The Profile: Anne Boden, founder of Starling

The former AIB executive who ran her school bank at age 11 is now setting her sights on a stock market float for her British challenger bank

In brief

Name: Anne Boden

Age: 61

Appearance: like your favourite aunt, the one who always has sweets in her handbag and slips you tenners. Nothing like the conventional stereotype of the fintech titan that she is.

Newsworthiness: Starling, the British challenger bank she founded, has just raised £50 million from Goldman Sachs and is setting its sights on a stock market float by 2023.

In depth:

If there’s a disco, Anne Boden is usually ...