Monzo Blog
The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Monzo team.
An update on our gender pay gap, 2023
Between 5 April 2022 and 5 April 2023, our median gender pay gap reduced from 9.3% to 8.1%.
How we built a queue on top of Kafka
This blog covers core parts of the journey Constantijn embarked on when he raised his first "small change" pull request, and how over time we have built a rich client library and set of abstractions that sit on top of Kafka
How we unified our customers’ activity on the new home screen
In this blog post, we explore how we built our home screen, a single stream of activity that lets you glance over the latest updates across all your bank accounts! Less searching around, less app-hopping, less confusion.
Building Year in Monzo – as told by engineering
We’ve shared the behind the scenes insights into how we wrote 5 million Years in Monzo, and the magic behind the data. Now we’re going to dig into how we turned this data into the Year in Monzo experience you know and love.
How we built Year in Monzo: unlocking the data magic ✨
Several months back, we got our heads together and started dreaming up Year in Monzo 2023. Here's the data team's story about how we get to where we are today.
How we wrote 5 million Years in Monzo
Running a campaign at this scale is a group effort. The words are especially important because there’s lots of them, and each one counts towards building a delightful experience. Here's the BTS story of how we wrote Year in Monzo this time around.
Securing admin access to Monzo’s platform
Monzo runs on a shared platform of infrastructure that hosts our microservices. In this post, we’ll discuss how we broker access to our infrastructure credentials with a system that is resistant to attacks even from the team that maintains it.
Thank you, from our co-founder Jonas
After nine years, our co-founder Jonas is leaving Monzo ❤️
A Day in the Life of a Technical Programme Manager at Monzo
The Technical Programme Manager (TPM for short) role is hugely varied. I want to take you on a journey through a typical day in my life as a Technical Programme Manager here at Monzo.
How we built the new Home screen, by the people who got us here
We've had a makeover, redesigning your Home screen to keep track of all the things you have going on in Monzo today and to make space for the future.
Your fund and ETFs
From the moment you open your Investment Pot and start investing, it’s over to the fund manager to look after the fund you’ve chosen.
The new and improved Home screen
We've had a makeover, redesigning your Home screen to keep track of all the things you have going on in Monzo today and to make space for the future.
Monzo Investments is here – leave the hard work to us
Become an investor and start building for the future, without having to do the hard work.
6 do’s and don’ts of protecting your money boundaries while still enjoying your social life
Here's how to reach your money goals while maintaining a buzzing social life.
“I spend thousands celebrating my coupled-up friends, why don’t they reciprocate?”
Stefanie, 29, is constantly spending money to celebrate her predominantly coupled-up friends.
