{"id":4260,"date":"2015-06-29T22:44:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/digital-banking-mondo-hopes-to-become-the-google-or-facebook-of-the-sector\/"},"modified":"2016-02-10T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T04:31:44","slug":"digital-banking-mondo-hopes-to-become-the-google-or-facebook-of-the-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/digital-banking-mondo-hopes-to-become-the-google-or-facebook-of-the-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital banking: Mondo hopes to become the Google or Facebook of the sector"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTom Blomfield\u2019s Mondo is one of a number of new startups hoping to tap into customers\u2019 increasing use of digital technology as branch use falls steeplyIt was 21 May, and a historic moment for Tom Blomfield. Stood at a cash machine in Clerkenwell, central London, the ambitious young entrepreneur withdrew money from a brand new account with a new bank at which he was the only customer.Five weeks later, Mondo has 30 customers testing its prototype account. Blomfield \u2013 a former management consultant now on his third business startup, all before the age of 30 \u2013 said a crunch meeting with the Bank of England on Wednesday would determine whether Mondo gets the formal go-ahead to apply for a banking licence. The full process would take another six months. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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