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January 13, 2021

Starling Bank wants to buy a lender

Speaking exclusively to Sifted, Starling founder Anne Boden said the challenger bank is actively searching “for lending businesses to buy”.


Ryan Weeks

5 min read

Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank

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