Do you have any thoughts on the FT piece today about the Brexit threat to the London Fintech industry? Anne was quoted, do you share her sentiment?
“I do not think it actually takes away from London,” said Anne Boden, founder of digital lender Starling Bank, adding: “It is sad, and I think London will be threatened, but London will survive.” She said that Starling had “already passported into Ireland” and may need to do more of its business from Dublin because of Brexit.
We are not fully there with a cashless society, we still require cash from time to time, Monzo accepts cheques, are they plans to accept cash down the line?
(Hope this doesn’t go against the rules of the Q&A)!
Do you find it’s hard to keep up with everything that’s happening (and do you know everything that is happening) within the company now you’re at 300+ employees and have a lot of ongoing projects?
High-street banks are inherently evil, essentially rewarding the wealthy for having money and punishing the poor for having none. Monzo clearly has better intentions, but how do we reverse things? I often think about this during my morning movement and have yet to come up with a solution.
Really love what you and the team have built with Monzo.
I love watching TED Talks and inspirational videos. My favourite inspirational talk is the one Steve Jobs did at Stanford University where he famously said “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”.
When you get to your talk about Monzo in a few years time what one takeaway quote will you use to inspire others thinking of taking a leap into the unknown?
Is there any one thing you’ve decided with Monzos functionality that may not have been popular but you’ve stuck by your decision since you started Monzo?