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Monzo Mobile launches, merging fintech with telecom infrastructure via an in-app eSIM experience to long-standing customer frustrations with legacy telecom providers, where opaque pricing and rigid contracts are a commonality.

Duygu Yenidogan-Schmidt, General Manager of Core Banking at Monzo, says:“ Monzo Mobile is a natural extension of our mission to make money work for everyone. By bringing mobile connectivity into the Monzo app through a simple eSIM experience, we’ re giving customers more visibility and control over another essential part of their everyday spending. Partnering with 1GLOBAL and Virgin Media O2 allows us to deliver a reliable, flexible and high-quality service, while continuing to build products that are simple, transparent and designed around our customers’ needs.”

The bigger picture Monzo’ s move into telecoms encapsulates broader industry trends: the rise of the super app model in financial services. While European fintechs have traditionally been

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