Anne Boden

Anne Boden is a Welsh banking and technology executive who founded **Starling Bank** in 2014, one of the UK’s first major digital-only banks. - **Background:** She studied computer science and held senior roles in banking and financial services, including at Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered, Allied Irish Banks and ABN AMRO. - **Current role:** Boden stepped down as Starling’s CEO in June 2023. She remains associated with the company as its founder and shareholder, but is no longer its chief executive. - **Notable work:** She led Starling’s creation of app-based current accounts, payments and lending services, helping establish digital banking as a mainstream competitor to traditional banks. She also wrote *The Money Revolution* (2018).

Anne Boden is a **Welsh fintech entrepreneur** and the **founder of Starling Bank**, a UK digital bank she launched in 2014 after a long career in financial services.[1][5][12] She is widely described as a pioneer of challenger banking and was recognized with an **MBE for services to fintech**.[11][15] Her **current role** is not entirely consistent across the sources: some profile pages still list her as founder/CEO, but more recent material says she **stepped aside as CEO in June 2023** and later **left the Starling board to pursue AI by Boden**, a new AI venture.[2][5][20] That makes her best described as the **founder and former CEO of Starling Bank, now focused on a new AI venture**.[5][20] Her **notable work** includes building Starling into one of the UK’s leading digital banks, helping popularize the mobile-first challenger bank model, and authoring books such as *The Money Revolution*, *Banking on It*, and *Female Founders' Playbook*.[3][15]

# Anne Boden Anne Boden is a Scottish entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of **Starling Bank**, a UK-based digital banking startup. ## Background - She has extensive experience in banking and financial services, having worked for major institutions including RBS and Fortis Bank - She holds expertise in banking operations and technology ## Notable Work - Founded Starling Bank in 2014 as a mobile-first, app-based bank - Starling Bank became one of the UK's prominent fintech challengers, offering retail and business banking services - The bank received its banking license in 2016 and launched to customers in 2017 - Under her leadership, Starling grew to serve hundreds of thousands of customers ## Current Role As of my last update (April 2024), Boden stepped down as CEO of Starling Bank, though she remained involved with the company. However, I'd recommend checking current sources for her most recent position, as leadership roles in fast-moving fintech companies can change. She's recognized as a notable figure in UK fintech and digital banking innovation.

**Anne Boden** is a prominent British tech entrepreneur and banking executive best known as the founder of Starling Bank. * **Background:** Boden spent over 30 years in traditional banking, holding senior leadership and executive roles at major financial institutions, including Lloyds Bank, UBS, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), and Allied Irish Bank (AIB), where she served as Group Head of Operations. * **Notable Work:** In 2014, recognizing the potential for technology to disrupt traditional banking, she founded Starling Bank, one of the UK’s first and most successful digital-only "challenger" banks. She served as its CEO until mid-2023, steering the company to profitability before stepping down to focus on her shares and advocacy for women in tech. She was awarded an MBE in 2018 for services to financial technology. * **Current Role:** Boden is currently a non-executive director on Starling’s board (having stepped down as CEO in June 2023). She is also an author, investor, and government advisor on technology and female entrepreneurship.

Anne Boden is a Welsh fintech entrepreneur and former banker. She founded Starling Bank in 2014 (launched 2016), one of the UK's first mobile-only digital banks, after a career in traditional finance that included senior roles at AIB Group, Santander, and other institutions. She served as its CEO until 2023 and remains a major shareholder and board member. Starling has grown to millions of customers and received multiple banking awards for innovation.