Monzo
Coverage of Monzo in the Nexus archive.
- Anthropic's latest big-name hire: Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield
Tom Blomfield, cofounder of Monzo, is joining Anthropic's compute team after taking a leave of absence from Y Combinator. Anthropic has recently hired multiple high-profile AI researchers, including Andrej Karpathy and John Jumper from Google DeepMind.
- [UK] Something just tried to charge me and I’m getting worried
A UK user reported an unauthorized charge attempt on their Monzo account, which was denied. They froze their account, canceled their debit card, and are concerned about whether the new replacement card might be compromised or if they need to abandon the account.
- A $75 billion valuation, 75 million global customers and on its way to America—Revolut is London’s disruptor extraordinaire
Revolut, a London-based fintech company founded by Nik Storonsky, has a $75 billion valuation and 75 million global customers. It has achieved verbification in Ireland and is expanding to the U.S., having recently secured a U.K. banking license and reporting $2.3 billion in 2025 profits. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon highlighted Revolut as a disruptive force in finance.
- Inside the Starling CEO's bet on AI and how he plans to take on Monzo and Revolut with its secret weapon
Starling's CEO is investing in AI to compete with Monzo and Revolut. The company's strategy involves leveraging a secret weapon, likely AI technology, to gain an edge in the financial services market.