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This is a bank account – but not as you know it. It’s personal, joint, euro and business banking that’s mobile and built for the way we live now.
With Starling’s banking app, you'll get instant notifications when you spend or get paid, insights that reveal your spending habits, the ability to deposit cheques directly from your mobile, 24/7 support and an application that only takes minutes.
Your money is covered up to £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
The original – and the bank account that won us Best British Bank and Best Current Account 2020! Get spending insights, work towards saving goals, split the bill, earn interest, control your overdraft with a slider in-app and give a Connected card to a trusted person so they can make purchases for you.
Business banking built for how you work now, from Britain’s Best Business Banking Provider 2020. With no monthly fees, 24/7 in-app support and an application that takes minutes from your phone, over 200,000 UK businesses are skipping the admin and staying on top of their finances with Starling.
Got a good thing going with Europe? If you’ve got financial commitments overseas, you can now hold, send and receive euros for free with a Starling euro account.
Simplify shared spending, manage monthly bills or save for something great. As long as you’re both with Starling, you can set yours up from your sofa together in less than five minutes.
Whichever bank account you need, apply in minutes from your sofa (all you’ll need is a form of ID and your face!) then switch between them seamlessly in-app to get access to...
What’s new...
Say hello to Starling Kite. Give your kids a taste of financial independence with their own debit card. Load money with a tap, keep an eye on their transactions and set parental controls.
Give a Connected card to someone you trust so they can buy the things you need on your behalf.
Real-time banking
Know exactly what’s coming in and out of your bank account with instant payment notifications and a real-time balance.
Understand how you spend
Spending Insights gives you a breakdown of your spending habits so you can budget better and understand exactly where your money goes.
Save for the good stuff
Weekly groceries, monthly bills, a future holiday; whatever you’re saving for, Goals is a digital change jar that lets you ring-fence cash and visualise your goals as you work towards them.
Control. Power. Security.
If you’re awake, so are we
We’re a 24/7 operation, so you’ll be able to get in touch with our all-star, all-human customer support team through the app, email and phone whenever you need a hand.
We’ve got this
Your money is covered up to £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. And when it comes to your security, money and personal information, we don’t take any chances.
You’re in control
You’ll manage exactly what your card can do. A simple toggle controls whether your card can make, say, ATM payments, or pay for gambling transactions.
Card lock
Lock your card in-app with a single tap if you think you’ve lost it, unlock it if you find it again, or cancel it with a tap if it’s gone for good.
Next-generation payments
Mobile cheque deposits
Deposit cheques up to £500 from your mobile. Take a clear photo in the app and once accepted, the funds will appear in your account within two working days.
Card-free spending
Connect your account to the digital wallet of your choice, from Apple Pay and Google Pay to Samsung Pay, Fitbit Pay or Garmin Pay.
Split the bill
Sharing costs with family and friends? Get paid back easily or split the bill with Settle Up; no sort codes or awkward texts; just a few taps, a link and you’re settled up.
Send money abroad
No need for extra apps or services; instead, send fast and transparently priced money transfers to over 35 countries worldwide. Plus it’s cheaper than most high-street banks
Starling is most powerful when it’s your main bank account. The Current Account Switch Service makes it simple and hassle-free to transfer all your payments over to Starling, so you can streamline your finances in our banking app and get total visibility over your money.
As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1000 customers of each of the 19 largest personal current account providers if they would recommend their provider to friends and family. The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey.
The Starling story
They said it couldn’t be done - but we did it anyway. This is the story of how (and why!) we built a bank from scratch.
