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STARLING BANK
Starling Bank
Financial services / digital challenger bank (retail and business banking) · London · United Kingdom · Founded · 2014 · ≈ · 4,158 · employees

Starling Bank competitors

Private

Starling Bank has 6 close competitors: Creditas, Plaid, SumUp.

ProfileValuationFundingCompetitorsStock & IPOHow to invest
Peer set

Who competes with Starling Bank

Sector, valuation and status for each competitor.

company profileStarling Bank›
$1.8BMar 2021
Founded 2014United Kingdom
competitorCreditas›
$3.3Bas of Dec 2025
Founded 2012Private
competitorPlaid›
$8Blatest valuation
Founded 2013Private
competitorSumUp›
$8.8Blatest valuation
Founded 2012Private
competitorZilch›
$2Bas of Nov 2021
Founded 2018Private
competitorAcorns›
$1.9Bas of Mar 2022
Founded 2012IPO filed
competitorADVASA›
$2.5Bas of Apr 2022
Founded 2017Private
Head-to-head

Starling Bank and its peers, side by side

A private valuation and a public market cap share one column; each row names its basis and date.

Company
Sector
Founded
Valuation / market cap
Status
HQ
On Canborsa
Starling Bank
Financial services / digital challenger bank (retail and business banking)
2014
$1.8BMar 2021
PRIVATE
United Kingdom
Company profile
Creditas
Fintech (secured lending)
2012
$3.3Bpost-money · Dec 2025
PRIVATE
Brazil
Company profile
Plaid
Financial technology (banking data API)
2013
$8B
PRIVATE
United States
Company profile
SumUp
Financial Technology / Payment Processing
2012
$8.8B
PRIVATE
United Kingdom
Company profile
Zilch
FinTech (buy now, pay later / ad-subsidised payments)
2018
$2BNov 2021
PRIVATE
United Kingdom
Company profile
Acorns
Fintech / micro-investing
2012
$1.9BMar 2022
IPO FILED
United States
Company profile
ADVASA
Earned wage access / payroll advance fintech
2017
$2.5BApr 2022
PRIVATE
Japan
Company profile
Context · reading the peer set

Where Starling Bank meets its rivals

What Starling Bank sells, and where the rivals meet it

British licensed and regulated digital bank offering personal and business current accounts through its mobile app, with no physical branches; also licenses its Engine banking-software platform to other banks.

Starling Bank competes with 6 companies here: Creditas, Plaid, SumUp, Zilch, Acorns, ADVASA.

A private valuation and a public price

Starling Bank was last valued at $1.8B (Mar 2021). That price was agreed in one transaction and holds until the next round. A listed competitor is repriced every trading session.

Starling Bank on Canborsa
MarketClosest: HOOD-PERP
Fees0.07% per side · 0.14% round-trip
Fundingevery 1h

Starling Bank competitors — frequently asked questions

Who has invested in Starling Bank?›

Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.

Who are Starling Bank's competitors?›

The closest financial services / digital challenger bank (retail and business banking) peers are on the competitors page.

How can I get exposure to Starling Bank?›

The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.

Is Starling Bank publicly traded?›

No. Starling Bank is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.

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