Starling Bank gets passport to security issue hell
Vulnerability found. Arguments abound.
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Starling Bank’s Megan Caywood jumps to Barclays’ ship
She aims to have a bigger impact in the industry through fintech partnerships.
Raisin UK now offers account courtesy of Starling
UK challenger bank’s Banking-as-a-Service sees its results.
Starling Bank eyes Euro accounts and more partnerships
UK challenger reveals its plans for next year.
Starling Bank’s £10m funding helps it make a stand to Monzo
As it prepares for a £80m round push.
Starling Bank keeps you posted with Post Office
A mobile bank with branch services.
Starling Bank expands white label banking services
Allowing every company to offer banking services.
Starling launches Nearby payments and insurance advice
Partnerships with Google and Anorak have made this possible.
Top fintech stories this week – 31 August 2018
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Starling targets underage demographic for accounts
Following Monese, Starling launches accounts for 16 and 17-year olds.
Starling to power RBS and Natwest digital payments
Starling’s growth has attracted attention from big players.
Starling Bank unveils first personal loan products
UK challenger offers unsecured loans through its app.
Starling Bank unveils Banking-as-a-Platform APIs
Think of Airbnb, Uber and Apple. Also think of solarisBank.
Starling faces payment and app issues, again
The bank struggled with its payment processor in the past.
Starling Bank takes on Monzo with daring debit card design
Horizontal cards are so 2017.
Starling marketplace grows with Growth Street addition
The first live use of SME finance provider’s third-party API.
Double up with Starling’s joint account
A mobile application for openings and break-ups.
Starling Bank adds gambling blocker to its talent locker
When the fun stops, stop. Or use this new blocker technology.
UK challenger bank Starling seeks £80m funding
Also ends its partnership with TransferWise.
Garmin Pay just the ticker for Starling Bank
Watch out for this new contactless payment option.
Starling becomes first mobile-only bank to launch business accounts
Challenger confirms launch of business accounts.
More fintech firms embrace Starling’s Marketplace
New group of partners includes PensionBee, Wealthsimple, Habito and Kasko in partnership with AXA.
Starling a great Flux for digitised loyalty rewards
Integration marks the second stage in their partnership.
Payments round-up: 29 November 2017
No quiet days, and no respite from the action. Our latest paytech round-up stars Instarem, Form3, Starling Bank, Optile and Worldpay. Singapore-headquartered start-up Instarem has expanded into Malaysia, “solidifying its presence” in Asia Pacific (APAC). The firm already has individual and corporate customers in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Instarem says it has licences in […]
Payments round-up: 23 November 2017
Coming straight after yesterday’s (22 November) summary, we present another brief payments round-up. Features Starling Bank and Yoyo Wallet getting loyal; chatty PayPal and Facebook Messenger; token time with Sequent and Interac; and Wirecard working with Capital Float in India. UK challenger bank Starling has teamed with Yoyo Wallet, a mobile payment and loyalty marketing […]
Starling makes big European push
UK-based challenger bank Starling is taking the battle to lenders after being granted a contract allowing for a big push into wholesale banking in Europe.
Starling Bank bolts to Yolt money app
Yolt, the money app backed by ING, has integrated with its first digital challenger bank, Starling Bank. Yolt says its aggregation functionality now enables Yolt users to view their Starling Bank account details and transactions alongside their other bank accounts, together in one place. Since launching in June 2017, Yolt states that its users have […]
Starling Bank seeks £40m funding for overseas expansion
UK-based challenger bank Starling is asking its investors for another £40 million in funding as it looks to grow its business overseas, according to Sky News. Sky News says it understands that Starling, which got its banking licence last year, has appointed Quayle Munro, an advisory firm, to oversee the fundraising. As reported by Banking […]
Come over to my Marketplace says Starling Bank
UK-based challenger bank Starling has gone live with its Marketplace, a new ecosystem of financial products accessible through its app. As reported in June, Starling said it would launch Marketplace at some point. This idea was first discussed back in April, when its developer portal went live. Now the marketplace is alive and kicking and […]
Mobile wallet round-up: 20 July 2017
It’s been a busy week for mobile wallet partnerships – and this round-up can help. Features Apple Pay, ANZ, CaixaBank, Starling and Samsung Pay. Banking Technology’s sister publication Paybefore reports. Australia and New Zealand-based banking group, ANZ, is rolling out Samsung Pay to customers in Australia. The bank says it’s the only major Australian bank […]
Card payments problems bring down the fintech house
A whole swathe of fintech firms and challenger banks have been hit by tech issues – with card payments failing. The names include mobile-only challenger bank Monzo, Revolut, Starling Bank, Curve and payments start-up Fire. The problem is understood to be due to provider Global Processing Services (GPS), which as usual offers no updates on […]
Starling Bank preps for future with new features
UK challenger bank Starling has launched a “Spending Insights” tool and an online community for its users – and it is setting out its future plans. Spending Insights is probably self-explanatory. It works in the app and the bank says it gives users ideas about where they can save money. It shows customers how much […]
Starling Bank unveils real-time mobile payments
UK challenger bank Starling is staying busy with the launch of its real-time mobile offering, Starling Payment Services. The service, which it calls a new division of the bank, will offer sponsorship access to the UK’s major payment schemes, allowing other banks, payment service providers, and fintech companies to use real-time payments from the summer. […]
Starling Bank taps Pay by Bank app for mobile boost
Teaming is pleasing to Starling Bank as it reveals another partnership with the use of VocaLink’s Pay by Bank mobile payment app for its customers. This development follows quickly on from the challenger bank cosying up with Moneybox to give its customers access to a suite of saving and investing tools. In fact, it was […]
Savings get real with Starling Bank and Moneybox
UK challenger bank Starling has teamed up with Moneybox to give its customers access to a suite of saving and investing tools. Starling says it is the first digital challenger to join the list of banks supported by the Moneybox app for its “round ups” feature. The service will be available to Starling customers at […]
Starling Bank developer portal goes live
UK challenger bank Starling has unveiled its developer portal to enable third parties to access customer data and build on top of its platform using APIs. As Banking Technology previously reported, Starling launched its mobile app and is welcoming the first customers through its digital doors to join a beta testing programme. It also recently […]
Starling Bank spreads its beta wings
UK challenger bank Starling has unveiled its mobile app and is welcoming the first customers through its digital doors to join a beta testing programme. As Banking Technology previously reported, the bank has been getting ready for this moment. Yesterday (15 March), it chose TransferWise to provide money transfer services to its customers. It will […]
TransferWise to power Starling Bank payments
TransferWise will provide money transfer services to customers of UK challenger bank Starling when it launches later this month. As Banking Technology has previously reported, the bank is getting ready for its 2017 launch. It will host its first hackathon, opening up its API to outside developers. It has received its UK banking licence, joined […]
Starling Bank launches open banking hackathon
UK challenger bank Starling is to host its first hackathon, opening up its API to outside developers. According to Starling, the hackathon makes it the first UK licenced bank to launch a public API in keeping with the ambitions of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the open banking initiative. Megan Caywood, chief platform […]
Starling Bank first digital challenger to join Faster Payments
UK-based Starling Bank has become the “first of the digital-only challengers” to join Faster Payments this week. It is the 13th direct participant of the Faster Payments Scheme, and Starling says its customers will be able to see where their money is flowing and when in real-time, 24/7. Joining the board of Faster Payments, Julian […]
