Card name - Online Shopping

[jamesbentley]

Hey guys,

First post here (be nice ).

Absolutely loving using Monzo and still rocking the Mondo BETA card (retro ) - keep up the great work!

Quick question: when buying stuff online, and adding your Monzo card as a new payment method, you’re often asked for a ‘name on card’. What do you guys put, or suggest putting? I normally put the 9 digit number on the front?

Cheers!

[alexs (Alex Sherwood)]

@jamesbentley

(be nice ).

Don’t worry, everyone in this community’s nice

I’d recommend using the name that you gave Monzo when you signed up for the card, in case the merchant has any issues accepting the payment & needs your name for their reference.

Although -

Moneywise feature

The name is just passed on to the issuer to confirm. Most will only look if the transaction is suspicious and I believe right now, Monzo outright ignores it. You could write literally anything in the name field and have it accepted. Let’s also ignore that most cards are lost inside wallets with other cards or a form of ID, even if that ID is just something like a named Railcard. The reason names are not on cards is because they’re produced in large batches and shipped to Monzo HQ before being p…

[jamesbentley]

Ok thanks Alex. Makes sense.

Wonder if there are any plans to add users’ names to cards? Would be a nice touch of personalisation…

[alexs (Alex Sherwood)]

Yes, once Monzo is a bank, users will have cards with their names, account numbers & sort codes.

@tom

Each Mondo card will come with a unique account number and sort-code.

[jamesbentley]

Cheers. Thought as much.

And what about customised card designs? Would be cool to issue the Alpha and Beta users with a unique design

[alexs (Alex Sherwood)]

That’s a discussion for this topic

Early Users/Tester Unique Card Colour

Admit it, we took a bit of a gamble. Depositing money into an organsation that doesn’t yet have its banking licence; relatively unheard of; unique to the market was risky. How about when Mondo is ready for its full public release, all of us who tested and worked with the Alpha/Beta get a unique colour/print card - just something to have as a little sign of being one of those people that takes the risk and invests in exciting new opportunities. Thoughts?