Monzo Blog

We've upgraded Monzo Business for Web, to make it even easier to manage your money on your desktop.

Over March and April, we saw a big increase in people searching for O2 scam texts, as messages from scammers claiming to be from O2 are becoming more common. Here's how O2 text scams work and what to look out for so you can spot one 👀

How to feel less lonely, even though we might be spending a lot more time alone.

How to keep anxiety at bay, while life stays a bit strange.

Our in-house Faster Payments gateway has been running since November 2019. This is a comprehensive insight into how we built it.

If you're considering Monzo for your business, this might just convince you.

We’ve built a humane on-call rotation, that engineers actually want to join!

Once you get approved for Universal Credit, it’ll normally takes five weeks after the date you submitted your claim for you to get the first payment. Here's how you can manage your Universal Credit payments.

Scam phone calls pretending to be from the police or other organisations you trust like your utilities company are becoming more common. They can often sound and look very real, so here's how to spot one of these scams.

Financial abuse is when someone else controls your access to money by coercing, exploiting or sabotaging you.

See what's important to you first, and hide Pots you don’t want to see every day.

Confirmation of Payee is a service to make bank transfers safer. It checks that the account holder name and details you typed in match those on the account you’re trying to pay.

If you’ve lost your job, had a pay cut or gone on furlough because of coronavirus, you might need to make your money stretch further. We'll walk you through how to make a simple budget.

Debt charity Stepchange explain how to manage your debts and live on less money than usual during coronavirus.

The Scottish Refugee Council explain how lockdown might affect your asylum claim, how to protect yourself if you're living in asylum accommodation, and how you can access government updates in your language.