Starling Bank

Starling Bank Limited
Starling Bank
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded18 June 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-18)
FounderAnne Boden Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
London Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Raman Bhatia CEO
ProductsRetail banking
(personal & business)
RevenueIncrease £682.2M [1] (2024)
Increase £220.0M [1] (2024)
Number of employees
3,500 (2024) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.starlingbank.com Edit this at Wikidata

Starling Bank (/ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/) is a British bank, occasionally referred to as a digital challenger bank or neobank, providing current and business bank accounts in the United Kingdom.[2][3] Starling Bank is a licensed and regulated bank, founded by former Allied Irish Banks COO, Anne Boden, in January 2014.[4] Since its founding, it has received over £500M of funding.[5][6][7]

The bank offers a range of limited personal and business banking services through its mobile app including, among other services, personal current accounts, joint accounts, business accounts, and Euro accounts.[8][9][10] With a focus on technology and user experience, Starling Bank has become an alternative to traditional high-street banks.[11] The bank’s headquarters are in London, United Kingdom. It is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report & Consolidated Financial Statements 2023 | Starling Bank" (PDF). starlingbank.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ O'Hear, Steve (16 March 2016). "Starling Bank, a digital-only UK challenger bank, launches beta". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Starling Bank moves into business banking". Finextra. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company" (PDF). Companies House. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ Morrison, Caitlin (22 February 2019). "Metro Bank and Starling get millions from RBS fund to boost banking competition". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2019.[failed verification]
  6. ^ "Starling raises $70m for UK banking market push". Financial Times.(subscription required)
  7. ^ Taylor, Charlie (13 February 2019). "Starling Bank raises £75m to fund international expansion". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.[failed verification]
  8. ^ "Joint bank account: Set up in minutes". Starling Bank. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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  11. ^ "Starling 'Best British Bank' four years running". Starling Bank. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  12. ^ Williams-Grut, Oscar (23 April 2017). "'Big banks want to come see us every week': Starling CEO Anne Boden on building a bank from scratch". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  13. ^ Hancock, Ciarán. "Bold move into on-line banking by Anne Boden". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 August 2019.