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March 25, 2025

Starling wants to take its SaaS side hustle global — can it succeed?

The fintech’s SaaS banking platform Engine is eyeing the US market

Tom Matsuda

4 min read

Engine, the software-as-a-service platform run by UK fintech Starling, is plotting a global expansion, says the subsidiary’s CEO Sam Everington. 

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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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