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‘Kafkaesque’: bank blocks cash transfer, saying it could be an AI scam

Starling’s fraud team repeatedly refused to allow UK man to send £12,800 to friend in Austria, then froze account

The Guardian - UK

The Mini Murmur is a new, short-travel, handmade, full-suspension, steel MTB from British brand Starling. I've tested it, so how does it ride?

Rich Owen got some ride time in on Starling's new trail/downcountry MTB

Bike Perfect

‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgeting

Growing social media interest in method of tracking spending and saving prompts banks to get in on the act

The Guardian - UK

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Starling bank refused a £10,000 scam refund for my grieving, ill husband

The scammers struck two days before he was due to have major heart surgery, and in the midst of grieving for our daughter, who was murdered overseas

The Guardian - UK

Starling Cycles Roost Hope Edition review – superb steel trail blaster

This stainless steel hardtail all-rounder has a ride that matches its stunning looks

Bike Perfect

It's a question of time before the UK gets its own Bitcoin ETFs

City Voices: Just as London played host to successful fintech pioneers such as Starling and Monzo, so equivalent success for digital assets firms can now happen

Evening Standard

Banks’ performance in dealing with APP scam victims revealed by regulator

The Payment Systems Regulator said there are inconsistent outcomes for customers who report an APP scam to their bank or building society.

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Starling Bank is boosting its current account interest rate to 3.25%

The challenger bank said the move will mean customers do not need to move money into separate accounts to earn interest.

The Independent UK

Monzo is UK’s best bank, Virgin Money and RBS the worst, says CMA survey

The Competition and Markets Authority’s latest satisfaction survey asked customers how likely they would be to recommend their provider to a friend, relative or other business

Evening Standard

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

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

Martin Lewis' MSE reveals best app-based bank accounts - including Starling and Monzo and Chase

Digital banking is growing in popularity as more and more people opt for apps - such as Starling, Chase and Monzo - that they can use for all, or most, of their financing in one place

Wales Online

London fintech Moneybox shelves customer crypto investing plans

Moneybox has shelved its plans to introduce crypto products to customers as the London fintech distances itself from digital assets amid market volatility and cost-of-living pressures.

Evening Standard

Simon Calder issues advice on UK passports, flight strikes and delays

Strikes in France and the UK affecting travel? How safe is Venezuela? And South East Asian highlights

The Independent UK

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Invoice fraud: the latest tactic of gangs out to hijack your holiday

There are some scams that are almost impossible to spot, as one family discovered when planning a trip to scatter their mother’s ashes

Daily Record

Ex-cop recouped £75,000 investment put into company owned by conman Matthew Farr

Darren Birch lost the sum he paid to Farr’s car repair firm Masco Detailing

Evening Standard

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

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Birmingham Post

Starling Bank to create 1,000 jobs in Manchester after signing Landmark deal

Other tenants include Santander UK, RSM, HSBC UK and Grant Thornton

Daily Mirror

Virgin Money, TSB and Nationwide bank account holders warned over online security risk

The study conducted by Which? and the independent security experts at Red Maple Technologies looked at 13 of the biggest account providers to assess their security when it comes to online and mobile banking

Birmingham Post

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"

Wales Online

PwC creating 300 jobs in Cardiff in major expansion

It has taken a further 10,000 sq ft of office space at the 1 Kingsway building in the city centre

Birmingham Post

Professional advisory firm PwC is creating hundreds of new jobs in Cardiff

The expansion is the latest investment boost in the city's thriving professional and financial services sector

Evening Standard

Starling Bank bans Bitcoin transactions as part of crypto clampdown

Starling has described cryptocurrencies as ‘high risk and heavily used for criminal purposes’

Wales Online

Fast-expanding digital bank Starling is creating 150 more jobs in Cardiff

Having initially aimed to create 400 jobs in the city, its latest recruitment drive will take its headcount to 1,200

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