How to open a UK Monzo Account in South Africa

[Feathers (MikeF)]

Possible to create a Monzo account without a UK phone number?

Hello, So, i am from Canada, but I am going to the UK for a year in the fall for school. To pay for schooling/residence I need a UK bank account, and it needs to be before school starts. Monzo is the clear choice for me as I’ll be transferring money. The issue is I currently do not have a UK number, so i cannot get past that point of the account creation process. Then on the flip side, I need to get a UK phone number as well, and would gladly do that, but I need a UK bank to be able to sign up f…

This thread suggests it might be necessary.