moments at Monzo

Vuokko Aro, VP of Design talks about how Monzo designs experiences that are surprisingly magical.

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Diversity and Inclusion
24 October 2022

“Impulse spending was a way to self-soothe”

With our new research finding ADHD has an outsized impact on how women manage their money, we meet a young woman who’s learning more about living and managing money with ADHD.

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Diversity and Inclusion
24 October 2022

“I made managing money 'dopamine friendly' so it works with my ADHD”

With our new research revealing ADHD costs women £200 more than men annually because of its impact on managing money, we meet a young woman who's managing life and finances with ADHD.

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Design
17 October 2022

We’ve had a little makeover!

Our visual branding has a fresh new look. It’s more friendly, more human, more Monzo ❤️

Marketing team
13 October 2022

Becoming a Product Marketing Manager at Monzo

Rore shares what a product marketing manager does do and what a typical day in the life looks like.

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Product Management
4 October 2022

Product Management at Monzo: The interview process

In this blog we share details about what our product manager interviewing process looks like behind the scenes!

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Technology
28 September 2022

Migrating our monorepo seamlessly from Dep to Go Modules

Since 2018, we've used Dep to manage our monorepo dependencies, but when it was deprecated switching to Go Modules was a high risk change. This post explains how we reduced that risk by iteratively updating our dependencies for a seamless migration.

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Cost of Living
24 August 2022

Cost of living: how we’re supporting you and your money

The cost of living crisis is affecting all of us in some way. We’ve been speaking to customers about their experiences and worries, and we’ve summarised how we can help as the situation evolves.

Travelling with Monzo
18 August 2022

Great holidays, great spending memories

Post-trip finance admin can be a drag, but Monzo makes it easy to get a clear view on holiday spending, settle up with friends & start saving for your next trip.

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Product Updates
16 August 2022

A better way to see how your money’s trending is here

There’s a new line graph that makes it a breeze to keep track of your balance so you don’t feel short at the end of the month. Find out more

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Technology
Security
4 August 2022

Scaling our security detection pipeline with Sigma

Detective controls help us monitor our systems for unwanted behaviour, but since writing our first detection rules, our company and team has grown. This post explains how we scaled those detection rules using Sigma and have open sourced our tooling.

Technology
25 July 2022

Switching from Customer Service Representative to Backend Engineer

Kyle joined Monzo as a COp, a customer service representative, but three years on he now works in a product team as one of our backend engineers! Kyle and his mentor Duncan share the story of how Kyle made his career switch

Product Updates
25 July 2022

Is Monzo Premium worth it?

Yes! Monzo Premium customers can save on average £64 a year on worldwide travel & phone insurance. Find out more about Monzo Premium's benefits.

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Product Management
21 July 2022

A week in the life of a Product Manager at Monzo

Product managers have such a varied role it can be tricky to know what day to day work looks like. Shnay Chohan explains what being a PM means at Monzo and walks through his typical week - complete with his favourite tunes for each day of the week!

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Research
5 July 2022

Researching operations at Monzo: Building a product our customers never see

Take a look behind the scenes and find out how we're building an internal tool that's every bit as good as the app that wins customer awards.