Monzo profile
An app-based bank with personal and business products.
Good money habits can be made easier with the same behavioural tools that make other apps distracting.
Where the money comes from
Interest, subscriptions, card activity and other services support the business.
Sources (7)
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- We've just published our Annual Report 2026 🎉 - News & Updates - Monzo CommunityCompany reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they made last year
Monzo: GBP 1.70 billion revenue in the year ended 2026-03-31. Group/company figures.
Sources (5)
- Monzo — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- We've just published our Annual Report 2026 🎉 - News & Updates - Monzo CommunityCompany reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much they keep
Monzo reported £172.6 million adjusted profit before tax in FY2026, alongside £1.7 billion revenue. This is a pre-tax measure rather than net income.
Sources (5)
- Monzo — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- We've just published our Annual Report 2026 🎉 - News & Updates - Monzo CommunityCompany reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they’re worth
Privately held; no public share price. Monzo’s digital bank combines customer deposits, lending and subscriptions. Its financial reporting describes a banking business, not just the visible budgeting interface.
Sources (5)
- Monzo — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- We've just published our Annual Report 2026 🎉 - News & Updates - Monzo CommunityCompany reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Where the money is heading
Paid plans, lending, interest income and a broader banking relationship support growth beyond the original spending account.
Sources (7)
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- We've just published our Annual Report 2026 🎉 - News & Updates - Monzo CommunityCompany reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who runs it
Monzo Bank Limited · Monzo
Monzo’s digital bank combines customer deposits, lending and subscriptions. Its financial reporting describes a banking business, not just the visible budgeting interface.
Sources (6)
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- We've just published our Annual Report 2026 🎉 - News & Updates - Monzo CommunityCompany reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What AI does here
Monzo uses machine learning for fraud, financial crime and personalisation. Its 2026 work combines language models with predictive models in customer conversations around risk.
Sources (6)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who supplies the brains
Monzo develops models around its banking data and operational context, combining different AI methods for different tasks.
Sources (6)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
What it learns from you
Monzo describes identity, account, payment, device and usage information, including stated advertising and AI uses. Its notice says information is generally kept for ten years after closure, with longer periods in some cases. Data rights, marketing controls and regulated retention are different issues.
Sources (6)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who checks its work
Bank teams, customer conversations and automated systems work together on flagged activity and support.
Sources (6)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
How much choice you have
Choose which goals and notifications help, review account permissions and keep promotional prompts separate from practical account alerts.
Sources (6)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Editorial Trust score: 70/100
Assessed 18 October 2026
What they say vs what they do
20/25 points
Monzo publishes a detailed customer notice and routes to data rights and review of certain automated decisions. Its clear app presentation does not mean that closing an account immediately deletes financial records.
Sources (4)
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they know—and what they do with it
15/25 points
Monzo describes identity, account, payment, device and usage information, including stated advertising and AI uses. Its notice says information is generally kept for ten years after closure, with longer periods in some cases. Data rights, marketing controls and regulated retention are different issues.
Sources (4)
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Quality vs Quantity
15/25 points
Convenient budgeting tools do not change the terms of borrowing or savings products.
Sources (6)
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much control you really have
20/25 points
Choose which goals and notifications help, review account permissions and keep promotional prompts separate from practical account alerts.
Sources (6)
- Monzo — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Bank - Mobile Banking — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who does it better
Comparison priority: the core account, paid-plan benefits and useful money tools. A financial app earns its place by supporting routines you can sustain.
Sources (3)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Tools to keep more to yourself: privacy tools and account protection in The Escape Hatch.
Reinforcement— The reward
A growing Pot, clearer spending picture or resolved task rewards another useful account interaction.
Sources (3)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Prompts & Cues— The trigger
Transaction alerts, budgeting updates and reminders make money activity visible promptly.
Sources (3)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Response Effort— The easy path
Pots, scheduled transfers and categorised spending reduce the work of organising money.
Sources (3)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Social Influence— The crowd
Shared tabs, bill splitting and joint-account features connect the account with real relationships.
Sources (3)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Loss Aversion & Scarcity— The pressure
Budgets and savings goals create self-chosen boundaries. Approaching a target or limit makes a change in balance more noticeable.
Sources (3)
- Machine Learning at Monzo in 2025Public product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Combining generative AI and predictive modelling to fight financial crimePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Monzo Help - The differences between Summary and TrendsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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