Overview

• CFO Declan Ferguson said the bank has not formed a concrete view on listing venue and is in no rush to go public
• The shift marks a reversal of former CEO John Mountain’s declaration that London was Starling’s “natural home” for an IPO
• Starling has registered a Delaware subsidiary and launched Engine by Starling in the US to showcase its banking technology
• The bank is exploring acquiring an East Coast lender with about $2 billion in assets to strengthen its American footprint
• Peer Wise moved its primary listing to the US in June to tap deeper liquidity and gain inclusion in major US indices