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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

‘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

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

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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

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

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

‘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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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)

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.

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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

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

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

Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Wednesday, June 8

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'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

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

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

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