Starling Bank

Don’t write off the big banks as they take on startups at their own game

The ‘lumbering giants’ have improved their core services to fend off their smaller rivals

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Starling Bank hit with £29m fine by FCA for financial crime system failings

Financial sanction screening controls ‘shockingly lax’ says regulator

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Starling Bank revenue jumps 50% ahead of expected IPO

Pre-tax profit hits £300m as the challenger bank continues to mull a listing

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Boden talks to FN ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March

Starling Bank founder Anne Boden: ‘People used to laugh at me’

‘Stop criticising women for either being too soft or too hard’ neobank founder says

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Without more controls on crypto, the City must be careful, Boden told FN

Too many crypto transactions are fraudulent, Starling CEO Anne Boden warns

The Starling founder's comments come as some rival fintechs have ventured into crypto, looking to lure younger customers

Anne Boden said the challenger bank is gearing up for expansion, and she'll be staying on

Starling’s Anne Boden: Bank bosses saying ‘get back to the office’ will be left behind

Fintech boss says banks must embrace hybrid working or face becoming obsolete

Standard Chartered was the focus of protests by young climate activists ahead of COP26

Standard Chartered to launch ‘green’ digital savings brand in Starling Bank tie-up

New platform to rival Goldman Sachs’ Marcus for City grip on UK savings market

Starling, led by founder Anne Boden, is preparing itself for an initial public offering in the next one to two years, as it nears a full year of operating profitably

Starling boss Boden’s open banking broadside sets off fintech storm

Digital bank chief has taken the side of incumbents over innovation, fintech leaders say

Privacy and fraud are just two of the issues facing fans of a UK CBDC

Citigroup, Starling chiefs urge caution over the UK’s plans for Britcoin

Britcoin ‘could result in all the balances disappearing from the current accounts of the high street banks’

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Fintech dominated European venture capital funding in the first half of 2021, with large unicorns including Klarna and Rapyd taking the lion's share of raises

Fintech frenzy to stall as talent war and Europe’s IPO slowdown hurts startups

Rising interest rates, growing costs and increased M&A activity are set to challenge the fintech landscape

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Monzo, Starling and Revolut continue to diverge from each other in their approach to taking market share at home and abroad and comparing them is going to become more difficult

The State of the Fintech Union: Monzo, Starling Bank and Revolut

Eight months into 2021 and with annual reports now in, it’s time to take another look at how they’ve been doing

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Starling's acquisition of Fleet marks the fintech firm’s first acquisition as part of a new strategy

Starling Bank makes first acquisition with £50m deal for mortgage lender

Deal for Fleet Mortgages comes as part of Starling’s strategy to ramp up lending through M&A

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