The Financial Conduct Authority requires us to publish the following information about our business current accounts.

How and when you can contact us to ask about the following things

Contact details:

  • 24 hour help - Telephone, in-app chat, email
  • Telephone - 0207 930 4450
  • Mobile banking - In-app chat.

Checking the balance and accessing a transaction history

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Sending money within the UK, including setting up a standing order

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Sending money outside the UK

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Paying in a cheque

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Cancelling a cheque

24 hour help?

false

Telephone

false

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

false

Cash withdrawal in a foreign currency outside the UK

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

A lack of funds: including unarranged overdrafts, payments we allow despite lack of funds and payments we refuse due to lack of funds

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

A direct debit, or allowing someone to collect one or more payments from your account using your debit card number

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Third party access to an account, for example under a power of attorney

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Problems using internet banking or mobile banking

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Reporting a suspected fraudulent incident or transaction

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Progress following an account suspension or card cancellation, e.g. following a fraud incident

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

Account opening: including eligibility for an arranged overdraft, what is required to open an account and an indication of what arranged overdraft may be available

24 hour help?

true

Telephone

true

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

true

24 hour help?

Telephone

Internet banking

Mobile banking

Checking the balance and accessing a transaction history

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Sending money within the UK, including setting up a standing order

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Sending money outside the UK

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Paying in a cheque

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Cancelling a cheque

No
No
No
No

Cash withdrawal in a foreign currency outside the UK

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

A lack of funds: including unarranged overdrafts, payments we allow despite lack of funds and payments we refuse due to lack of funds

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

A direct debit, or allowing someone to collect one or more payments from your account using your debit card number

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Third party access to an account, for example under a power of attorney

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Problems using internet banking or mobile banking

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Reporting a suspected fraudulent incident or transaction

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Progress following an account suspension or card cancellation, e.g. following a fraud incident

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Account opening: including eligibility for an arranged overdraft, what is required to open an account and an indication of what arranged overdraft may be available

Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Note: this is a list of common queries. It does not represent the full list of queries you can raise in relation to your account.

How and when you can use your bank account to do the following things

Checking the balance

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

24/7

Mobile banking

24/7

Accessing a transaction history

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

24/7

Mobile banking

24/7

Sending money within the UK

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

24/7

Mobile banking

24/7

Setting up a standing order

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

24/7

Mobile banking

24/7

Sending money outside the UK

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

24/7

Paying in a cheque

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

24/7 - if £1,000 or less. At this time cheques with a value greater than £1,000 are accepted by post.

Cancelling a cheque

Telephone banking

false

Internet banking

false

Mobile banking

false

Telephone banking

Internet banking

Mobile banking

Checking the balance

No

24/7

24/7

Accessing a transaction history

No

24/7

24/7

Sending money within the UK

No

24/7

24/7

Setting up a standing order

No

24/7

24/7

Sending money outside the UK

No
No

24/7

Paying in a cheque

No
No

24/7 - if £1,000 or less. At this time cheques with a value greater than £1,000 are accepted by post.

Cancelling a cheque

No
No
No

Note: this is a list of common actions. It does not represent the full list of actions you can take in relation to your account.

Information about operational and security incidents

We are obliged to notify the Financial Conduct Authority if we become aware of a major operational or security incident which prevents our customers from using our payment services.

Total number of incidents reported

In the 3 months between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023

0

In the 12 months between 1st January 2023 and 31 December 2023

0

Incidents affecting telephone banking

In the 3 months between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023

n/a

In the 12 months between 1st January 2023 and 31 December 2023

n/a

Incidents affecting mobile banking

In the 3 months between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023

0

In the 12 months between 1st January 2023 and 31 December 2023

0

Incidents affecting internet banking

In the 3 months between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023

0

In the 12 months between 1st January 2023 and 31 December 2023

0

In the 3 months between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023

In the 12 months between 1st January 2023 and 31 December 2023

Total number of incidents reported

0

0

Incidents affecting telephone banking

n/a

n/a

Incidents affecting mobile banking

0

0

Incidents affecting internet banking

0

0

Complaints data

Financial Conduct Authority rules require us to provide them with a report of our complaints data every six months. In certain circumstances, we are also required to publish a summary of our complaints data.

The most recent summary is available on our complaints data page.

The Financial Ombudsman Service publishes its complaints data every six months. You can see their complaints data about us at https://www.ombudsman-complaints-data.org.uk/

Opening a current account with us

+Information about how to open a business current account

To open any of our accounts a new customer will need to provide us with the documents and information set out in the how to apply for an account page. We may request additional information or documents in individual cases.

You can open a business current account:

  • without visiting a branch - YES
  • where a visit to a branch is required, without an appointment - N/A
  • by sending us documents and information electronically - YES
  • by post - NO.

+How quickly do we open business current accounts?

We give customers an account number and enable them to start paying into the account:

  • the same day for, 94% of customers;
  • on average, in 1 days; and
  • within 4 days for 99% of customers.

These figures are based on the time taken from our receiving all the information and documents we ask for on our how to apply for an account page, in a case where we don’t need any further information or documents to open the account.

+How quickly do we give customers a debit card?

Once an account is open, we give customers a debit card:

  • the same day, for 0% of customers;
  • on average, in 2 days; and
  • within 6 days for 99% of customers.

Note: Starling customers are able to immediately access a virtual card, via their mobile wallet.

+How quickly do customers get internet banking?

  • The same day for 100% of customers
  • On average in 0 days
  • Within 0 days for 99% of customers

+How quickly is an overdraft available?

N/A - Starling does not offer overdrafts as part of the account opening process. Once the account is fully opened, customers are able to apply for an overdraft.

Replacing a debit card

+How quickly do we replace debit cards which have been lost, stolen or stopped?

We replace debit cards:

  • the same day, for 0% of customers;
  • on average, in 2 days; and
  • within 6 days for 99% of customers.

Note: Starling customers are able to immediately access a virtual card, via their mobile wallet.

Apply for a Starling business account today and enjoy app-based banking at its best.

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