HM Treasury’s AI Champions, Harriet Rees, Group Cheif Information Officer at Starling and Dr Rohit Dhawan Head of AI at Lloyds Banking Group have today published their Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, which they have developed following engagement with industry, government and regulators.

HM Treasury’s AI Champions publish plan to accelerate safe AI adoption across UK financial services

Starling Bank has today launched two free tools for small business customers that will empower owners to delegate spending and share account visibility with team members, helping keep their finances on track.

Starling Unveils Expense Cards and Team Access Tool for Small Business Customers 

Next generation of Lionesses at risk, as girls’ grassroots football chronically underfunded

New AI feature detects romance scammers, investment heists and deepfake phishing attempts

Starling Group announces today that Colin Bell is to become the new Chair of the Boards of Starling Group Holdings Limited (SGHL) and Starling Bank Limited (SBL) on 1 July 2026, subject to regulatory approval.

Starling appoints Colin Bell as Chair

Starling Group Holdings Limited (“Starling”) has achieved record pricing for its debut £150m Tier 2 bond, in the first rated public sale by a European neobank, after international investors sought more than 2.5 times the notes on offer.

Starling achieves record pricing for debut bond as  international investors oversubscribe sale

Starling Group (“Starling”) today published its financial results for the twelve months ending 31 March 2026 (FY26), highlighting continued profitability, deeper customer relationships and significant progress in scaling its global technology platform.

Starling Delivers Fifth Year of Profitability and  Accelerates Global Growth Strategy

'Admin night' parties can save Brits £2,400 a year as nation struggles with paperwork overload

Starling Bank reveals new research today which shows sole traders’ growing reliance on AI for financial advice. A quarter (26%) have used an AI platform for guidance on HMRC’s new Making Tax Digital initiative, while one in five regularly use it for tax and accounting support. The vast majority said they trust advice from AI (88%), with 55% expecting to rely on it more in the year ahead. 


Sole Traders turn to AI for Tax and Accounting Advice

London, 24 March 2026 - Starling Group today named Keith Algie as its new Group Chief Risk Officer, subject to regulatory approval.

Starling appoints new Group Chief Risk Officer

Starling launches UK’s first Agentic AI financial assistant

Starling Group announces that David Sproul will step down as Chair of the Board later this year after leading the company through five years of significant expansion and change. He will continue as Chair until his successor is appointed in a process being led by Tracy Clarke, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Board Remuneration Committee.

 Starling Chair to step down in 2026

Starling Bank’s HMRC-recognised ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’ tool is now live for sole traders and landlords to use free
Early launch gives customers time to familiarise themselves with the tool before Making Tax Digital rules come into effect from 6th April
Launch coincides with an upgrade to ‘Accounting’, the bank’s free bookkeeping and tax management software


Starling launches free ‘Making Tax Digital’ tool to help  sole traders manage new rules

SME use of digital financial tools could help solve productivity puzzle, adding £25bn to the economy

Starling Bank reveals the simple money habit shared by Britain’s best savers

‘Financial compatibility’ as important as ‘sexual chemistry’ for UK couples as money miscommunication stalls major life plans


Small Business Britain and Starling join forces to boost female entrepreneurship


Starling expands business banking capabilities ahead of HMRC ‘Making Tax Digital’ launch

Starling expands business banking capabilities ahead of  HMRC ‘Making Tax Digital’ launch

Starling launches UK-first AI tool to combat scams


National shortage of female football coaches threatens the next generation of Lionesses


Starling and Arsenal launch new partnership with financial  literacy campaign


Starling and Arsenal launch new partnership with financial literacy campaign

Starling reveals new-look logo, app and cards as bank launches brand mission to help Britons become ‘Good with money’

Starling agrees to buy Ember to add digital tax and accounting tools for small business customers

Starling Bank strengthens its marketing team and prepares a major brand relaunch with the new 'Good with money' platform, including four new directors and agency appointments.


Starling strengthens marketing team as it prepares major brand relaunch with new ‘Good with money’ platform

Starling Bank customers can now use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to better understand their spending habits. The UK-first feature, called ‘Spending Intelligence’, allows customers to ask questions about their money.

Starling launches pioneering AI banking tool in mission to help UK be ‘Good with money’

Starling Group reports a fourth year of profitability, showing strong growth in revenue, customer numbers and deposits.

Starling Reports Strong Revenue and Invests for Growth

Strengthening the Starling Group Executive Team with four new appointments

Starling strengthens leadership team with four new appointments

New research finds that entrepreneurship makes 80% of female founders more confident and 87% happier, despite its significant challenges.

Want to feel more confident? Start your own business, say female founders

Starling Bank today announced that Raghu Narula will be joining as Chief Banking Officer, subject to regulatory approval.

 Starling Bank bolsters banking leadership with appointment of Raghu Narula

According to new research from Starling Bank, it seems that putting money aside for life goals is the key to building up a savings pile.

Saving for a Sunny Day - UK Adults save far more for the things they want than the things they need

A new report by the UK Startup Awards, sponsored by Starling Bank, has fired the starting pistol for those looking to launch or join a startup business in 2025.

Bootstrapped, AI-powered and customer obsessed: how to join the startup scene in 2025

Starling Bank announces the appointment of Michele Rousseau as its Chief Marketing Officer as part of moves to strengthen its leadership team under Group CEO Raman Bhatia

Starling Bank appoints Michele Rousseau as Chief Marketing Officer

Starling Bank today announced the appointment of Adeel Hyder to its Executive Committee as Managing Director of SME Banking.

Starling hires Adeel Hyder to boost business banking unit

Starling Bank is aiming to simplify saving with the launch of Easy Saver, a savings account linked to a Starling personal current account.

Starling launches ‘Easy Saver’ with 4% AER* and unlimited, immediate withdrawals

Starling Bank has launched a new tool to help customers identify and protect themselves against bank impersonation scams.

Starling launches new in-app tool to combat bank impersonation

Starling Bank (“Starling” or the “Bank”) confirms that it fully accepts the findings set out in the Final Notice published today by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”).

Starling Bank response to FCA Final Notice

Starling Bank has launched a 'Safe Phrases' campaign, in support of the government's Stop! Think Fraud campaign to raise awareness of AI voice cloning scams.

AI voice cloning scams could catch millions out - with over a quarter of UK adults targeted in the past year 

Starling Bank brings money storytelling to life with its new editorial platform, Noteworthy.

Starling Bank brings money storytelling to life with new editorial platform, Noteworthy

Half (51%) of UK adults say that they have fallen out with a friend on holiday, with 54% of arguments triggered by disagreements about money.

More than half of holiday arguments between friends stem from disagreements over money - with 16% having lost a friend for good 

Starling Group reports a third year of profitability, with a 54.7% increase in pre-tax profits, driven by strong growth in revenue, deposits, active customers and transactions.

Starling Group achieves third year of profitability

More than half of women’s football players (56%) have booked a football pitch, only to have it reallocated to a men’s team.

Stop the Kick Off Effect: Majority of women’s football teams are still losing their pitches to men’s games 

LONDON, 12 March 2024: Starling Bank today announces the appointment of Raman Bhatia as Group Chief Executive Officer.

Starling Bank appoints Raman Bhatia as Group CEO

 More than seven in ten (71%) 18-24 year old men believe that the man should ‘be the primary breadwinner within a relationship.

Gen Z men feel pressure to provide: 7 in 10 think ‘the man should be the breadwinner’ in a family 

Starling Bank announced as the first sponsor of the Greater Manchester bike hire scheme. The partnership is the biggest commercial sponsorship deal in Transport for Greater Manchester’s history.

Starling Bank announced as first sponsor of the Greater Manchester bike hire scheme

Starling Bank has created a new brand platform, with a new positioning, strategy and ad creative to mark the beginning of an ambitious year of growth.

Starling Bank launches new brand platform as bank pushes for growth

Financing a new business can be one of the biggest hurdles entrepreneurs face. 85% of start-ups rely on personal capital as their initial source of funding.

Bootstrap Britain: Eight in ten start-up entrepreneurs self-finance new ventures

Nearly a third of people who have shopped over Black Friday in the past have regretted their purchases. Buyer's regret arises for a number of reasons.

Buyer’s Regret  - Three in ten shoppers regret their Black Friday purchases

Housework is not equal in UK relationships, but couples can’t agree who contributes most, and it’s leading to quarrels and conflict.

 Who does more at home? Couples can’t agree - but women report doing nine hours more than men weekly

One in ten UK children say they ‘already know all they need to know about money’. Children aged six to twelve have £148 on average in savings.

Baby Bankers! Children are saving for cars, university and houses, with many having £1,000 or more put aside 

Starling Bank will pay 3.25% AER interest (variable)* on current account balances of up to £5,000 from 1st October 2023.

Starling Bank sets the standard: Boosts interest rate to 3.25% AER for Personal and Joint current account balances

Starling Bank raises the interest rate on its 1-Year Fixed Saver from 5.25% to 5.53% AER/Gross.

Starling Bank raises 1-Year Fixed Saver interest rate to 5.53%

A quarter (24%) of married couples, and 30% of people in a committed relationship, say they are keeping a financial secret from their partner.

 Financial infidelity? A quarter of married people keep financial secrets from their spouse

Spiralling inflation has almost doubled the cost of a packed lunch during the Cost of Living crisis, rising from £1.40 to £2.73 a day since April 2021.

Cost of packed lunch nearly doubles during Cost of Living crisis

Nearly a third of girls who play football (30%) stop playing by the time they reach their late teens. This is in comparison to one in ten boys (10%).

Referee! Girls three times more likely to quit football than boys, but  half wish they could still kick on

Starling Bank is today raising the interest rate on its 1-Year Fixed Saver from 3.25% to 5.25% AER/Gross* in response to changes in Bank of England interest rate rises.

Starling Bank raises 1-Year Fixed Saver interest rate

Half of UK adults (50%) overspend when holidaying abroad, with a tenth (11%) of them going into debt as a result.

Half of UK holidaymakers overspend on overseas trips, with one in ten falling into debt

A third (33%) of UK adults are currently owed money by friends and family, with a third (35%) due to be paid more than £500 and a quarter (23%) more than £1,000.

The IOU Taboo: A third of people are owed money by friends and family. Many too ‘awkward’ to ask for it back

Starling Bank has signed a three year deal as official principal partner of Southampton FC Women.

Starling signs up Southampton FC Women for three more years

Starling launches ‘Hide references’, a feature that lets customers hide payment references. The feature is the first of its kind in the UK for Faster Payments.

A UK first: Starling Bank launches ‘Hide references’ to help survivors of economic abuse

Starling Bank today reports its second full year of profitability. The digital bank recorded a six fold increase in pre-tax profits.

Starling Bank 6x increase in profits

Money is the number one cause of quarrels for three out of 10 couples in the UK, according to a new survey by Starling Bank.

Money matters cause the most quarrels between couples

Starling Bank has chosen Barings’ Landmark in Manchester to house its new office in the North and intends to create up to 1,000 new jobs.

Starling Bank reveals location of new Northern base as headcount swells

Starling Bank is rolling out its first savings product for small businesses offering a competitive fixed interest rate of 2.5% on balances of £2,000 or more.

Starling Bank launches new 1-Year Fixed Saver for business customers offering 2.5%

To help reduce costs for grassroots clubs and get more women and girls in the game, Starling has launched its ‘Kick On with Starling’ initiative.

The cost of living strikes: Girls’ football ambitions held back by cost of paying to play

Starling Bank starts the new year with a trio of significant achievements, including topping the CASS leaderboard and named Britain’s best current account by Finder.

Starling Bank starts 2023 with hat trick of achievements

Starling Bank is today rolling out its first savings product offering a guaranteed return of 3.25% over one year on balances of £2,000 or more.

Starling Bank to launch its first Fixed Saver product offering 3.25%

Starling Bank is set to create up to 1,000 new jobs in Manchester, as it opens its fourth UK office.

Manchester calling: Starling Bank set to hire 1,000 people in new northern office

Starling Bank is introducing virtual cards and has updated its Spending Insights.

Virtual cards and updated Spending Insights join Starling Bank’s enhanced suite of money management tools

Starling Bank will be the official partner for Southampton FC Women for the 2022-2023 season. Starting October 30th, Starling will sponsor the team with a match against Sunderland AFC Ladies.

Starling Bank sponsors Southampton FC Women

Starling Bank has increased its headcount by 20% since the start of 2022 to more than 2,000 employees.

Starling Bank grows headcount by 20% this year

Girls receive less pocket money than boys and pay higher prices for toys and games, a new study from Starling Bank and Loughborough University reveals.

The gender pay gap starts early: girls get less pocket money and pay higher prices than boys

Three quarters of young adults plan to make major sacrifices or put life events on hold due to the cost of living crisis.

Three in four young adults putting lives ‘on hold’ in cost of living crisis

Starling Bank introduces a new Bulk Payments feature to help small businesses pay multiple recipients and support payroll.

Starling Bank introduces a new Bulk Payments feature to help small businesses pay suppliers and support payroll

Starling Bank will donate £28,000 to emerging players and grassroots football clubs to help develop the pipeline of female footballing talent.

Don’t drop the ball: Starling Bank supports women footballers of tomorrow

When it comes to the best experience at the best price, Lisbon, Portugal, ranks highest in a new study looking at the affordability of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations.

Lisbon best holiday experience per £1 spent

Starling Bank today reports its first full year of profitability. The digital bank swung to a pre-tax profit of £32.1 million for the financial year ending 31 March 2022.

Starling Bank reports first full year profit

Starling Bank is today withdrawing its application for a banking licence in the Republic of Ireland to focus on other expansion projects instead.

Starling withdraws Ireland banking licence application

Starling Bank is introducing Bills Manager for small businesses to help business and sole trader account customers streamline their finances.

Starling Bank launches Bills Manager for small businesses

Starling Bank today launches the first ever UK Fantasy Football game for the UEFA Women’s EURO ahead of the official tournament kick off on Wednesday 6th July.

An industry first: UEFA Women’s EURO gets its own UK Fantasy Football game

Starling Bank passes the three million account milestone, which includes more than 460,000 small business accounts.

Starling Bank passes three million account milestone

Starling Bank has upgraded its Spending Insights tool to help people improve their money management skills. Thirty-six new spending categories have been introduced.

Starling Bank supercharges Spending Insights tool to boost budgeting skills

Starling Bank has launched a campaign that celebrates women’s football as part of its national sponsorship of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 tournament.

Starling Bank signs up three Lionesses for its UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 national sponsorship

Starling has doubled the size of its Cardiff office and created hundreds of new jobs as its growth continues.

Starling Bank doubles Cardiff headcount

Starling Bank completes £130.5m internal fundraise.

Starling Bank completes £130.5m internal fundraise

Starling, the leading digital bank, has launched a new advertising campaign that encourages small business owners to break free from their incumbent bank.

Starling Bank inspires small business owners to switch in new campaign

Britain’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a positive outlook for 2022. More than two-thirds of those surveyed are confident for the year ahead.

Record investment and strong growth planned by small businesses, but loneliness and innovation are a challenge

The Great British Bounceback: 2021 performance boosts small business confidence

Starling has committed to a one third reduction target in its carbon emissions by 2030 and to offset carbon emissions from 2021.

Starling Bank to offset its carbon emissions annually from 2021 and set net zero target

Starling Bank is introducing Bills Manager, to help customers pay their bills on time and better manage their money.

Starling Bank launches Bills Manager to help people better manage their money

Starling Bank today announces that it is the official national banking partner for the UEFA Women’s EURO, taking place across England in July 2022.

Starling named official national banking partner for UEFA Women’s EURO 2022

Starling, the leading digital bank, has launched a new campaign, encouraging consumers to break free from their old way of banking.

Starling Bank launches campaign inspiring Britons to break free from traditional banking

As of 2022, Starling hopes to make its Banking as a Service (BaaS) solution offering available in the EU, including France, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain.

Starling to make BaaS available in Europe

Starling Bank has today announced the acquisition of specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50 million cash and share deal.

Starling Bank acquires buy-to-let specialist mortgage lender, Fleet Mortgages

Starling today releases a trading update, demonstrating strong revenue growth, continued profitability and a stable fixed cost base.

Starling Bank revenue rises 600%

Starling has been named ‘Best British Bank’ for the fourth year running at the British Bank Awards.

Starling named ‘Best British Bank’ for fourth year running

Clothes shops, games and toy stores and ice cream vans are set to reap the benefits this summer, as kids savings reach £200 million.

Kids store up £200 million in savings

Children aged 6-16 can now access Kite, a child-friendly space within the Starling app.

Starling Bank enables app access for children

Starling has been accredited as a lender under the government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme, the successor to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

Starling Bank supporting small businesses through the Recovery Loan Scheme

Starling’s new #MAKEMONEYEQUAL campaign urges change to the way women are pictured with money.

#MAKEMONEYEQUAL campaign urges change to the way women are pictured with money

New research suggests that more than a fifth (21%) of small businesses expect their productivity to rise as children go back to school full time.

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