Monzo Blog
The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Monzo team.
- Product Updates
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.
Mental HealthHow to block gambling spending from your Monzo account
If you’ve decided to self-exclude from gambling, you can now block transactions to gambling sites, straight from the Monzo app.
- Product Updates
Bill Tracker tells you when a regular bill changes
We’ve added a new feature that keeps track of regular Direct Debits (like your phone contract or energy bill) and tells you when one of them's higher of lower than usual.
How Money WorksWhat is Open Banking?
We explain what Open Banking is, how it works, and what it could mean for you and your money.
- How Money Works
How do card payments work?
We break down what's going on behind the scenes each time you make a payment with your card.
- How Money Works
What to do if your card's been lost or stolen
If your card's been lost or stolen, here's how to cancel your card, order a replacement, and get a refund on any illegal transactions.
- Monzo 101
How do I add money to my Monzo account?
Add money to your Monzo account by making a bank transfer, setting up a standing order, or getting your salary paid straight in.
- Product Updates
Automate your financial life with Monzo and IFTTT
We’ve connected Monzo with the world’s largest automation platform - IFTTT!
Monzo 101Is Monzo a bank?
Yes! Monzo is a fully-licenced UK bank. That means we’re regulated by the FCA and the PRA and the money in your Monzo account’s protected up to £85,000.
- Product Updates
Summary Update - Predicting Committed Spending
We're starting to predict Direct Debits and subscriptions and include them in Summary, to give you better control over your budget.
- Product Updates
We added Travel Reports to Android
Travel Reports are now on Android. We'll let you know the current exchange rate when you arrive, and how much you spent once you're home.
- Quarterly Updates
Monzo Monthly Update: June
From launching Apple Pay, to helping you send international payments, we take a look at the progress we’ve made in May, and explain what’s in store for June.
- No Barriers to Banking
Getting a Monzo bank account as a refugee
Opening a bank account has traditionally been a very time-consuming and frustrating process. But if you recently arrived in the UK as a refugee, that process becomes even harder.
