About us
We're there for anyone who is budgeting, saving, or just trying to stay on top of things.
We offer an account and card, and a range of other financial tools, including credit-building, lending and budgeting products, that are quick and easy to sign up for.
We make it easier for people to manage their money today and build a better future for tomorrow, with stress-free financial products that are easy to understand and use.
2015
Monese goes live! This year, we officially launched our mobile money accounts in the UK, and it was only the beginning of our journey…
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2016
A year later, we won ‘Best Challenger Bank’ at the European Fintech Awards, winning against 19 others in the category.
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2017
After a very successful Series A funding round at the start of the year, we secured 10 million USD and launched EUR accounts.
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2018
We were named one of the 10 Disruptors to Watch by The Sunday Times and secured $60 million after our Series B funding round.
We also hit two major milestones: we launched Monese business accounts and reached half a million sign-ups!
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2019
2019 was another big year for us. We launched joint accounts, were named in the top 20 of LinkedIn’s hottest startups to work for in the UK and reached 1 million sign-ups!
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2020
We launched RON accounts, Monese for web and celebrated another milestone number: 2 million sign-ups!
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2021
We secured a £69m Series C funding round and introduced Credit Builder, our tool to help supercharge your credit score.
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2022
We secured a £30m investment from HSBC as part of our Series D funding round.
We were named in the Financial Times FT 1000 list of fastest growing European companies, and as one of the The Singer Growth Economy Top 50.
We also launched Monese Boost as an add-on to Credit Builder, and our Get Paid Early feature.
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2023
We launched our international transfers subscription and our new and improved business accounts.
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2024
A revolutionary year for Monese! We were acquired by Pockit, creating the leading fintech for those who are looking to take control of their finances.
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Fast forward to the present day and we’ve signed up millions of people from across 31 countries. With 70% of incoming customer money coming from salary payments, we’re one of the most popular and trusted financial services across Europe. We’re incredibly proud that our product improves the lives of so many customers that traditional banks fail to help. And this is only the beginning!