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20 September 2018

How we do on-call at Monzo

A team of engineers are available 24/7/365 to respond when things go wrong. For other companies thinking about how to approach incidents, here’s how we do on-call at Monzo.

Technology
27 July 2018

How we monitor Monzo

We use tools to monitor all our systems to make sure everything’s working as it should. Platform team lead Chris shares a technical insight into the way we monitor Monzo.

Technology
5 April 2018

A technical look at how Monzo-to-Monzo payments work

Backend Engineer James Routley explains the technical work we do to help you send payments to your contacts on Monzo.

Technology
2 March 2018

How We Build the Monzo App

Product Manager Jami explains how we turn a sneak peek on the forum into something you can hold in your hands.

Technology
29 November 2017

Very Robust etcd

We know Monzo's platform must be extremely reliable, and etcd is one of our most critical components. We've gone to great lengths to make sure it can survive a range of failures.

Technology
7 July 2017

Working with backend services on iOS

How we refactored our iOS app to work better with backend services.

Technology
5 May 2017

Terminal decline: Why some payments fail

We break down the common causes of declined card payments.

Technology
Data
3 May 2017

Practical Machine Learning With Event Streaming

Monzo’s Head of Data and Analytics walks through our recent advances in using machine learning to make predictions based on existing data.

Technology
13 February 2017

5 Features Your Mobile Bank Account Should Have By Now

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Technology
3 February 2017

Fighting Fraud with Machine Learning

How we have prevented £400,000 of fraud over the last 6 months

Technology
27 January 2017

Designing a product with mental health issues in mind

How we're designing Monzo to be a powerful and unique financial service for our most vulnerable customers.

Technology
19 September 2016

Building a Modern Bank Backend

This first post in a series about our platform explains how we’re building systems to meet these demands using modern, open-source technology...