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Starling Bank Adds Dinghy Insurance, SumUp to Marketplace

Starling Bank, a digital bank that has built a substantial third party platform to offer a buffet of applications to its users, has added two new digital services to its marketplace. Starling states that both SumUP and Dinghy Insurance are now available for business customers…. Read More

Starling Bank Adds PayPal’s iZettle to Business Marketplace

Starling Bank has added PayPal’s iZettle to its Business Marketplace – the first payment service provider to join Starling., according to a note from the bank. iZettle offers a range of payment and commerce solutions like point of sale systems and invoicing software. Starling Bank… Read More

Nutmeg Joins Starling Bank’s Marketplace

  Digital bank Starling Bank announced on Thursday it has welcomed Nutmeg, a UK-based digital wealth manager, to its Marketplace.  Starling reported that the new service will help its personal and sole tracker consumers connect their banking to their investment accounts and pensions. “Starling customers with… Read More

UK Banking Challenger Starling Reports Breaking Even, Might Become First New Digital Bank to Reach Profitability

UK-based digital bank Starling recently revealed that it managed to break even and claims that it may be on track to become the first banking challenger to reach profitability. Starling Bank’s management noted that it’s the first of the new digital banks (which includes Monzo,… Read More

UK based Digital Bank Starling Is Reportedly Planning to Secure $263 Million in Additional Funding

UK-based digital bank Starling is reportedly planning to secure £200 million (appr. $263 million) in additional capital in order to further expand its business operations. Starling Bank may consider launching an initial public offering (IPO) in the foreseeable future. Starling has hired Rothschild to focus… Read More

Starling Bank Adds PayStream Accounting Software as Integrated Option

Digital bank Starling Bank is now offering PayStream, an online accounting platform, as an integrated option. The service has been part of Starling’s Marketplace since February. In a blog post, Starling says it has now developed a new integration with PayStream, focused on bookkeeping that… Read More

Starling Bank Adds Desktop Version of Banking Site

Digital bank Starling has announced the launch of online banking for its personal and joint bank account customers. The new online portal will allow Starling Bank’s customers to manage their money from their desktop or laptop as well as their smartphones. Previously, Starling had been… Read More

Starling Bank Launches Customer Tree Planting Refer-A-Friend Scheme

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Friday it has launched a new environmental initiative to plant one tree for every successful new personal and business customer referral. Starling Bank has teamed up with Trillion Trees, a joint venture between BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation… Read More

Digital Bank Starling Bank Offers Child Friendly Bank Account in Starling Kite

Starling Bank, a digital-only bank, has launched “Starling Kite” a child-friendly banking account that incorporates certain controls for parents and guardians. Starling Kite will be linked to an adult’s account to help track utilization while children aged between 6 to 16, will receive a banking… Read More

UK’s Digital Challenger Starling Bank Joins Monzo by Introducing New Fees, as Fintechs Struggle to Offer Competitive Services

UK based digital challenger Starling Bank has reportedly joined digital bank Monzo by introducing several new fees for certain services related to its British pound or GBP and Euro bank accounts. As reported recently, Monzo announced two new fees for its customers. The Fintech startup… Read More

Starling Bank Loan Book Now Tops £1 Billion, Break Even in Sight by End of 2020

Starling Bank CEO and founder Anne Boden has published the Fintech’s annual letter as well as a trading report for July 2020, and there are some encouraging comments in the missive. Boden notes that since November 2019, the bank’s “performance has been strong.” In fact,… Read More

Digital Bank Starling Facilitates the Disbursement of £654 Million in Loans under UK’s BBLS to 24,000 Businesses

Starling Bank, a leading UK based digital bank, has reportedly delivered more than £654 million in loans under the United Kingdom’s bounce back loan scheme (BBLS) to around 24,000 local firms. Starling Bank, which teamed up with Funding Circle to issue £300 million in loans… Read More

Pension Solution Penfold Added to Starling Bank Marketplace

Starling Bank, a top UK based digital bank, has added Penfold to its Marketplace. Starling’s Marketplace integrates optional third-party solutions to Starling’s users. Penfold is a pension service that enables self-employed individuals to set up and manage a pension. Penfold’s has been designed for freelancers,… Read More

Starling Bank Adds US Dollar Account Feature, Business “Toolkit”

Digital bank Starling Bank is offering two new features targeting their growing number of business accounts. First is a US dollar account that allows them to spend directly in pounds or dollars with a single card. The second is a “Business Toolkit” that includes a… Read More

Digital Bank Starling Adds New Services to Marketplace Including Slack, Health Insurance

UK based digital bank Starling Bank has added three new integrations to its Marketplace: Slack, the workplace messaging platform, Bionic, the energy switching service, and Equipsme, a health insurance provider, according to a company release. Starling Bank has taken the approach of providing many forward-thinking… Read More

Digital Bank Starling Issues Bounce Bank Loan Scheme (BBLS) Update, CEO Anne Boden Joins UK Finance Board

UK-based Starling Bank issued an update on June 1, 2020 regarding the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). The British Business Bank has been approving new lenders for several COVID-19 support schemes. As previously reported, JCB Finance will join the other 18 BBLS lenders who have… Read More

Starling Bank Raises £40 Million From Existing Investors, Total Raised for the Year Stands at £100 Million

Digital bank Starling bank has raised £40 million from existing investors according to a note from the Fintech. Starling said the funding was led by JTC and Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited. Anne Boden, founder and chief executive of Starling Bank, commented on the news: “This… Read More

Starling Bank CEO Provides Update on CBILS Lending, Doubles as Customer Support

Starling Bank, a leading UK digital bank, has been moving rapidly to implement COVID-19 business relief programs authorized by the UK government. Starling is the first Fintech to be approved as a Bounce Back Loan (BBLS) provider and, earlier this week, Starling and Funding Circle… Read More

Fintech Starling Bank Reports £90 million in Bounce Back Loans the First Day & a Half of Availability

Starling Bank, a UK based digital bank, has shared that during the first day and half of availability the Fintech paid out £90 million in Bounce Back Loans. The bank also made a total of £120 million in offers for these loans. Simultaneously, Starling Bank… Read More

Starling Bank Approved as Bounce Back Loan Provider

Leading digital bank Starling Bank has been accredited as a Bounce Back Loan provider by the British Business Bank. The approval of Starling Bank was anticipated by the Fintech and the bank now joins the original list of traditional financial services firms providing the loans…. Read More

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