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Founded by Anne Boden.1
Private company
Logo: Starling Bank Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Challenger bank in the United Kingdom
Starling Bank is a British bank, occasionally referred to as a digital challenger bank or neobank, providing current and business bank accounts in the United Kingdom. Starling Bank is a licensed and regulated bank, founded by former Allied Irish Banks COO, Anne Boden, in January 2014.2 It is headquartered in London.1 It employed 4,158 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Starling Bank is a British bank, occasionally referred to as a digital challenger bank or neobank, providing current and business bank accounts in the United Kingdom. Starling Bank is a licensed and regulated bank, founded by former Allied Irish Banks COO, Anne Boden, in January 2014.2
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Founded by Anne Boden.1
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