Starling Bank has chosen Barings’ Landmark in Manchester to locate its new office in the North. The digital bank intends to create up to 1,000 new jobs for the region to fill roles across the enterprise, including operations, engineering, data science and cybersecurity.

The digital lender, which now has 2,500 employees in London, Cardiff, Southampton and Dublin, has chosen Manchester as its headquarters for its northward expansion because of its huge pool of financial technology talent, with the city boasting the world’s largest regional FinTech ecosystem. Kingdom. Manchester has also been chosen by the new Center for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) as a hub for financial innovation, which will boost the government’s ambitions to transform the UK into a superpower in terms of finance. technology and science.

“Manchester is one of the most important tech hubs in the UK. London’s success as a global fintech hub enables it to spread wealth and jobs throughout the UK and the wider economy. That’s exactly what we’re doing with this office in Manchester.”

Anne Boden, Founder and CEO at Starling Bank.

Starling has signed a 10-year lease for the 14,061 square foot fifth floor of Barings’ Landmark. Landmark was chosen for its central location in St. Peter and for its sustainable design. The office runs on green energy, is built with sustainable materials, encourages employees to make more eco-friendly transportation decisions, and has two hives, each containing approximately 80,000 worker bees throughout the season summer.

“We’ve had some outstanding applications for our roles in Manchester already, affirming the city’s place as the tech capital of the North. We want to offer our talent the best of the best; the facilities at Landmark made it the obvious choice for us.”

Susanna Yallop, Chief People Officer at Starling Bank.

“Manchester is the largest regional tech hub outside of London, home to more than 10,000 tech businesses benefiting from our digital expertise and ambitious, collaborative nature.

“We’re excited to welcome Starling to this community not only for their best-in-class banking but their ethics. Manchester city-region is proud of our heritage in disrupting the norm and our history of empowering women dating back as far as Emmeline Pankhurst; here we align with Starling and look forward to working with them to take the financial services sector to new heights.”

Deborah Walker, Head of inward investment for Financial, Professional, and Business Services at MIDAS.

Starling already has strong ties to the North through its association with the Lancashire women’s football community. As the only bank in the UK founded by a woman, Starling has funded thousands of pounds in grassroots women’s clubs in the region and has partnered with former Manchester City player Jill Scott MBE, to launch a £200,000 women’s outfit. Junior teams at Astley & Tyldesley Girls’ FC. The bank also sponsored UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, where it partnered with Manchester City striker Lauren Hemp to kick off the UK’s first-ever Women’s EURO fantasy football tournament.