Tom Blomfield

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Monzo

CEO

Tom Blomfield is the CEO of Monzo, a new kind of bank, designed for smartphones. Tom previously founded GoCardless, a fintech startup that has gone on to raise $25m.

Event Sessions Featuring Tom Blomfield


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AltFi Europe Summit 2017 - Thursday 30 March 2017



Articles Featuring Tom Blomfield

Meet the UK’s 26 fintech unicorns

15th August 2022 | Amelia Isaacs

13% inflation? It's still a great time to build a startup

4th August 2022 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo losses narrow as revenue booms 90% and auditors drop uncertainty warning

18th July 2022 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo director steps down from board

8th July 2022 | Daniel Lanyon

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky to launch new VC fund that will “disrupt” the venture world

17th May 2022 | Amelia Isaacs

Ex-Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield backs Brazilian bill-splitting startup

10th March 2022 | Amelia Isaacs

"Every part of the world needs Monzo," says CEO

7th March 2022 | John Reynolds

Tom Blomfield is mentor but hasn't "Monzofied" Generation Home, says proptech founder

3rd March 2022 | John Reynolds

GoCardless joins unicorn club after sealing $312m funding round

9th February 2022 | John Reynolds

Monzo introduces three-month paid sabbaticals for staff

3rd February 2022 | Liza Tetley

Proptech Generation Home raises £1bn in debt financing

1st February 2022 | John Reynolds

2021 in quotes: Part 1

10th January 2022 | John Reynolds

Monzo lands new cash from WeChat owner Tencent

4th January 2022 | Daniel Lanyon

2021 in Fintech and Alternative Finance: Part 2

30th December 2021 | John Reynolds

2021 in Fintech and Alternative Finance: Part 1

29th December 2021 | John Reynolds

AltFi’s 10 most-read stories of 2021: Part 2

23rd December 2021 | Oliver Smith

Fintech’s biggest hires and departures of 2021

20th December 2021 | John Reynolds

Monzo lands $475m round of funding as valuation soars to $4.5bn

9th December 2021 | Daniel Lanyon

“Starling is not for sale” says Anne Boden in new chapter of her book

1st November 2021 | Aisling Finn

Billionaire Revolut founder Nik Storonsky opens own family office in London

18th October 2021 | Aisling Finn

Monzo withdraws US banking licence application

4th October 2021 | Aisling Finn

Tom Blomfield-backed activist investment platform Tulipshare launches ‘right to repair’ campaign against Apple

13th September 2021 | Oliver Smith

5 things we learnt from Monzo’s 2021 Annual Report

3rd August 2021 | Oliver Smith

AltFi’s Summer Reading List: 5 fintech books to pick up in 2021

2nd August 2021 | Aisling Finn

Tom Blomfield takes first fintech board position since departure from Monzo

7th July 2021 | Aisling Finn

“There was no other emotion in my life other than anxiety,” Tom Blomfield opens up about the stresses of Monzo life for the first time

29th June 2021 | Aisling Finn

Generation Home scoops $30.4m Series A and £300m debt facility in bumper raise

16th June 2021 | Aisling Finn

Fintech billionaires invade The Times Rich List 2021

21st May 2021 | Oliver Smith

Ex-Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield among angels backing payroll startup fundraise 

19th May 2021 | Aisling Finn

Watch: This Fintech Rap Battle with Anne Boden and Tom Blomfield lookalikes

1st April 2021 | Oliver Smith

The promised fintech IPO boom is coming, but won’t include many women

8th March 2021 | Aisling Finn

Fintech needs more women

8th March 2021 | Aisling Finn

Monzo refocuses on America with first female CEO

11th February 2021 | Aisling Finn

Monzo reportedly eyeing £50m top-up to its Series G 

8th February 2021 | Aisling Finn

Monzo is “struggling” to avoid the same fate as Xinja, analyst warns

22nd January 2021 | Oliver Smith

Tom Blomfield departs Monzo

21st January 2021 | Daniel Lanyon

Fintech’s biggest hires and departures of 2020

5th January 2021 | Aisling Finn

2020 in quotes: Part 2

31st December 2020 | Aisling Finn

Starling Bank reportedly gearing up to raise £200m funding round

6th November 2020 | Aisling Finn

Banking On It review: “No one can label you a failure when what you are trying to do is audacious”

5th November 2020 | Aisling Finn

Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky named UK fintech’s first billionaire

2nd November 2020 | Aisling Finn

Boden reveals how Starling’s Series A handed a secretive billionaire control of her bank

2nd November 2020 | Oliver Smith

Don't miss: Anne Boden interviewed at the AltFi Festival of Finance 2020

27th October 2020 | AltFi

Anne Boden speaks for the first time about the coup which created Monzo

26th October 2020 | Oliver Smith

Early Monzo employee Tristan Thomas to depart after five years at the digital bank

20th August 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo tests open banking payment function

9th July 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield steps down from board

2nd July 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo closes £60m funding round at a 40% discount

16th June 2020 | Aisling Finn

Are fintech furloughs going to continue beyond June?

8th June 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo to cut 120 roles as it extends cost-cutting efforts amid coronavirus downturn

4th June 2020 | Oliver Smith

Fintech's new era didn't begin with COVID-19

3rd June 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

5 things to look out for in Monzo's 2020 annual report

1st June 2020 | Oliver Smith

Work-Life balance: Can a successful fintech have both?

26th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo CEO and founder Tom Blomfield to step down

21st May 2020 | Daniel Lanyon

Fintech entrepreneurs Blomfield and Storonsky join list of super-rich

18th May 2020 | John Reynolds

Monzo sees valuation plummet by nearly 40% in latest fundraising bid

15th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Covid-19: What do the changes to the Job Retention Scheme mean for fintech?

13th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo scoops up former JP Morgan Chase exec as new VP and head of global financial crime

11th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo hires former Amex exec as new COO

4th May 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo applies for US banking licence

23rd April 2020 | Aisling Finn

N26 founders take 25 per cent pay cut for a year amid Covid-19

21st April 2020 | John Reynolds

Revolut co-founders sacrifice their salaries amid ongoing coronavirus outbreak

17th April 2020 | Aisling Finn

Monzo and Starling to furlough staff amid coronavirus outbreak

1st April 2020 | Aisling Finn

Brakes applied as Monzo further delays Plus subscription relaunch

1st April 2020 | Oliver Smith

Monzo finally breaks into business banking with the launch of two SME accounts

17th March 2020 | Oliver Smith

Monzo and Starling Bank win big at the British Bank Awards

13th March 2020 | Aisling Finn

Curve’s COO Nathalie Oestmann on fintech and taking the industry head-on

5th March 2020 | Aisling Finn

How N26, Revolut and Monzo are taking on the US market

3rd March 2020 | John Reynolds

Monzo plans to recruit 500 staff in 2020, as founder Blomfield says N26 “didn’t connect” in UK

17th February 2020 | John Reynolds

Monzo held discussions with SoftBank over fresh funding, says report

28th January 2020 | John Reynolds

AltFi's 10 most read stories of 2019: Part 1

30th December 2019 | John Reynolds

Monzo appoints first US CEO

3rd December 2019 | John Reynolds

Former Monzo finance chief says that executive changes at digital bank is a “natural evolution”

26th November 2019 | John Reynolds

Monzo launches ‘Get Paid Early’ for all customers

20th August 2019 | Oliver Smith

Monzo launches loans, but they’re not the cheapest

15th August 2019 | Oliver Smith

5 things we learnt from Starling’s 2019 Annual Report

13th August 2019 | Oliver Smith

5 things we learnt from Monzo’s 2019 Annual Report

28th June 2019 | Oliver Smith

Monzo testing ‘Get Paid Early’ salary advance with some users

27th June 2019 | Oliver Smith

Monzo’s Tom Blomfield and TransferWise’s Taavet Hinrikus due to meet with the Prime Minister

10th June 2019 | Oliver Smith

Monzo hits 2m customers, adding 1m in eight months

20th May 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo reveals new energy supplier switching feature

9th May 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo hires ahead of US launch

8th May 2019 | Roger Baird

Fintech Tips: Best digital bank for business

24th April 2019 | Roger Baird

Monzo may see valuation hit £2bn after fresh US backing

8th April 2019 | Roger Baird

Monzo and OakNorth join forces to offer savings accounts in challenger bank tie-up

21st March 2019 | Oliver Smith

British Bank Awards see Starling, Monzo, Zopa, Freetrade, Chip and Bud take home gold

8th March 2019 | Oliver Smith

Monzo’s veteran CFO bows out

1st March 2019 | Roger Baird

Monzo boss banks gong

7th January 2019 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo raises £20m through crowdfunding

5th December 2018 | George Geddes

Monzo and The Times clash over 'loans for shares'

30th November 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo plans £20m crowdfunding raise

26th November 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo hits the high streets with PayPoint partnership

21st November 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo to start paying interest on savings

1st November 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo enters unicorn stable with £85m fundraise

31st October 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo hits a million customers

24th September 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo heading for a £1.2bn valuation and ‘unicorn’ status

17th August 2018 | Daniel Lanyon

The UK’s digital banks may be profitable sooner than you think

23rd July 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo sees losses widen, users triple

2nd July 2018 | Daniel Lanyon

Starling boss Anne Boden gets gong

11th June 2018 | Ryan Weeks

Monzo joins Apple Pay after controversy peaks

17th May 2018 | Emily Nicolle

Monzo becomes a lender with “transparent” overdrafts

11th April 2018 | Emily Nicolle

Monzo sees 94 per cent of active users take up current account

4th April 2018 | Emily Nicolle

Monzo launches API with Moneybox, Starling Bank expands its payments

20th February 2018 | Emily Nicolle

2017: The year of digital banking. What's next?

28th December 2017 | Emily Nicolle

Monzo raises £71m in latest fundraising round

7th November 2017 | Emily Nicolle

Defining excellence in digital banking

20th October 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Can Monzo and Revolut replicate the success of TransferWise?

16th August 2017 | Harry Holmes

‘Carry a backup card’: Monzo hit by technical hitch

4th August 2017 | Daniel Lanyon

Monzo breaks another equity crowdfunding record

29th March 2017 | Lisa Walls-Hester

Government mobilising on fintech under Hammond

9th February 2017 | Ryan Weeks

Crowdfunded bank Mondo gets regulator thumbs up

12th August 2016 | Daniel Lanyon

The First ‘Bank’ to Crowdfund

15th February 2016 | Sam Griffiths