Crossing the pond

Written by Attina Zhang
Published: 05-22-2026

Overview

Monzo, the UK's leading neobank, has reached profitability on £1.2B in revenue with 12.2M UK customers and is reportedly exploring a £6B IPO. Management is now debating whether to enter the US market - and if so, which of three structural approaches makes most sense: a sponsor-bank model (as Chime operates today), a full US banking charter (as Revolut is attempting), or staying out of the US entirely and deepening penetration in underpenetrated European markets.

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Case info

Difficulty

Advanced

Case type

Market entry

Industry

Financial services and insurance

Company

Monzo, Revolut

Geography

UK, USA

Additional info

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