Tagged: anne boden

September 29, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling is expanding its business operations into Europe. As of H1 2022, “subject to regulatory approval,” Starling intends to make its Banking as a Service (BaaS) solution offering available in the European Union, which includes France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain, according… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Women Returners and Innovate Finance have teamed up to establish a cross-company returner program, which aims to encourage professionals to try re-entering the Fintech industry after long-term or extended career breaks. UK’s digital bank Starling, Fintech Unicorn Klarna and PrimaryBid will reportedly take part in… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling has confirmed the acquisition of specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages as part of a £50 million cash and share deal. Fleet Mortgages, based in Hampshire, focuses on offering mortgages to professional and semi-professional buy-to-let landlords, “only via mortgage adviser distribution… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Starling Bank recently shared its trading update for the quarter to 30 June 2021 and its report and “accounts for the period ending 31 March 2021.” The results, released by Starling on July 22, 2021, demonstrate “strong and responsible growth, continued profitability and a… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InstaVolt, an established rapid electric vehicle charger network, has partnered with UK’s digital bank Starling. Through the partnership with Starling, the digital bank will utilize InstaVolt’s rapid charging network as “a full service advertising channel from 5th July.” As mentioned in a release shared with… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital banking challenger Starling‘s CEO Anne Boden has revealed that the Fintech Unicorn is now well-positioned to acquire another lender. Boden also noted that there’s not a significant requirement for technology visas since the UK has the required talent. Starling, which has strategic funding… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Starling, a leading UK-based digital bank, revealed on Monday (April 19, 2021) that it has received a £50 million investment from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity. The latest investment is reportedly an extension of the digital bank’s oversubscribed £272 million Series D investment round that… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech challenger Starling Bank has secured £272 million in capital via a Series D funding round led by Fidelity Investments. Starling Bank reported a £1.1 billion pre-money valuation. This latest investment round diversifies Starling’s slate of institutional investors to include some of the largest… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

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

December 10, 2020 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

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

November 21, 2020 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

November 9, 2020 @ 8:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

October 5, 2020 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

August 6, 2020 @ 7:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

July 20, 2020 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

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

July 6, 2020 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

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

June 15, 2020 @ 7:18 am By JD Alois  |  

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

June 5, 2020 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

May 29, 2020 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

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

May 14, 2020 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

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