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Starling Bank
Founded by Anne Boden as Starling FS in 2014, Starling Bank provides a mobile banking app and a debit card that enable users to manage their finances. Its app allows users to send money to their friends, save together for trips, and have total control.
Today In B2B Payments News: Starling Eyes IPO, Lloyds Teams On Trade Finance
November 9, 2020
Today in B2B, Starling Bank seeks new funding as the challenger bank is said to be considering an IPO. Plus, Lloyds Bank partners with a FinTech to streamline supply chain ...UK Digital Bank Starling Launches New Capital Drive As Founder Anne Boden Eyes IPO
November 6, 2020
Starling Bank is pushing ahead with plans to raise another $263 million as the U.K.-based digital bank looks to fuel additional expansion in its home market while eyeing an initial ...UK's Starling Bank Seeks Government Grants To Build New SMB Offerings
July 6, 2020
After a fund supported by the European Union granted it £100 million, Starling Bank is seeking grants worth as much as £35 million. The upstart financial institution is seeking two ...Digital Banks Solid In Latest Provider Rankings
June 10, 2020
App-based digital challenger banks have been solidifying and expanding customer bases ever since COVID came to town. And while PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps shows consistency at ...Digital Banking Moves To Forefront Of VC Efforts
June 5, 2020
In the FinTech funding world, Varo Money stole the spotlight this week with a $241 million funding raise.
The Series D round, led by Gallatin Point Capital and The Rise Fund, ...Digital Banking Apps Vs The Establishment
February 25, 2020
Dubbed “challenger banks” for shaking up the status quo of banking as we’ve always known it, digital banks with awesome apps are the FinTech alternative to more staid financial institutions ...Procurement, Digital Banking See VC Funding Rounds
February 14, 2020
Venture capital funding focused on Software-as-a-Service tied to procurement and purchasing, as well as improving cash flow for companies as they streamline payments and supply chain visibility. Digital banking also ...Starling Debuts Unsecured Business Loans, Ups Overdraft Limits
January 13, 2020
U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank continues to revamp its small business lending strategy with the launch of proprietary SMB loan services, the company announced on Monday (Jan. 13).
An announcement on ...Starling Bank Marketplace Now Offers QuickBooks
December 19, 2019
Online accounting software provider QuickBooks is now part of the Starling Business Marketplace, Starling Bank said in a blog post on Wednesday (Dec. 18).
QuickBooks aims to make balancing the books ...Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
December 9, 2019
London’s digital bank startup Starling Bank has loaned just 1 percent of the amount it has pledged to give to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) over the next five years, ...Bitcoin Daily: Speedy Crypto Exchange Launched By Former Morgan Stanley Developers; Starling Bank Co-founder Joins Winklevoss’ Gemini Trust
December 5, 2019
A group of former software developers from Morgan Stanley have created a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that will reportedly execute trades in less than a millisecond for both retail and institutional ...China B2B FinTech Nabs The Venture Capital Spotlight
October 25, 2019
U.K. challenger banks Tide and Starling Bank ramped up their competition once again as the two rivals each announced new funding. Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight ...Starling Bank To Use £30M Infusion For Consumer, B2B Banking Growth
October 24, 2019
U.K. digital bank Starling Bank announced that it has raised £30 million (more than $38.7 million USD) in a new funding round.
Merian Chrysalis Investment led the round with an investment ...Starling Links SMBs To Protection Against Unpaid Invoices
October 11, 2019
U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank is introducing a new solution designed to help its small business clients mitigate against the risk of invoice non-payment.
In a blog post Thursday (Oct. 10), ...Tide Follows Starling In Online SMB Banking Push
September 9, 2019
Another U.K. challenger bank is expanding its mobile-first strategy to the web.
Tide, which targets small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers, announced it will now allow SMBs to sign up for ...Starling To Launch Web Portal, Third-Party Loans
September 3, 2019
U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank is gearing up to launch a web portal this month, as well as to introduce new loan offerings from third-party providers.
The company submitted its biannual ...Tide, Starling Ramp Up Rivalry Over SMB Customers
August 6, 2019
The rivalry between U.K. challenger banks Tide and Starling continues to heat up as Tide signs on its 100,000th small business customer.
Reports in The Telegraph on Monday (Aug. 5) said ...Starling Bank Launches Multi-owner Accounts For Larger SMBs
July 25, 2019U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank has introduced a new feature to let multiple business owners access a single account.
A press release Wednesday (July 24) said the financial institution is pursuing ...Bottomline Teams With Starling Bank On Real-Time Payments
June 17, 2019
In a new partnership, Bottomline Technologies is teaming up with Starling Bank on a Real Time Payments Express Service. The offering will enable corporates and banks to send and receive ...Starling Loops Account Data Into FreeAgent Platform
April 24, 2019
U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank is connecting its small business customers to FreeAgent financial management software.
Starling Bank is integrating with FreeAgent, allowing joint small business users to automatically submit data ...Starling's RBS Award Hit By Conflict-Of-Interest Accusations
March 11, 2019
Controversy surrounding the U.K. government’s awarding of Royal Bank of Scotland funds to challenger banks continues, with critics now claiming the award to Starling Bank last month involves a conflict ...Starling Debuts New Business Lending Strategy
March 8, 2019
U.K. challenger Starling Bank is moving forward with plans to introduce business lending services, reports in Specialist Banking said this week, with the bank revealing new details about its strategy.
Starling’s Head ...CYBG Snubbed For RBS Funds
February 25, 2019
After months of controversy, the U.K.’s Banking Competition Remedies has awarded the first batches of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s $1 billion fund to competing banks in an effort to ...Starling Bank Raises £60M For Expansion
February 13, 2019
Starling Bank, the U.K. digital banking platform, announced on Wednesday (Feb. 13) that it has raised £60 million ($77.15 million) in venture funding.
According to a press release, the company said ...Starling To Open Business Account Services Beyond Sole Traders
October 10, 2018
U.K. challenger bank Starling Bank emerged on the market with a focus on consumers and sole traders, but the company is now planning an expansion of those services, reports in ...TRENDING: UN On Using AI To Crack Down On Laundering, Trafficking
September 28, 2018
Recent innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) have given financial institutions (FIs) the ability to fight fraud and better serve their customers. As of late, FIs and law enforcement agencies have ...FinTech Firms Courted Abroad, Legal Spat Marks US Bank Charters
September 18, 2018
From Abu Dhabi to Singapore, government efforts are underway to court FI/FinTech collaborations. In NY, salvos of lawsuits are being lobbed over FinTech banking charters. Also, Open Banking via API ...Choosing The Direct Connection For Faster Payments Access
September 7, 2018
For FIs, offering faster payments can be a game changer. However, enabling them isn’t always simple — FIs must choose whether to build a direct, expensive, labor-intensive connection to faster ...TRENDING: Challenger Bank Finds Instant Rewards In Faster Payments
September 6, 2018
Around the globe, new payment schemes are on the rise.
In the Eurozone, the Eurosystem’s new process for settling instant payments is slated to go live this November. As the TARGET ...Starling Launches Bank Account For 16- And 17-Year-Olds
August 30, 2018
Starling Bank, the mobile-only bank, announced on Thursday (Aug. 30) it rolled out current accounts for 16- and 17-year-olds.
In a press release, Starling Bank said the accounts will have the ...Mastercard Send Debuts In UK With Real-Time Payments To Bank Accounts
June 6, 2018
In the first service offered by Mastercard after integrating Vocalink last year, and with an eye on real-time payments, Mastercard Send is launching in the United Kingdom.
Mastercard said in a ...Soldo Links Into Faster Payments Via Starling API
February 21, 2018
Expense management firm Soldo is accelerating the pace at which companies can send money and receive payment via an API integration with Starling Bank.
The companies announced news on Tuesday (Feb. ...No Easy Fix For Freelancers' FinServ Needs — Even With PSD2
December 13, 2017
A few bank scandals and research highlighting smaller companies’ frustrations with traditional financial institutions (FIs) have ushered in a wave of challenger banks in the U.K., many of which were ...Starling Announces Plans For Business Banking Solution
October 5, 2017
Starling Bank, a U.K. challenger bank, has positioned itself to disrupt retail banking. Now, the company is hoping to do the same for corporate banking.
News reports in The Telegraph said Wednesday ...Staking Out Territory In An Increasingly Crowded Digital Field
September 29, 2017
Can being first to market with innovations help a banking startup standout in the ever-expanding sea of digital options? In the latest PYMNTS Digital Banking Tracker™, Julian Sawyer, COO of ...NEW REPORT: How Starling Bank Uses Tech To Woo Customers And Challenge Incumbents
September 28, 2017
The smartphone revolution long ago forced most, if not all, banks and other financial institutions (FIs) to begin offering mobile financial management solutions.
Now, however, consumer expectations have shifted once again, ...For Challenger Digital Banks, It’s Game On
July 20, 2017
Game on. That’s the message U.K. challenger Atom Bank has for competitors, as it seeks to reinvent banking with lessons taken from the video game industry instead of traditional banks. ...Today in Data: Payments On The Move
July 19, 2017
Like a well-oiled machine, money flows through the world’s economy swiftly and, thanks to technology, seamlessly.
Two companies making headlines in the payments industry today are Apple Pay and PayPal. From ...Starling Bank Now Accepts Apple Pay
July 19, 2017
Starling Bank, the digital-only U.K. bank, has now added Apple Pay support as an online payment method, which means customers can add their Starling debit card to Apple Wallet.
According ...NEW REPORT: Atom Bank Turns To Gaming To Disrupt Digital Banking
July 19, 2017
New players on the banking scene are bringing a host of changes to the industry. But in some cases, these disruptions are more likely to be met with pushback from ...