Starling’s profits drop 25% as bank takes blame for Covid loan losses Our own weak controls led to £28m of losses through government’s bounce back loans, says chief executive The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
‘Shockingly lax’: how soaring British bank Starling had its wings clipped Launched as a challenger to traditional lenders, it profited from offering state-backed loans during Covid. But then the regulator came calling The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024
Murdoch, Musk, water firms … Here are the ‘winners’ in another torrid year for business As 2025 dawns, we look back at the star players over the last 12 months of economic drama, mishap and scandal The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024
Starling Bank staff resign after new chief executive calls for more time in-office Exclusive: Staff complain Raman Bhatia is creating ‘grey corporate hellscape’ and offices already lack desk space The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024
Starling Bank is simply not fit to float Damning report into financial crime controls revealed a shambles at the top and surely ends any dream of a flotation soon The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Starling Bank fined £29m for ‘shockingly lax’ financial crime controls Challenger bank apologises after City regulator says lack of checks ‘left system wide open to criminals and those subject to sanctions’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
‘I conduct my own orchestra’: Why more women than ever are starting UK businesses Many turn to entrepreneurship because they want freedoms not on offer in traditional workplaces The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
Female startup founders forced to give up bigger stake than men to secure funding Companies founded or led by women raised £5.75 billion through 2,097 deals last year Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023
Starling Bank founder steps down as CEO to avoid potential conflict of interest Anne Boden is also a major shareholder and hopes move will shield online bank from possible concerns The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Chief executive of Starling Bank stepping down Swansea-born Anne Boden said she will leave her role next month but remain on the board and partly own the challenger bank Birmingham Post · May 25, 2023
Anne Boden net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List After a three-decade career in some of the most traditional names in finance, it was Anne Boden’s training as a computer scientist that helped her see the gap in the market that Starling flew into. Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023
International Women's Day: 23 top British women business leaders for 2023 BusinessLive shines a light on some of the thousands of women exemplifying leadership around the UK Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2023
Bank to create 1,000 Manchester jobs after signing deal to open major city centre office Starling Bank is to move into the building which is already home to HSBC, Santander and Grant Thornton Manchester Evening News · Mar 3, 2023
Starling Bank to create 1,000 jobs in Manchester after signing Landmark deal Other tenants include Santander UK, RSM, HSBC UK and Grant Thornton Birmingham Post · Mar 3, 2023
Birmingham Post · Jan 9, 2023 Starling Bank to see profits quadruple this year as bank now a 'big player' Founder Anne Boden said Starling is longer up against the "plucky scale-ups"
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022 Digital bank Starling reports first profit on back of strong loan book ‘Landmark’ for eight-year-old British enterprise as it turns £14m loss into £32m annual profit helped by Covid loans
Birmingham Post · Jul 21, 2022 Digital bank Starling posts its first ever profit boosted by strong mortgage activity The fintech firm has an office in Cardiff were staffing numbers have swelled to 900
The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2022 Mick Lynch to debunk more right-wing nonsense on Question Time tonight THE weekly debate show hosted by Fiona Bruce is taking place in Stratford-upon-Avon this week.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022 The Covid loans, the billionaire … and Starling, the very fast-growing bank In 2019, it had lent just £23m. By June 2021, it had issued £1.6bn of bounce-back lending – and an ex-minister has questions
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022 Starling Bank: questions over volume of customers taken on during Covid crisis More than tripling of business customer base has raised questions about online lender’s ability to run proper checks
Birmingham Post · Jun 8, 2022 Starling Bank threatens legal action in letter to former minister over Covid loans fraud Lord Agnew publicly criticised Starling for allegedly failing to stop fraudulent activity during the Covid bounce back loans scheme
Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022 'Cryptocurrency A Threat To The Safety Of Global Payment Systems,' Starling CEO Says The CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) backed digital bank Starling has stepped up her criticism of cryptocurrency, calling it a threat to the security of payment infrastructure,
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022 Covid fraud: how bounce back loans paid for cars, watches and even porn As details emerge, concerns grow about Treasury’s efforts to recover almost £5bn wrongly claimed
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022 Former minister accuses Starling Bank over Covid loans Boss of Starling bank defends its efforts to prevent Covid loan fraud after public attack by Lord Agnew