Tagged: starling

January 8, 2023 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank expects to “more than quadruple its pre-tax profits in its Annual Results for the year ending 31 March 2023.” According to an update shared with CI, the bank “generated annualized pre-tax profits of more than £250 million on the back of almost £600… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank is rolling out its first savings product offering “a guaranteed return of 3.25% over one year on balances of £2,000 or more.” The new Starling 1-Year Fixed Saver is “built seamlessly into the Starling app for maximum visibility and control.” Starling personal current… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has taken swift action “to make life simpler for bereaved individuals, following recommendations made in a key nationwide bereavement report.” The digital bank has “unveiled a new strategic partnership with end-of-life admin service Settld, which will streamline account administration for those handling the… Read More

July 10, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank is introducing Bills Manager for small businesses in order to help business and sole trader account customers “streamline” their finances. The feature gives small businesses the ability “to have a Direct Debit or standing order taken from money set aside in any of… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has passed the three million current account milestone, which “includes more than 460,000 small business accounts,” according to an update shared with CI. This key milestone comes five years after the digital bank launched its Personal Current Accounts in May 2017, while its… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has upgraded its Spending Insights tool in order to help consumers with improving their money management skills. Thirty-six new spending categories have been introduced, “giving customers instant access to monthly spending data across each category.” Starling is also rolling out a search capability… Read More

May 17, 2022 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Starling Bank has launched a campaign that “celebrates” women’s football as part of its national support of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 tournament. The ‘Our Time’ campaign highlights the glass ceilings that continue “to be broken for the women’s game, while nodding to Starling’s… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank, the digital bank, has reportedly doubled the size of its Cardiff office and “created hundreds of new jobs as its growth continues.” 868 employees are based in the region, “a 117% increase on the bank’s original 2020 pledge to hire 400.” As mentioned… Read More

January 29, 2022 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Penfold, the digital pensions platform, confirmed that they have been added to the Starling Bank’s Personal Marketplace, enabling clients to set up a Penfold pension via the Starling app within minutes. Starling’s Personal Marketplace links up clients to hand-picked third-party products and services, enabling them… Read More

January 5, 2022 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Starling has reportedly launched a new advertising campaign that “encourages small business owners to break free from their incumbent bank.” As mentioned in a release, the campaign, created specifically for Starling Bank by Wonderhood Studios, is the second “under Starling’s new platform… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two-thirds of the UK’s small business leaders (63%) feel “lonely” in their role, which could prevent their firm from “reaching its full potential,” according to an update from UK-based digital bank Starling. Of 1,046 business leaders surveyed by Starling Bank, seven in ten (70%) say… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling reveals that two-fifths of small businesses (43%) report that their performance is back to pre-COVID levels, with almost a third (30%) “stating they are performing better than they were in February 2020.” The research from Enterprise Nation and Starling Bank reveals… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 10:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A pair of Belgian banks have ousted Revolut from the top spot in the fourth annual Sia Partners‘ Mobile Banking Benchmark: A Study on the Present State of Mobile Banking in the World. Sia Partners considered 135 banks in 17 countries across Europe, North Africa,… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital banking platform, Starling Bank has reportedly acquired a mortgage book valued at about £1 billion as the Fintech tries to challenge the United Kingdom’s established banks. Starling Bank has reportedly obtained the home loans portfolio from Kensington Mortgages, which offers financing for clients… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling recently confirmed that it has committed to “a one third reduction target in its carbon emissions by 2030 and to offset carbon emissions from its own operations and supply chain annually from 2021.” As noted by Starling Bank in a release:… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

If you’re running a UK-based business and routinely have to send, receive or hold euros or dollars, then Starling Bank’s multi-currency accounts can save you time, money, effort, and stress. Whether it’s sending payments to suppliers based in Italy or receiving payments from customers in… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling Bank is launching Bills Manager, in order to help clients with settling their bills in a timely manner and better managing their funds. The new feature, one of the “most requested,” offers clients the option to have a Direct Debit or… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s digital bank Starling notes that they always want their clients to be in control of their funds. That’s why they are introducing a feature that allows customers to set their own limit for contactless payments made with their debit cards, “up… Read More

October 2, 2021 @ 9:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

UK-based money app Ziglu this week its £1 million crowdfund oversubscribed in 81 minutes, beating its previous record of three hours. The campaign was launched on Seedrs, an equity crowdfunding platform. Ziglu is raising equity capital at a pre-money valuation of £85 million. Ziglu’s previous… Read More

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