The Mogo Blog

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/

Earnings $eason: see our year-end results

Sure, we’re adding thousands of MogoMembers every month (which is super exciting), but if you want to find out how we’re doing as a business, check out our Q4 2015 earnings call (hosted by our CEO and CFO, Dave and Greg). Livestream is on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. (EST), so tune in via the link below. ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_earningscall_listennow.jpeg) [https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=1080059&sessionid=1&key=0EF129D

FinTech Innovation Awards finalist!

Remember when we got nominated for the FinTech Innovation Awards? Well, they just announced the finalists. Yep. We’re one of them. ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_fintech_innovation_awards_mockup2-3.jpg) [http://www.fintechinnovationawards.com/attend]Our Adulting101 event series was nominated for Fintech Marketing Campaign of the year. The awards recognize a huge range of FinTech companies including areas like cyber-security, insurance, and treasury management, so we’re pretty stoked to be amo

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

Paying off debt with a loan: when it's a good idea

Borrowing money to pay off debt the smart wayCredit card debt is one of the worst kinds of debt there is. And the dealbreaker isn’t even the interest rate. It’s the length of the loan and the type of product; if it’s credit card debt or revolving debt that you can pay off and re-borrow endlessly, run in the opposite direction. For example:You've got a 19.99% credit card that’s been sitting there with $2,500 of debt for the last 4 years. Sure you make your minimum payment—sometimes a larger one