# Starling

Exclusive: Legaltech Wordsmith raises $14m Series B extension from Index, FT Ventures
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Exclusive
August 5, 2026
Exclusive: Legaltech Wordsmith raises $14m Series B extension from Index, FT Ventures
The Scottish startup raised $70m in June
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Can UK fintech get a grip on crime?
Analysis
July 9, 2025
Can UK fintech get a grip on crime?
Monzo, Revolut and Starling have all been fined for lax crime-prevention measures
Tom Matsuda
UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms
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Analysis
July 8, 2025
UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms
We pulled data from Monzo, Starling and Revolut’s latest annual report to understand how neobanks spend it
Tom Matsuda
Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push
News
June 26, 2025
Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push
The UK neobank is in the early stages of formulating plans to take on the US, either through obtaining a banking licence or an acquisition
Tom Matsuda
Starling profits slump by a quarter as neobank reckons with ‘legacy issues’
News
May 28, 2025
Starling profits slump by a quarter as neobank reckons with ‘legacy issues’
The UK’s financial regulator fined Starling £29m in October for ‘shockingly lax’ financial sanction screening controls
Tom Matsuda
Starling wants to take its SaaS side hustle global — can it succeed?
Interview
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
Starling’s new power players as the neobank shakes up its C-suite
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Analysis
January 30, 2025
Starling’s new power players as the neobank shakes up its C-suite
New CEO Raman Bhatia has been busy building out Starling’s C-suite
Tom Matsuda
Starling shake-up: CEO poaches former OVO Energy teammate to oversee neobank's operations
News
January 29, 2025
Starling shake-up: CEO poaches former OVO Energy teammate to oversee neobank's operations
It’s the second c-suite hire new CEO Raman Bhatia has made this month
Tom Matsuda
Starling bolsters C-suite with ex-NatWest exec hire
News
January 22, 2025
Starling bolsters C-suite with ex-NatWest exec hire
The new hire is the latest C-suite addition since new CEO Raman Bhatia took over the neobank from founder Anne Boden last year
Tom Matsuda
Digital banks vs high-street players: A battle for speed
Analysis
May 28, 2020
Digital banks vs high-street players: A battle for speed
A new study shows a number of incumbents are catching up with digital banks on user experience.
Isabel Woodford
Inside Revolut and Monzo's mammoth funding rounds
Analysis
February 17, 2020
Inside Revolut and Monzo's mammoth funding rounds
With a series of fintech mega-rounds on the horizon, investors and industry experts weigh in on the upcoming raises — and the dangers they reveal about the market for challenger banks.
Isabel Woodford
Starling's eight powerplayers: Behind the scenes at Anne Boden's bank
Interview
February 3, 2020
Starling's eight powerplayers: Behind the scenes at Anne Boden's bank
These are the faces you will see walking the corridors of Starling's London HQ — and calling the shots.
Isabel Woodford
Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders
Analysis
January 28, 2020
Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders
Women to watch in 2020.
Kitty Knowles
Digital banks Monzo, Revolut, Starling and N26 compared
Analysis
December 18, 2019
Digital banks Monzo, Revolut, Starling and N26 compared
Sifted digs into the numbers behind these leading fintechs
Isabel Woodford and Kim Darrah
Inside Anne Boden's Starling
Interview
November 26, 2019
Inside Anne Boden's Starling
Starling Bank now manages £1bn in deposits across 1m users. Its chief executive shares her plans to continue the fintech's growth spurt, M&A potential and beating the big banks.
Isabel Woodford
Barclays' Megan Caywood on life after Starling and the rise of challenger banks
Interview
October 29, 2019
Barclays' Megan Caywood on life after Starling and the rise of challenger banks
In January, Caywood left Starling's C-suite to lead Barclays' digital banking team. Here she discusses the surprise jump and her predictions for the fintech sector.
Isabel Woodford
European fintech weekly: The future of neo-banks and inside Revolut's Singaporean launch
Analysis
October 28, 2019
European fintech weekly: The future of neo-banks and inside Revolut's Singaporean launch
Can Revolut take on Asia and how many European fintechs are going to survive?
Isabel Woodford
"Being an entrepreneur gives me a public voice" - Bookclub with Anne Boden, CEO and founder of Starling bank
Interview
October 4, 2019
"Being an entrepreneur gives me a public voice" - Bookclub with Anne Boden, CEO and founder of Starling bank
Starling CEO Anne Boden explains how books gave her insight into another world, the power of being a generalist, and the book she recently wrote.
Chris Sisserian
Another challenger bank is trying its luck in the UK. This is how it hopes to sweep the market
News
October 1, 2019
Another challenger bank is trying its luck in the UK. This is how it hopes to sweep the market
Holland’s Bunq is launching in Britain this week. Will its “life-hack” features, ethical investing, and credit-card offering be enough to lure a more mature market?
Isabel Woodford
The online business banking startups compared
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
OakNorth calls out “clueless fintech people”
Analysis
April 3, 2019
OakNorth calls out “clueless fintech people”
Don't be one of them.
Kitty Knowles
London’s fintech football league
Analysis
March 26, 2019
London’s fintech football league
A hit spoof video has led to the launch of London’s first fintech football league — and could bring about a new era of collaboration between companies.
Amy Lewin

# Starling

Exclusive: Legaltech Wordsmith raises $14m Series B extension from Index, FT Ventures

Can UK fintech get a grip on crime?

UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms

Starling Bank sets sights on US expansion with banking licence push

Starling profits slump by a quarter as neobank reckons with ‘legacy issues’

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

Starling’s new power players as the neobank shakes up its C-suite

Starling shake-up: CEO poaches former OVO Energy teammate to oversee neobank's operations

Starling bolsters C-suite with ex-NatWest exec hire

Digital banks vs high-street players: A battle for speed

Inside Revolut and Monzo's mammoth funding rounds

Starling's eight powerplayers: Behind the scenes at Anne Boden's bank

Europe’s fastest growing startups with female founders

Digital banks Monzo, Revolut, Starling and N26 compared

Inside Anne Boden's Starling

Barclays' Megan Caywood on life after Starling and the rise of challenger banks

European fintech weekly: The future of neo-banks and inside Revolut's Singaporean launch

"Being an entrepreneur gives me a public voice" - Bookclub with Anne Boden, CEO and founder of Starling bank

Another challenger bank is trying its luck in the UK. This is how it hopes to sweep the market

The online business banking startups compared

OakNorth calls out “clueless fintech people”

London’s fintech football league