The Mogo Blog

We took the MogoCard to JJ Bean. What happened next is awesome.

This just in: the first batch of new Mogo Prepaid Visa® Cards has just arrived for testing! We’ve been working hard to get these ready for launch in the second half of 2016, and now that they’ve been designed and printed, it’s time for testing. Testers on Team Mogo hustled for the cards with their favourite designs and oohed-and-aahed over the artwork, but we had work to do. Time to document the official first test run. ![](/content/images/2015/12/mogo_mogocard_img1-3.jpg)Tanya, our MogoCard pr

Everything that’s wrong with banking

How do you feel about banks and the way you get a loan with them? We’ve gathered a few ideas from our own experiences… and used them to do the exact opposite with Mogo. Here are a few of them. Anything you feel is missing? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prso5DaXRuE]Bank branches just aren’t that… pleasant to be in. Nor do banks host fun events like Adulting 101. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prso5DaXRuE] What’s Adulting 101? Oh it’s just a workshop where you learn about wine and finance wh

Holiday debt: your spending wake-up call

Getting a little overwhelmed over all the things you have to buy over the holidays? Didn’t remember to save ahead of time for those presents? Well, good news(ish), you’re not the only one. In fact, many Canadians might be in even deeper debt than you… but that doesn’t mean you should finance your holidays—here’s your holiday spending wake-up call: Debtcember by the numbers ![](/content/images/2015/12/mogo_holiday_wakeup_img1-3.jpg)Whether this sounds like a large amount or not, if you’re just m

NSF fees (aka. the not so fun, non-sufficient funds fee)

When you write a cheque and there’s not enough money in your account to cash it, your bank charges you for having Non-Sufficient Funds. One NSF cheque can easily cost you $90 in fees. and potentially set up a chain reaction that causes multiple cheques and payments to bounce, resulting in hundreds of dollars in fees. How? Keep reading... What is the real cost of NSF fees? ![](/content/images/2015/12/mogo_nsf_img1.jpg)Meet Dan — He’ll show you how much NSF fees suck Dan’s* doing pretty well. He’

We have a dream

Imagine opening an app on your phone and being able to see your Mogo loan and your MogoCard balance. Imagine that you could also reload your MogoCard and apply for a new loan if you need to, right from the app’s dashboard—which is really well designed, by the way. Sexy, even. Someone actually put some thought into this. The future... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9XC7_jeSF0&feature=youtu.be]In the future, you’d be able to use an app like that to get a loan. It would take only minutes, not d