Tagged: starling bank

April 6, 2020 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Monday the launch of its mobile cheque deposit services. Starling Bank reported that customers may now “capture” an image of the cheque and its mobile app will “read the details” to place the funds into the account…. Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs are starting to furlough employees as the economy tanks due to the COVID-19 induced decline. While not officially in recession, major economies are bracing for the worse while businesses are compelled to let employees go as business activity slows. On Monday, it was reported… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 2:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling Bank is now offering an “overdraft interest holiday” to personal account holders who are struggling financially due to the COVID-19 crisis. Starling Bank customers may apply for a three month interest holiday beginning today (Apri 1, 2020). Effectively, Starling will waive all… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Thursday it has introduced a delay to its in-app gambling-block, which means that customers wanting to turn the block off will have to wait 48 hours before they may reactive spending on betting and gaming. The digital… Read More

March 16, 2020 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced over the weekend it is revising the interest rate it pays on credit balances on its free current accounts, following the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to cut interest rates amid the coronavirus outbreak. Starling reported that theBoE… Read More

March 13, 2020 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a digital-only bank, has been voted ‘Best British Bank’ for a third consecutive year at the British Bank Awards. Other Fintechs were on the list too. Revolut, another digital bank, was recognized as the “Innovation of the Year.” Monzo was noted as offering… Read More

March 8, 2020 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech Alliance has introduced a new program via its platform, called the Fintech Alliance Mentoring Hub. The hub will help financial technology industry leaders connect with startup founders, entrepreneurs and other professionals who want to gain more experience and move up the career ladder… Read More

March 6, 2020 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banks are establishing new financial industry standards when it comes to better usability, and are introducing handy features such as card management and personal money management. For digital bank users, this will come as no surprise. A recent study published by the consulting company… Read More

March 6, 2020 @ 1:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Friday it has been named official banking partner for Team GB for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The digital banking group reported as part of its involvement, it will also be offering each athlete a Starling… Read More

March 4, 2020 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling Bank has opened a third UK office – this one in Cardiff. According to a note from the Fintech, the office will create 400 jobs in Wales. The new operation will grow Starling’s back-office operation that includes data science, customer service and… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 12:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based banking challenger Starling Bank intends to use its Irish banking license to make its way into other European nations in the coming years, Anne Boden, the company’s CEO, confirmed. During a recent interview with IBS Intelligence, Boden, founder of Starling Bank, noted that the… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Starling has kicked off a new advertising campaign focusing on banking services for SMEs, according to a release. The digital pitch promotes Starling Bank as supporting small businesses claiming the bank helps your business fly. Starling Bank is said to be spending “multi-millions”… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 9:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IPSE, an association for contractors, consultants, interims, freelancers and the self-employed, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with UK digital banking group Starling Bank.  Through the collaboration, Starling Bank and IPSE will help freelancers insulate themselves against problems linked to uncertain cash… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based digital bank Starling Bank is investing in P2P loans originated on the Zopa platform, according to a report in AltFi. The write-up quotes a Starling Bank representative that explained the arrangement: “Starling is in a unique position among neobanks of having a very… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank has reportedly secured £60 million from existing investors Merian Global Investors and Harry McPike’s JTC. The banking group has successfully raised £323 million and the latest funding follows two investment rounds of £105 million, which were led by Merian in 2019…. Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Traditional banks and other financial institutions need to go through a cultural transformation before they can successfully undergo a digital transformation, according to the chief technology advocate at Starling Bank, whose statements came during a recent panel discussion. The recent debate, which was an initiative… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The addition of Molo, UK’s first, all-digital mortgage lender, Underpinned, a career management platform for freelance workers, and accounting services provider Paystream to the Starling Business Marketplace will take the digital bank’s business integrations count to 14. The integrations aim to build on services that… Read More

January 22, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vive, a newly established UK-based digital bank, has reportedly acquired a banking license with certain restrictions from the Bank of England (BoE). The new digital bank aims to provide personal loans and a fixed-rate savings account. It will be launching with an Open Banking-based funds… Read More

January 13, 2020 @ 7:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Monday it supercharging its bank accounts for businesses and sole traders with a range of new features, which includes unsecured loans of up to £250,000, an increase in its overdraft limits from £10,000 to £150,000, more competitive… Read More

January 6, 2020 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger Starling Bank is highlighting research that points to the burden of micro-businesses when it comes to managing financial admin demands. Starling notes that there are an estimated 5.6 million micro-businesses (0 to 9 employees) in the UK. According to the research, which surveyed… Read More