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Founded in 2014

CEO: John Mountain( Interim)

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London-based Starling Bank is one of Britain’ s first digital financial institutions. Founded by Anne Boden in 2014, who has since stepped back as CEO to focus on her role as a shareholder, Starling Bank has received over £ 500m($ 635.5m) in total funding. Without a single in-person branch, Starling Bank has established itself as a challenger to traditional banking institutions, offering personal, joint, business, and Euro accounts through its mobile app. Now with over three million accounts and thousands of employees, Starling can count itself among the established digital players in the UK banking sphere. Today, the neobank leverages Wise for its international payments.

Banking

United Kingdom

Founded in 2010

CEO: Simon Khalaf

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With its open API platform, Marqeta brings speed and efficiency to card issuing and payment processing. Today, Marqeta operates globally in the US, UK, EU, Canada, and throughout the APAC region. Its API is in use at multiple financial institutions, the likes of Visa and Mastercard both included. A multipurpose open API, Marqeta’ s solutions are used by businesses in digital banking, lending, e-commerce, and on-demand services among other sectors of the financial industry. Founded in Oakland, California, Marqeta says it is proud of its roots and plans to build a team as diverse as North California’ s Oakland region.

Financial Services

United States

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