07 February 2022

Monzo “missed” out on crypto and trading, says Founder

Written By FinTech Alliance

Monzo “missed” out on crypto and trading, says Founder

Founder and former CEO of Monzo Tom Blomfield says the firm “missed out” on crypto and stock trading.

In Brief: 

Blomfield stepped down from the challenger bank in early 2021. 

He makes the comments as he becomes visiting partner at Y-Combinator. 

The Block reports that he is also “ambivalent” to web3. 

What does this mean? 

You can read the whole interview on The Block. 

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