Starling Bank hits 6 million downloads milestone

United Kingdom-based Starling Bank is gaining significant traction in the country as per the number of mobile app downloads.  As of February 2023, Starling Bank mobile app downloads had hit 6.08 milli...

Starling Banned Crypto Transactions On Users’ Cards To Avoid Risks

In the wake of the recent crypto exchange downfall, administrations, crypto entities and banks are making certain changes to the utilization of cryptocurrencies worldwide. The US and UK governments ar...

UK Bank Starling Blocks Payments to Crypto Platforms — Claims Crypto Is High Risk, Heavily Used for Criminal Purposes – Finance Bitcoin News

Starling Bank has informed its customers that the bank no longer supports fund transfers to cryptocurrency platforms, including crypto exchanges. The bank stated that cryptocurrencies “are high risk a...

Starling Bank prohibits crypto purchases and deposits citing danger

The digital bank Starling, which is situated in the United Kingdom, is the most recent financial institution to prohibit its cardholders from engaging in any transactions or activities linked to crypt...

UK bank Starling bans crypto-related purchases and deposits citing high risk

Starling has banned its customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies with their bank cards or receiving transfers from crypto merchants. Starling — a digital bank based in the United Kingdom — is the la...

Starling Bank Halts Crypto Card Payments Citing ‘High Risk’

Starling Bank, a digital challenger bank based in the UK, halted the crypto card payments, citing that crypto activities are “high risk.” Starling Bank is a digital challenger bank, having more than a...

Neobank Starling reports first full year of profit as revenues rise by 93%

Starling Bank has reported its first full year of profitability, according to annual financial results released Thursday.  The UK-based startup bank posted a £32.1 million pre-tax profit for the 12 mo...

Goldman-backed digital bank Starling reports first annual profit

The Starling Bank banking app on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images British digital bank Starling on Thursday reported its debut annual profit as revenues at the firm almost doubled. T...

UK fintech Starling withdraws European bank license application

Starling CEO Anne Boden. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — British digital bank Starling is ending its bid to obtain a European banking license, dealing a significant ...

Starling Bank CEO Critical of Crypto Adoption in Banking Industry

Anne Boden, the head honcho and CEO of the Starling Bank has outrightly criticized cryptocurrency and has called it ‘very dangerous’. Boden’s statements have been made at a time when the market is exp...

Starling Bank Boss Attacks Crypto Despite Fintech’s ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Status

Anne Boden is more than skeptical about crypto, as she criticizes their use worldwide. The Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank’s CEO has gone head-on against cryptocurrencies, warning users to refrain f...

Crypto is Very Dangerous, Says Anne Boden of Starling Bank

While a number of executives in charge of fintech unicorns are gradually seeing crypto as a space they need to embrace, Anne Boden, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of UK-based financial instit...

Crypto threatens safety of payment schemes, Starling boss warns

Starling CEO Anne Boden. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images AMSTERDAM — The boss of Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank Starling has doubled down on criticisms of crypto, calling ...

Starling Bank Completes Internal Fundraise of £130.5 Million

Starling Bank, one of the fastest-growing digital challenger banks in the UK, recently confirmed that it has completed an internal fundraise of £130.5 million. The new investment, which saw participat...

Starling Bank raises £130.5 million at £2.5 billion valuation

UK-based challenger bank Starling Bank has completed a £130.5 million internal fundraising round at a £2.5 billion valuation. The funding came from existing investors Fidelity Management and Research ...

Goldman-backed digital bank Starling boycotts Meta over scam ads

The Facebook and Instagram logos displayed on a smartphone with the Meta Platforms logo pictured in the background. Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — British digital b...