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STARLING DIGITAL BANKING
Hello, banking in 2021.Britain’s Best Bank.
Open a personal or business bank account from your phone and start managing your money at the tap of an app with Britain’s Best Bank 2021.
With millions of accounts across the UK, someone joins Starling every 38 seconds *
*This statistic was formed by calculating the number of accounts added in a 12 month period divided by the number of hours in a 12 month period.
Personal and business banking, at your fingertips
The personal account
Apply in minutes to get instant payment alerts and categorised spending insights. Create saving goals, split bills and do everything you used to do in a branch, on your phone. All with Britain’s Best Bank and Best Current Account 2021.
Business and sole trader accounts
No monthly fees, 24/7 UK customer support and an easy in-app application. Over 370,000 UK businesses are skipping the admin and managing their finances with Britain’s Best Business Banking Provider 2021.
Kite: banking for kids
Help kids learn how money works. Kite is a space linked to your account, designed to help them manage their pocket money with their own bank card and app.
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A joint bank account
Get instant spending notifications, manage monthly bills or save for something great together. As long as you’re in the same room, you can set it up in seconds.
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A new kind of bank
No monthly fees.
Whether you’re personal or business.
100% digital signup.
Apply in minutes from your phone.
24/7 UK customer support.
Chat to real humans, any time.
A fully-regulated UK bank account.
Your money’s covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
What’s new…
Give your kids a taste of financial independence with their own debit card. Load money with a tap, keep an eye on their transactions, set parental controls and give them access to their own app so they can keep track of their spending.
Many a happy customer
Everything you get with Starling
- No monthly fees current account
- 100% digital sign up
- 24/7 UK customer support
- Protected by Financial Services Compensation Scheme
- Instant payment notifications
- Visual saving spaces
- Round up transactions to put saving on autopilot
- No fees overseas
- Mobile and online banking
- Your spending categorised
- Deposit cash at the Post Office for a 0.3% fee (£3 minimum fee)
- Mobile cheque deposits
- Instant card locking security
- Use with mobile wallets
- Split the bill with friends
- Send and receive international payments (for an additional charge)
How to get started
‘Application form’. Sounds time-consuming, right? Wrong. Ours is 100% digital, which means you can do it wherever – and it takes just a few minutes.
Step 1
Download the Starling Bank app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
Apply for an award-winning bank account today
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