I loved Monzo, until I got robbed in Berlin

All I wanted was to freeze my Monzo card. But without my phone, I was stuck.

One of the first challenges I faced on moving to London in June 2019 was how to get a UK bank account. Despite its reputation as a global financial hub, the UK doesn’t make this easy. That’s because to get a bank account, you typically need proof of a UK address, and to get a UK address, well, it’s a lot easier if you have a UK bank account.

Thankfully, …