The Mogo Blog

#FindTheBride: Finance, Romance and a V-Day Wedding

If you were milling around downtown Vancouver on Valentine’s Day, you might have noticed a bride (or three) running frantically through the streets—with the groom in tow. We’d just done this survey on dating and finances, [https://blog.mogo.ca/how-to-date-with-bad-credit/#.VsIocZMrLXQ] which gave us some eye-opening insights on finance and romance. SO, we got to thinking about something we could do to raise awareness about it. In a cool way, of course. Enter #FindTheBride: Bride leaves groom at

Fintech’s taking over the world

We’re constantly amazed and impressed by the many FinTech startups that are popping up around the world and offering solutions that make managing/investing/saving/spending/borrowing money less painful. (Which shouldn't be a surprise, considering 43.4% of people who use FinTech do so because of how easy it is to set up an account [http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Industries/Financial-Services/ey-fintech-adoption-index] ). So, we decided to feature some innovative companies that are on our radar—and are do

Dating someone with debt: my partner has bad credit, now what?

My friends always ask for my financial fitness advice and it's often around stuff like when they should talk about finances with their partner or how do they tell their spouse about the credit card debt that funded their shoes and booze-filled 20s.![](/content/images/2017/05/mogo_financialfitness_img-1.jpg) Here’s the thing... Your credit report is your financial report card and your credit score is your grade. Together, they show if you've got your life together. Let's say you're in a relations

Adulting 101 in Vancouver: Ready to wine?

The only thing that says “I’m an adult” more than financial responsibility is a flight of wine and a plate of expensive cheeses. Bring all three of these elements together like we did at our Adulting 101 event and you’ve got an event that got nominated for FinTech Marketing Campaign of the Year at the FinTech Innovation Awards. We’re up against MasterCard and Visa, so send us all the good vibes. kthx. So what happens? Basically, you’ll get schooled in important adult things like… raising your c

Meet Lisa Skakun, Mogo’s Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

It may not look like it, but it’s not always fun and games here at Mogo. There are a whole bunch of rules we have to follow because… well, finances. The cool thing is our Chief Legal & Administrative Officer is not all about finances. Even though she knows a lot about that too. Meet Lisa! ![](/content/images/2016/02/mogo_lisaskakun_profile.jpg)What brought you to Mogo?Lisa: I had a crush on Mogo… I’d been watching them from afar (not in a stalker way but in a “Hmmm they’re interesting and I’d l