Surveys by finance site Smart Money People and RFI Group both point to an important time for UK based digital banks; Starling Bank and Monzo were the top two banks in customer satisfaction according to Smart Money People; RFI Group found UK customers willing to use a digital only bank dropped from 78 percent to 54 percent in the past year; while the digital only banks please customers more they are beginning to run up against incumbent competition for a similar experience; digital only banks need to begin thinking about building long term businesses as the old guard catches up. Source.
TearSheet sat down with Megan Caywood, co-founder and chief platform officer at Starling Bank, to talk about the digital bank’s success so far; the interview covers the biggest issues with banking today, the issues Starling Bank is trying to solve, differentiating from other digital banks, customer acquisition and more. Source.
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