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Starling’s billionaire backer opposed chief executive’s tell-all book

News of McPike’s opposition is noteworthy given recent reports that Starling is currently trying to court investors for the third time this year

Little has captured the imagination of fintech enthusiasts quite like the big reveal of Starling Bank chief executive Anne Boden’s memoir Banking On It.

Published 5 November, the first-hand account of Starling’s formative years caused a sensation for its vivid account of how Tom Blomfield — Boden’s former lieutenant — led a coup against her to launch rival start-up bank Monzo.

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