Analysis

June 4, 2019

The online business banking startups compared

Small business banking is broken. Now the race is on to fix it — but who has a head start?


Amy Lewin

10 min read

Digital bank startups aren’t just coming for personal current accounts. They’re after the business banking market too.

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Snapshot of online business bank Qonto's account dashboard
A Qonto account dashboard.
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Portrait of Anne Boden, founder of UK online bank Starling
Anne Boden, founder of UK challenger bank Starling.
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Photo of Alexandre Prot, founder of business bank startup Qonto.
Alexandre Prot, founder of business bank startup Qonto. Credit: Quentin Chevrier.
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Photo of Oliver Prill, CEO of UK SME bank startup Tide.
Oliver Prill, CEO of UK SME bank startup Tide.
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Inside the Tide office in London.
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