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

Turning bank branch culture on its head: meet Toronto's new MogoLounge

Have you seen that Peep Show on Queen Street West in Toronto? Yes, something’s been brewing behind those blacked out windows the whole time. We’ve been busy preparing for the launch of our new baby and it’s finally ready for you. Meet the MogoLounge: the first step toward ditching bank visits... and changing the way Canadians stay financially fit. Multi-functional design Other than the fact that we’re scheduled to launch on time (that never happens in construction), the design is something that

A better digital alternative: why you’ll be ditching your bank

You probably don’t feed your Tamagotchi or play with Pogs anymore, but you might still be going to the bank that you grew up with. (Why would you do that to yourself??) If you didn’t grow up with a big bank or aren’t currently tethered to one, high-five. ![](/content/images/2016/03/mogo_graph.gif)Canada’s adoption rate of financial technology is 8.2%, which is below the average global rate of 15.5%, and way below Hong Kong’s adoption rate of 29.1%. [http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Industries/Financial

Win $7,522: The Ditch Your Debt Contest

The average Canadian who carries a credit card balance is about $7,522* in credit card debt. That could buy you a lot of coffee and Tidal [http://www.nme.com/news/kanye-west/92340] subscriptions. Many people who come to Mogo are using MogoLiquid to pay off credit card debt, and using MogoMini/MogoZip to get out of the payday loan cycle. And since our mission is to help you get out of debt and all... we decided to do a Ditch Your Debt contest where you can win this amount in cold hard cash and,