# Starling

UK neobanks double spending on staff, marketing and legal fees as sector booms
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
Fintechs are riding high on interest rate rises. Is it enough for success?
Analysis
July 4, 2023
Fintechs are riding high on interest rate rises. Is it enough for success?
The latest financials from the likes of Starling and Wise show that interest-driven revenues are soaring. But can this translate into sustainable growth?
Amy O'Brien