Monzo reward credit card survey

Seems Monzo are surveying some customers about a potential rewards card, original info is from Reddit as per link below but these are the details from that post to save a click:

£15-£17 monthly fee

  1. 1% cashback on groceries - 0.5% on everything else. Cashback is automatically invested.
  2. Google Gemini AI Pro Membership.
  3. 2 Free Airport Lounge accesses a year
  4. Paramount+ subscription
  5. Times subscription

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Both of them seem very high monthly fees if i’m honest.

Also for that monthly fee I hope their is no limit on the cashback!

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One of the screenshots on the Reddit thread shows it’s uncapped interest but also deposited instantly into investments.

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So in theory, costs Monzo nothing for the cashback.

The lounge/fast track doesn’t really tick a box either to make the fee worthwhile.

Gemini AI no thanks.

Yep, even with our bad selection of Cc’s, this doesn’t look appealing :rofl:

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If it was a free card, or less than £5 a month then maybe. There are very good cashback cards with no annual fees. For less than £5 a month there’s even more good ones.

At £180+ annual fee, this has no value. All World Elite Mastercards and Amex cards provide a better value for a similar annual fee.

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They’re trying way too hard to be Revolut at this point, you guys are better than that Monzo

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Investors are running out of patience. :joy:

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Personally I would like to see Monzo release a few cards in a batch.

Credit Builder Card - Access to Credit Insights, Small Limits at first but grows overtime and possible interest reduction over time as on-time payments are made.

Reward Card - 0.5% to 1% uncapped cashback on purchases. No fees for overseas spending. Possibly low APR. (similar to the Lloyds Ultra Card)

Max Credit Card - Airport Lounge Access, Insurance Benefits, Sensible Cashback Rate, Airport Fast Track, Maybe Some Addons like AI Subscriptions, Uber Eats etc. Annual Fee for users. (similar to the Lloyds World Elite and Revolut Ultra)

That’s just some ideas I have in my head and cards I think would insert well into the Monzo Offering.

I also think that as a lot of people have moved into Monzo for everything banking related having lots of different credit card options would entice people to stay with Monzo even more

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I think a competitive credit card would be 0.5% flat cash back with zero FX fees abroad. Not sure if it would be a loss leader but I think it would be a well placed product.

lounge passes/fees/subscriptions sounds very Amex esq and I don’t see people dropping their Amex’s anytime soon

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So they then take 0.45% of it back in fees :laughing:

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Fast Track passes cost me £10 and I only travel maximum twice a year.

All in all, these are very high fees, unless one is already using the services involved. For example, if you are using Gemini and Apple TV, that might be a good offer.

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I’m paying 10 per month for the M&S Rewards card, but at least you get hot drink vouchers and a 25 voucher every quarter so in effect you are just paying for your rewards in advance

Flex build already exists.

Max customers should be auto eligible for the Credit card with perks imo. They’re already paying a sub they will rarely ever use.

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I’d prefer ChatGPT over Gemini :+1:
Otherwise priced like Amex Gold, but Amex is far superior

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The middle option might appear to me. I currently pay £30/month for a Times subscription, lthough this allows me to share access with others, the unshareable mobile only sub is normally £20/month.

Airport lounge access would probably get used, particularly if it was just a couple of times per year.

The cashback thing is okay. I would be intrigued to know if it would apply to joint account spend though.

I’ve heard if you call and cancel/haggle with the Times you can get it substantially cheaper, by the way.

Does Revolut Metal offer Times subscription? I believe it’ll be cheaper…

The FT not The Times

None of the above.