Starling Bank
HSBC’s former top European banker joins Starling
Colin Bell takes a seat on the fintech’s board as it reportedly targets a £4bn valuation
Starling Bank profit slides on FCA fine and bad Covid loans
The digital bank has faced criticism for its lending during the pandemic
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Don’t write off the big banks as they take on startups at their own game
The ‘lumbering giants’ have improved their core services to fend off their smaller rivals
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Revolut, Starling want social media platforms to be held accountable for online scams
Your guide to the week’s biggest fintech stories
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Starling Bank hit with £29m fine by FCA for financial crime system failings
Financial sanction screening controls ‘shockingly lax’ says regulator
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Starling Bank revenue jumps 50% ahead of expected IPO
Pre-tax profit hits £300m as the challenger bank continues to mull a listing
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The Fintech Files: Female founders face funding crisis
Your guide to the week’s biggest fintech stories
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Starling Bank founder Anne Boden: ‘People used to laugh at me’
‘Stop criticising women for either being too soft or too hard’ neobank founder says
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The Fintech Files: Big names battle for the B2B market
Your guide to the week’s biggest fintech stories
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Starling founder Anne Boden to step down amid record profit
Boden will remain on Starling's board as a non-executive director
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Standard Chartered crypto firm hires former Bitstamp boss Julian Sawyer as CEO
Zodia Custody snags Sawyer, who also co-founded Starling Bank, as its new boss
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The Fintech Files: Moelis bites on blockchain, UK crypto cops grow some teeth
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in the world of fintech and crypto this week
Starling pivots to global B2B as digital banking consumers feel economic pinch
The challenger bank posted its first profit, helped by mortgage sales as rivals flounder in a worsening economy
Too many crypto transactions are fraudulent, Starling CEO Anne Boden warns
The Starling founder's comments come as some rival fintechs have ventured into crypto, looking to lure younger customers
Starling’s Anne Boden: Bank bosses saying ‘get back to the office’ will be left behind
Fintech boss says banks must embrace hybrid working or face becoming obsolete
Standard Chartered to launch ‘green’ digital savings brand in Starling Bank tie-up
New platform to rival Goldman Sachs’ Marcus for City grip on UK savings market
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Starling boss Boden’s open banking broadside sets off fintech storm
Digital bank chief has taken the side of incumbents over innovation, fintech leaders say
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Starling chief Boden blasts failed open banking regime
Anne Boden: ‘People want better service; they don’t want their data’
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Citigroup, Starling chiefs urge caution over the UK’s plans for Britcoin
Britcoin ‘could result in all the balances disappearing from the current accounts of the high street banks’
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Fintech frenzy to stall as talent war and Europe’s IPO slowdown hurts startups
Rising interest rates, growing costs and increased M&A activity are set to challenge the fintech landscape
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