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Monzo Profit Quadruples to £60.5m as Revenue Tops £1.2bn

CEO TS Anil says Monzo will focus on scaling rather than pursuing a stock market listing.

A smartphone displays a Monzo logo in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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TS Anil, the Monzo chief executive, has played down speculation of a flotation
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Overview

  • Monzo’s customer base expanded to 12.2m in the year to March, with deposits rising 48% to £16.6bn.
  • About 1m customers subscribed to paid plans, driving fee and commission income up 38% to £329m.
  • After excluding a £53.4m one-off charge from a staff share sale, Monzo recorded an adjusted pre-tax profit of £113.9m.
  • The bank has appointed Morgan Stanley as an adviser and outlined plans to deepen its operations in the US and EU via Ireland.
  • A recent employee share sale valued Monzo at £4.5bn, reflecting investor support from backers such as CapitalG and Tencent.