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 ...