Starling Makes Key Engine Hire as It Considers US Listing (1)

Starling has hired a top fintech executive in New York to help helm the firm’s expansion in North America as the UK digital bank eyes a potential US listing.

The London-headquartered lender named Jody Bhagat, the former president of global banking at software company Personetics Technologies, to lead the growth of its technology arm Engine in the US, according to a statement.

Starling is part of a raft of UK fintechs that are looking to expand to America in order to rapidly grow their customer base and take advantage of US President Donald Trump’s plans to usher ...