Starling Bank

Starling Bank Limited is a fully-licensed UK digital bank based in London. It offers a wide spectrum of current accounts including personal and business accounts, joint and teen accounts, euro, multi-currency and sole trader accounts. It also offers MasterCard debit cards, B2B banking and payments solutions, business loans, overdraft options as well as mobile cheque deposits and money transfers in nearly 40 countries with no hidden fees. When you make an international money transfer through Starling app, a 0.4% fee to the currency conversion will apply. All accounts are protected up to £85K by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Starling’s debit cards are compatible with Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and Fitbit Pay. Currently Starling Bank does not offer credit cards and separate savings account, but it offers interest on personal and joint accounts. Starling has been recognized as Best British Bank and Best Current Account Provider at the British Bank Awards as well as topped the customer satisfaction rating from Which magazine. Starling is a reliable bank rated as excellent on Trustpilot with 4.3 out of 5.0 stars, from more than 41,600 reviews as of November 2024. The company was founded in June 2014 by Anne Boden and today has around 3,200 employees, over 4 million individual and SME customers and £11 billion in deposits. Starling is headquartered London, with additional offices in Cardiff, Manchester and Southampton. The company’s primary competitors are Monzo, Atom Bank, N26 Bank, Monese and Revolut, so-called neobanks.
Quick Facts
Revenue: £682 million (2024)
Net income: £220 million (2024)
Number of employees (FTE): 3,230 (2024)
Over 4 million accounts
CEO: Raman Bhatia
Contact:
Head office address
2 Finsbury Avenue, 3rd Floor
London EC2M 2PP
United Kingdom
Phone number: 0800 0234 617
BIC/SWIFT code: SRLGGB2L
For euro accounts: SRLGGB3L
Website: www.starlingbank.com