However, the FCA says that Starling failed to comply with this provision and opened over 54,000 accounts for 49,000 high-risk customers between September 2021 and November 2023.

The lender has bought the startup for an undisclosed sum (although Bloomberg has reported that it is worth less than £10m), with plans to integrate Ember ...

Starling Bank has bought accounting software start-up Ember as it seeks to weave tax and bookkeeping tools directly into its small business accounts ...

Digital banking giant Starling has struck its first acquisition in four years with a deal for Ember, a FinTech firm based in ...

LONDON — British online lender Starling Bank on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in annual profit, citing an issue with Covid-era business loan fraud and a regulatory fine over financial crime ...

Starling Group has announced the acquisition of UK fintech Ember, a tax and bookkeeping software provider recognised by HMRC. The deal, agreed on 19 August ...

The latest Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) banking satisfaction survey, covering July 2024 to June 2025, has revealed ...

U.K. financial regulators hit British digital lender Starling Bank with a £29 million ($38.5 million) fine over failings related to its financial crime prevention systems. In a statement on ...