004: What Data Teams Can Learn from Finance: Monzo’s Secrets to Data Accuracy w/ Phillip van Blerk

Ever wondered how data teams become the glue that holds your entire business together? Join Ollie Hughes and Monzo’s Director of Financial Data, Philipp Van Blerk, as we unpack how a modern data strategy can transform your analytics squad from dashboard jockeys into true problem solvers—driving collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and real business impact. In this episode we dive into Monzo’s data mesh-inspired “collectives,” their stack of event-driven ingestion, BigQuery, dbt and Looker, and why building objective truth through clear taxonomy and data storytelling is your secret weapon. Philipp shares his lessons from hedge funds to neobanks, tips on justifying headcount, and how boosting data fluency across every team can unlock faster time-to-decision and stronger ROI.