Starling Bank 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. Get started 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. Join us for a greener future As a more sustainable bank, we’re determined to do our part to fight climate change and protect the environment. To reach net zero, we’re working towards a one third reduction target in our carbon emissions by 2030 and committing to offset our emissions annually. Read more 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. Find out more Business and sole trader accounts No monthly fees, 24/7 UK customer support and an easy in-app application. Over 400,000 UK businesses are skipping the admin and managing their finances with Britain’s Best Business Banking Provider 2021. Business account Sole trader account 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. Find out more 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. Find out more Multi-currency accounts One card: multiple currencies. Make and receive multi-currency payments for business or personal banking, with access to the real exchange rate and no hidden fees. Get started Independent service quality survey results As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1200 customers of each of the 14 largest business current account providers if they would recommend their provider to other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The results represent the view of customers who took part in the survey. Survey results 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. Get started Money management made easy Instant notifications. Get a real-time alert the second you pay or get paid. No fees overseas. Travel easy with no ATM or transaction fees overseas. Beautiful, intuitive tools. Get better at saving and budgeting, and view your monthly spending analytics. A branch that lives on your phone. Deposit cash at the Post Office and scan cheques in-app. Manage your money on the web too with online banking. We were featured in the latest Which? online banking security test and earned the top score. Read the article. Get started What’s new… Introducing Bills Manager Bills, charity, subscriptions… we all have spending commitments. Bills Manager lets you pay Direct Debits and standing orders straight from a Saving Space. Budget better by keeping money aside, and get a crystal clear view of what’s left for day-to-day spending. Find out more Many a happy customer Dot McCarthy Read more customer reviews... 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 Step 2 Enter your phone number and the verification code we’ll send you Step 3 Create an account by telling us who you are; your name, date of birth, email address and current home address Step 4 Verify who you are by recording a short selfie video and taking a photo of your ID Get started Switch your current account to Starling Streamline your finances and get total visibility over your money by switching your current account over to Starling today with the Current Account Switch Service. It’s free, easy and we’ll handle everything for you. Switch Apply for an award-winning bank account today Already got a Starling account? Business, joint, personal: there are lots of ways to enjoy Starling. Apply in-app to add another account type to your line-up. New customer? Enter your number in the box below and we’ll send you a text with a link to download the app. Follow the steps in-app to apply for an account. Phone Number Text me the app Our Privacy Notice sets out how the personal data collected from you will be processed by us. The Starling story Find out what it takes to build a bank from scratch. And how we’re changing banking for good. Read more See all of the awards we’ve won Blogs on managing money better BUSINESS Carbon Jacked: Reducing carbon footprints in business 24TH NOVEMBER 2021 TEAM STARLING Starling milestones: Autumn 2021 18TH NOVEMBER 2021 BUSINESS Handmade in Harpenden: A fragrance and skincare business 17TH NOVEMBER 2021 Independent service quality survey results As part of a regulatory requirement, an independent survey was conducted to ask approximately 1000 customers of each of the 17 largest personal current account providers if they would recommend their provider to friends and family. 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