Starling Bank

277 results about this entity

Period: 20 Nov 2014 - 16 Jul 2024

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Starling to acquire Masthaven mortgage book

Starling Bank is on the verge of acquiring a £500 million mortgage book from specialist lender Masthaven.

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Starling upgrades money management feature to deal with costs of living crisis

Starling Bank has upgraded its Spending Insights tool to help people improve their money management skills as the cost of living crisis bites.

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Starling CEO threatens legal action over Agnew fraud allegations

Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden has threatened legal action against former anti-fraud minister Lord Agnew over his allegations that the bank used the Government's Covid loan scheme as a "God-sent opportunity" to swell its balance sheets without conducting adequate checks on the ability of loanees to repay the debt.

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Money 20/20 EU: Which comes first, tech or banking?

“Innovation is happening in the value add”, stated Charlotte Hogg, CEO of Europe Visa, during the opening session of Money 20/20 alongside Daniel Kjellén CEO and co-founder Tink and Karen Tso anchor CNBC.

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Money 20/20 EU: Starling's Boden eyes acquisitions and tech play

Starling Bank has set its sights on buying a lending platform and is also hiring in Dublin ahead of an anticipated move into Europe, CEO Anne Boden has revealed at Money 20/20 Europe.

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Starling Bank rocked by MP's attack on bounce back loan fraud

Starling Bank is reeling from accusations from former Conservative minister Lord Agnew that the bank used the Government's Covid loan scheme as a "God-sent opportunity" to swell its balance sheets without conducting adequate checks on the ability of loanees to repay the debt.

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Starling's Anne Boden chairs taskforce to boost female entrepreneurs

Starling Bank's Anne Boden is to chair a Government-backeded ‘Taskforce on Women-Led High-Growth Enterprises’, which aims to support women entrepreneurs, tackle investing barriers, and increase the number of women-led fast-growing businesses.

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Starling Bank champions women's football

Starling Bank has launched a campaign that celebrates women’s football as part of its national sponsorship of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 tournament.

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Starling doubles Cardiff headcount

Starling Bank has doubled the size of its Cardiff office and created hundreds of new jobs in the process.

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Starling Bank lifts valuation to £2.5 billion on £130.5 million internal raise

Starling Bank has completed an internal fundraise of £130.5m at a pre-money valuation of more than £2.5 billion

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PensionBee made available to sole traders in Starling marketplace

PensionBee pensions are now available to sole traders, in addition to the owners of limited companies, through the Starling Business Marketplaces.

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Monzo beats Starling on overdraft requests, claims Built for Mars

Built for Mars’ Peter Ramsay, creator of widely acclaimed UX case studies has released another comparison piece, dissecting the strengths and weaknesses of the overdraft experience provided by challenger bank rivals, Monzo and Starling.

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Penfold joins Starling marketplace

Penfold, the digital pensions platform, has today announced they have been added to Starling Bank’s Personal Marketplace, allowing customers to set up a Penfold pension through the Starling app in a matter of minutes.

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Pensions platform Penfold joins Starling marketplace

Penfold, the digital pensions platform, has today announced they have been added to Starling Bank’s Personal Marketplace, allowing customers to set up a Penfold pension through the Starling app in a matter of minutes.

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Walmart prepares to step into the metaverse

Trademark filings reveal Walmart’s plans to create its own cryptocurrency and a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), suggesting the retailer’s appetite to make and sell virtual goods in the metaverse.

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Starling pulls Facebook advertising; preps SaaS offering

Starling CEO Anne Boden says the bank has pulled all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram until Meta tackles fraudsters advertising on its platforms. In her annual letter, Boden also confirms the planned launch of a Software as a Service (SaaS) proposition during 2022.

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Fintech founders accuse Starling's Boden of trying to stifle innovation

Starling Bank chief Anne Boden has been accused by 53 fintech founders of trying to thwart innovation in financial services, following her comments to a Treasury Select Committe that Open Banking has failed to encourage bank account switching.

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63% of SME leaders feel lonely in role – Starling Bank

Research by Starling Bank has found that despite growth and record investment planned for 2022, small business owners struggle with loneliness, creativity and ideation.

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RBS bail out funds have transformed SME banking landscape says BCR

Funds donated by The Banking Competition Remedies Board to inject competition into the UK's business banking market have led to a 13% shift away from large incumbent banks to smaller rivals, with Starling and Clearbank the chief beneficiaries.

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Starling Bank buys £1 billion mortgage book

Starling Bank has reportedly bought a mortgage book worth around £1 billion as it steps up its challenge to the UK's largest banks.