Monese - Mobile Money Account

4.0
101K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Open your mobile money account in minutes, with Monese. We’re the banking alternative that offers you a fast borderless money account in 31 countries, regardless of your credit score.

Transfer money with ease, get your salary paid into your account, track finances and use your Mastercard debit card wherever you go. Just apply for a mobile money account in minutes - no matter what your credit score. Join over 2 million people and enjoy a full range of finance features. You can open a GBP account or EUR IBAN account straight from your phone. Download now!

Your banking alternative - so how does it work?

• Mobile Money Account: Open a GBP or EUR IBAN account, straight from your phone
• Mastercard: Get a contactless Mastercard debit card you can use globally - online, in-store or at ATMs
• Cash withdrawals: Enjoy fee-free foreign currency card spending and ATM withdrawals
• Receive & transfer money: Quickly receive and transfer money locally and internationally in 19 currencies
• Business accounts: Want to use Monese for your business? Open your GBP account quickly and easily

Moving country or like to travel? Then Monese is the mobile money account and banking alternative for you. Regardless of country or credit score, simply apply for an account with your national ID or passport. Our app and customer support team are also there for you in multiple languages, so you can open your GBP or EUR IBAN account without any hassle. With a borderless money account, you can take Monese with you, wherever you go.

Our feature-rich smartphone app also provides you with great tools to help you track finances, transfer money, manage your salary and payments and see your balance at a glance:

• Mobile money account - Real-time notifications whenever you use your account
• Finance updates - A detailed spending overview, for full finance transparency around your transactions
• Savings Pots - Put cash aside to save for something special
• Google Pay - Pay in a fast, simple way in millions of places, on sites, in apps, and in stores, with Google Pay (in selected countries)
• Finance management - An easy way to manage your Direct Debits and Recurring Payments to automatically pay for things like mobile phone contracts, rent payments, or gym memberships
• Instant balance - check your account balance by one swipe down from your phone’s home screen

Plus, you can also:

• Link your PayPal account – to manage your PayPal balance and transactions from the app, and also to seamlessly add your Monese card to your PayPal wallet (in selected countries)
• Connect your British Airways Executive Club account, to track and manage your Avios whenever you need
• Get instant account statements in PDF or XLS
• Enjoy state-of-the-art security features such as locking or unlocking your card on the go, as well as strong encryption and biometric login

Enjoy the convenience of being able to send and receive money straight from your phone, get your salary paid in, set up Direct Debits and Recurring Payments - all while maintaining a complete overview of your earning, spending and saving. Withdraw cash from ATMs worldwide for free and add money to your account by bank transfer, using another debit card, or with cash at over 84,000 locations in the UK, France, Spain, Belgium or Portugal. Join the banking alternative and use your Mastercard debit card wherever you go - we're giving you the financial freedom to work, travel to explore the world, without your credit score holding you back.

You can open an account with us regardless of your citizenship or financial history, as long as you’re at least 18 years old and live in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Updated on
Mar 12, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info, and Photos and videos
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

4.0
100K reviews
A Google user
February 6, 2019
Verification process is a hassle so didnt get to use it at all. Their microphones did not work when there was an option to speak with someone as well. The person i was speaking with was good though. my account better be closed as well. All in all going to other options I've been hearing about in the comments. Hope this helps!
59 people found this review helpful
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Monese Ltd
February 9, 2019
Hi there, thanks for your feedback on our onboarding, ID verification process. We'll pass this to our relevant team for improvements. Do feel free to get in touch with our support team for any further comments. Thanks!
Ky By
March 24, 2024
I enjoyed Monese for a while, the ability to open multiple accounts with various currencies was great. I wasn't able to access my account when my phone broke.. I couldn't use the front camera SPECIFICALLY for security, and there was no other way to prove my identity to gain access (not able to provide documents or even just use the back camera etc) I don't know whether this has been improved now. This combined with multiple app outages was enough to make me decide to switch to another account.
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Monese Ltd
March 25, 2024
We understand this can be frustrating. We are working towards making this better. We would appreciate it if you could send us the details at support@monese.com.
Brick James
February 25, 2024
I've been with Monese since they've started, day one. I was disappointed about having to upgrade account due to many transfers but it was a good run. And you can't really expect it all to be free forever. Never really had a problem, only thing needs improving is turn around time for customer service and this weird glitch that will give someone a heart attack. Occasionally after transferring, your account will show double the amount deducted until you refresh.
20 people found this review helpful
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Monese Ltd
February 27, 2024
Always happy to have satisfied customers like you. Thank you!

What's new

Tap and pay in seconds! We've made it even easier to save your card to your Apple or Google Wallet.

We've also made 17 other bug fixes and improvements, so don't forget to leave us a rating!