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August 19, 2025

How to get a job at UK fintech Starling: ‘We don’t look at grades’

The neobank continues to grow its employee numbers as it looks to open offices in North America


Tom Matsuda

4 min read

With more than 4m customers and over £12bn in deposits, Starling is one of the UK’s best-known neobanks. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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