âStarting salaries in operations are ÂŁ24,500.â
Thatâs not bad for a starting salary. 
How does it compare to Monzo in Cardiff?
Iâve never been to the offices, even though job adverts stated youâd get chance to visit.
Stating salary isnât as good as Starling based on the above.
I was having a look at Starling website and just kinda thought how rubbish it was. The homepage is just a load of random information with very little organisation that makes sense.
That this for example.
The heading is a ânew type of bankâ, but what is new there? FSCS isnât. 100% digital signup isnât. No monthly fees isnât for personal (no idea for business). Donât have a clue about Starling bank support, but Iâve heard plenty of people go against the idea of it being any time and 24/7.
So that section is just a load of things that most banks offer now, with the other thing not really being true.
Starling is a good proposition, but I just think the website is a bit rubbish.
A new type of bank showing customers what they likely find most important:
No fees.
FSCS protection.
24/7 customer service.
100% digital.
Isnât that what a lot really want to see?
The rest is then focused elsewhere. Makes sense to me tbh.
Starling doesnât do the nonsense stuff like the majority, they want the grown up bank feel.
Edit:
I feel this may change the look once they launch credit related products such as Credit card, loan, and maybe even mortgages (think their mortgage book is mostly SME for now).
Edit 2:
They also donât want the anyone and everyone banking approach, so those looking for a new bank that donât want fancy gags and colour shizzle can review Starling, see the key points and make that decision for themselves.
It doesnât feel grown up and to me, it feels like a mess
Hereâs the homepage
They show you some benefits.
Show some ratings.
Then say it is a new type of bank (but not how it is new), and then essentially the same benefits yet again.
And then some more ratings are randomly here (the service quality surveys).
And now a random link to switch to starling
And now some more benefits, some of which have already been mentioned twice so far.
And then a random link to some budget planner thing.
And then even more benefits, again some of which have already been mentioned.
And then a random info on being a sustainable bank
And now the products
And now an apply link
I just feel like the information is badly organised. Once you get down to it, there isnât that much there, but the layout and repeated information makes it seem a lot more, but in a way that is cluttered.
What is bad about other banks websites?
See when I scroll the website from my phone it looks perfect.
Then just goes on to account types in more detail.
Tells me everything Iâd really need to know. Guess itâs just preference.
Monzo focuses on look at what your account can do and offer, vs the âwe are a new bank, hereâs what you need to knowâ approach.
Monzo does have a lot more happening with their account though, which gives Starling less to promote at the moment.
I prefer how Monzo has presented their website as it just feels more straightforward, however, I really hate their new design. All the different colours are just too much for me (and I know there isnât even that many. Just personal preference).
I just think Starling could tidy up the website a bit to remove all of the repeating information and explain why it is a new way to bank. Most people would expect to be told how it is new under a heading saying that it is new.
Itâs like saying âhereâs an iPhone with tonnes of brand new featuresâ but then just listing features that every phone has. It just doesnât flow right.
I agree, looks like a step backwards not forwards.
They do so this every year
They do repeat FSCS a few times - I can be on board here (maybe not x4 in the first half the page) as people really look for this.
Revolut doesnât get as much interest due to lack of FSCS so itâll be great to see what happens when they do.
They also have a surprisingly nice website though investments etc could be placed below the travel section.
I do agree with you overall that Starlingâs branding feels more grown up. The colours are obviously a lot calmer and the language they use is less âtrendyâ however, I feel like their cards donât reflect the rest of their brand at all. Bright colours and a massive logo doesnât really match with everything else.
Their purple cards were very nice, I was an early adopter initially so Iâll see if I can find my old one.
Their app needs some love, I want a landing page of account lists, open banking to add other accounts in, and get shot of pulse itâs really not useful, Iâd rather just open on Spending if I had a choice.
Considering Santander already has other accounts in the app, then Starling have really missed the mark there (Santander doesnât have a lot of features so to be worse than them at something is pretty bad haha).
Yeah the shame 
Loading Santander is also a no, itâs probably the longest loading app next to tsb.
My wifeâs first question whenever I mention a new neobank or a new savings account is âis it FSCS protected?â. People really do look for this indeed. I myself, being know for jumping to try every new thing under the sun, still look for the FSCS logo first before bothering to look any further.
See for me personally I donât look for it first off, like Revolut, I really like it, theyâre still regulated by the FCA, my money just isnât insured in the spending account.
Their vaults (pots) are FSCS protected though.
Maybe I Iâve not been stung for not being FSCS protected, I was only 19 and stupid when 2008 came around so I wouldnât have acknowledged the impact.
Is it a risk vs reward thing, or perhaps something like pensions, some people donât think about them till they realise theyâre closer to retirement than they are to the start of their career and scramble to find a pension plan 
I just know that, even though I have not ever needed the FSCS protection, it only has to happen once to get me in financial trouble, and I donât want to let it happen even that once.
This was the original card when they was in beta donât know why they ever changed it still have mine somewhere
Just had a look at the Starling website on my desktop machine. Looks fine to me.