Tagged: starling bank

July 11, 2018 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Money management chatbot Plum is now supporting challenger banks Monzo and Starling Bank. Plum states that it already supports most major UK banks and currently has around 130,000 users – collected since launch in 2017. Plum states that is has so far saved £24 million… Read More

June 25, 2018 @ 4:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling Bank has launched a new feature to streamline the process of creating joint accounts without ever having to visit a UK bank branch.  The mobile application process uses Google Nearby tech to enable Starling users to securely apply for a joint account in just… Read More

June 3, 2018 @ 4:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a digital only challenger bank, is providing its users an enhancement to Google Pay. Starling will be the first bank in the UK to offer users of Android phones the ability to setup Google Pay within the Starling app, through the use of… Read More

May 10, 2018 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Starling Bank announced it was adding Garmin Pay to its range of digital wallets. The new feature will allow Garmin users to make purchases at thousands of stores where contactless payments are accepted. The Garmin Pay is featured on three watches, which are:… Read More

April 25, 2018 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online investment service Wealthify announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Starling Bank. The company reported its investments will on the challenger bank’s marketplace, which is designed to give users easy access to digital financial services on their mobile devices. Wealthify… Read More

March 29, 2018 @ 11:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Starling Bank, after recently being voted the Best British Bank, has reportedly become the first fully licensed mobile-only bank to launch business accounts for small businesses and entrepreneurs in the UK. Starling’s app aims to allow small business owners to open an account in less than… Read More

March 13, 2018 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TrueLayer, a computer software company that enables companies to capitalize on new open banking initiatives in the UK, announced on Tuesday it has integrated with mobile-only Starling Bank. TrueLayer reported it will be able to use Starling Bank’s API to securely access financial data while… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Starling Bank announced it has inducted the first wave of fintech startups in its new marketplace. This news comes just a few months after the UK-base challenger bank received approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to offer customers… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Flux announced on Tuesday it has extended its partnership with Starling Bank by integrating digitized loyalty rewards directly into the bank’s mobile app. According to Flux, the new integration marks the second stage in a successful partnership between Flux and Starling, which last September unveiled… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank has been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to offer customers a wide array of financial products by the mobile-only bank.  Starling Bank received a license to operate as a bank by the Bank of England… Read More

October 25, 2017 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after Starling Bank announced it is offering Apple Pay to UK customers, the challenger bank revealed this week is now offering Fitbit Pay to its UK customers as well. Fitbit’s payment process now allows customers to pay through the company’s wearable, Fitbit… Read More

October 10, 2017 @ 5:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

On Monday, October 9, Lendit Europe, the event gathering 1000+ representatives of the international fintech and lending scene on the banks of the River Thames, opened with a presentation by Imran Gulamhuseinwala OBE, Global Head of FinTech at consultancy firm EY, who spoke about “The… Read More

September 22, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital-bank startup Starling Bank has announced it plans to raise £40 million from investors as part of its global expansion. Starling Bank describes itself as a fintech business with a banking license, fully regulated by the FCA and PRA. We were granted a banking license… Read More

July 18, 2017 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, digital-only challenger bank, Starling Bank, announced it is now offering Apple Pay support, which will give customers to opportunity to add their Starling Bank debit card to their Apple Wallet.  Starling Bank claims it will be the first bank in the UK to offer… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Starling Bank announced on Monday the launch of its new Developer Portal, which now enables third-parties to securely access customer data and builds on top of the Starling Platform using the mobile-only bank’s Application Programming Interface (APIs). According to Starling Bank, the APIs allow external… Read More