In 2020 loyalty means nothing. Give Starling a go alongside Monzo. You’ll find some things work better in Starling and some things work better in Monzo.
But Monzo have changed my life finicially I manged to get out of a cycle of debt with Monzo because of their features.
I don’t want to go into to much detail but I used to gamble quite a bit and to my understanding at the time they added a gamble block and the first to do it and added it and things started to change
We all love Monzo (that’s why we’re here) but if you want to go to a different bank then go for it. Or keep both. Don’t let strangers on the internet convince you otherwise, do whatever suits you and your gf best.
Loyal to a bank?? OMG…
Not happy with Monzo close it and open Straling
Not happy with Starling close and so on…
Why you want to keep Monzo ? If no benefits for you.
Tbh I think 5m customers is a biggest Monzos mistake. Now they struggle with customer support and inactive accounts cost
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phildawson
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Just keep the Monzo, and open a Starling account. You don’t need to overthink it.
I have both, and I’d switch to Starling full time if they had the same budgeting features as Monzo.
As of now I can’t live without shared tabs and bill splits on Monzo, that’s what’s keeping me.
I’ve got both, Monzo as the main account because the budgeting stuff is miles ahead, and the Starling account is like being with a traditional bank with a decent app
Monzo had a working product before Starling. Even though it was only a prepay card and not a full bank account it generated buzz and momentum.
From personal perspective, I tried Monzo prepay card and found it met my needs and then never bothered trying Starling when it was launched. If the launch dates were reversed I suspect I’d probably be using Starling.
Never be loyal to a bank. Plus, having your eggs in one basket is dangerous. Any bank can close your account, their payment network could stop working… There’s endless things that “Could” happen. Give them both a go. It’s not going to do any harm, the basic accounts are free
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phildawson
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I had thought Starling had a working app before Monzo?
I mean Mondo came from Tom basically saying I can do it better to Anne. Mondo was then established about a year after Starling.
Edit: just checking a date on the public versions and yep Monzo was ahead you’re right.
A year later in establishing, and a year earlier in launching.
I joined start Starling first so missed a lot of that fun.