Analysis

September 2, 2020

Digital bank 'mafia': Monzo and Revolut employees who have become founders

Meet the former employees from Monzo and Revolut who are now founders themselves


Isabel Woodford

6 min read

Gemma Rogers, former Monzo employee and Fintrail founder

Getting a job at Monzo or Revolut remains the career highlight of countless engineers; keen to get a piece of London's 'sexiest' startups.

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Former Monzo engineer Simon Vans-Colina (middle) with his cofounders at Fronted
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