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

Product Updates
11 May 2018

You've saved over £1,000,000 with Coin Jar!

In just a couple of months, here’s how you’ve been using Coin Jar, and how much you’ve saved so far

Partnerships
16 November 2017

We’re Building Monzo into a Marketplace

Head of Partnerships Phil explains why the bank of the future will be a marketplace, and how we’re going about building it.

Product Updates
7 March 2018

Save Spare Change with Coin Jar

We’ve launched an early experiment, that lets you round purchases up to the nearest pound, and put the money aside in a pot.

Product Updates
21 June 2018

Access your account in an emergency with Monzo Web

If you find yourself without your phone or card you can now do the basics online with Monzo Web.

Customer Support
30 July 2018

How we’re gearing up to support one billion Monzo customers!

Made up of data scientists, designers, analysts and engineers, our Scalers team make sure we can keep providing amazing customer support, at massive scale.

Customer Support
3 August 2018

We’re sharing the vision and principles for our internal product

Our internal product is software that we build and use ourselves, to make your experience of Monzo as amazing as it can be.

Customer Support
2 November 2018

Introducing Monzo Chat

So we can keep making Monzo customer support even better, we’ve built our own software to manage chats in the app.

Technology
28 May 2019

How we accidentally broke our Android notification sounds (and fixed them!)

We encountered an interesting bug in our Android app notifications. Here's how we fixed it.

How I Use Monzo
3 June 2019

‘I put £1 in a Pot every time I swore during Ramadan’

Birmingham City student Inti tells us how she got on (and how much she saved!)

How Money Works
Budgeting Tips
3 June 2019

How to be vegan and stay within budget

We spoke to two vegans to find out how you can go vegan, without it costing the earth.

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How Money Works
4 June 2019

Are your friends' weddings costing you a fortune? Here's how to cut the costs

From destination weddings to extravagant stag dos, the cost of attending a wedding is rising.

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How Money Works
7 June 2019

What is interest? Explained in the 1,000 most-used words

We explain how interest works in simple language. In fact, we only use the 1,000 most-used words!

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How Money Works
11 June 2019

Should I start investing my money?

Investing in the stock market could help you get more out of your savings. But how do you do it? And what are the risks?

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Community
17 June 2019

We've got a special treat for our community in Manchester!

We've teamed up with some of your favourite places in Manchester, to give Monzo users access to deals and rewards over the next two weeks.

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How Money Works
13 June 2019

Your 31 most-asked questions about Monzo, answered

We took to Google to find out what Monzo-related questions you’ve been searching the internet for.