The Mogo Blog

When Art Meets FinTech: Ola Volo

When you have a giant white wall in the office, it means only one thing: time to get yourself a kickass mural. Well, we happened to have a giant white wall in the office. So… we went and got ourselves a kickass mural. ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_Ola-fullmural.gif)Meet the amazing Ola Volo, (who’s also done murals for Lululemon, Translink, and Save-on Meats). ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_Ola-interview_profile.jpeg)So how did you get into art and mural-making?Ola: I studied design at Em

What went down at the Maxim x Mogo All-Star Party

So you may remember that back in February during NBA All-Star weekend, we threw a party with Maxim with Snoop and Shaq in attendance. (Shaq’s actually a pretty good DJ.) We’ve got a cool “Adulting with celebs” video series coming, but in the meantime, check out some of the night’s highlights. ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_maximrecap_1.jpg)SWAG ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_maximrecap_2.jpg)For the Mogo VIPs ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_maximrecap_3.jpg)Ambiance on fleek ![](/content/

Re. Those ads

So we’ve just launched our new ad campaign; you might have seen it online and in the paper. We expected that it might be risky. When we decided that we wanted to make finances relatable to millennials, we knew a few moms and dads would cover their eyes. ![](/content/images/2016/03/Feb_scanadlousads_feedback.gif)The thing is, we’re not talking about sex just for the sake of talking about sex. We’re talking about it in a very specific way that plays on the taboo nature of the topic—because that’s

How to travel on a budget: 8 tips for students

Thinking of taking a trip for Reading Week aka. Spring Break? Don’t plan to blow the last three months’ paycheques on it because you’re a responsible adult and stuff? (If so, we’ve taught you well, young Padawan.) Check out these 8 ways to save your wallet from unnecessary pain while you’re abroad. ![](/content/images/2016/02/mogo_boofortravel-2.jpg) [https://www.instagram.com/alexasuter/]1. Book in advance. One of the most important things you can do to save money can actually be done way bef

YOUR BEST. SHAPE. EVER.

So we surveyed a bunch of 18–35s because we were just that curious about the top new year’s resolutions for millennials... and the top two answers were actually really close: • 26% of you want to pay off your debt • 27% of you want to lose weight ![](/content/images/2016/01/mogo_newyearsurvey_graph_img1.gif)In light of these two super popular resolutions, I’ve put together the four must-do things that’ll help you achieve both — well they’re key to any regime, really. New year, new you, right?