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Norris Koppel

CEO and Co-Founder

Monese

POSITION

CEO and Co-Founder

COMPANY

Monese

COUNTRY

Estonia

Website

Monese

SCENE

Business

SOCIAL

LinkedIn

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What makes Norris Koppel a Global Shaker?

Norris Koppel is an Estonian serial entrepreneur currently based in the UK. Having founded 3 Fintech startups, Norris finally landed the big break with Monese.

Monese, an ‘E-Banking’ service allows customers to set up bank accounts on an app in less than 10 minutes. The start-up has been awarded the best challenger bank at the European Fintech Awards.

When Monese founder Norris Koppel first moved to the UK from Estonia, he faced a frustrating experience that is all too common. With no UK credit history or utility bills proving his address, he was immediately denied a bank account. Without one, he found it near impossible to receive his salary or rent an apartment – which led to the ideation of Monese.

Monese can be up to 5 times cheaper than a traditional bank based on a comparison of the Tariffs of Retail Banking in Thirteen Countries by Van Dijk Management Consultants, 2013 and Monese’s analysis of the cost of account ownership across the top 5 banks in the UK with a combined market share of 85%.

Last updated: July 17, 2018