THE digital bank which has created more than 200 jobs in Southampton is to expand in the city. Starling brought customer service and technical jobs to Town Quay when it chose the city for its first base outside London in 2019. It currently has 226 people based at the Beresford House site – and its boss has revealed that it has committed to more space. Starling Bank founder and chief executive Anne Boden told the Daily Echo: “We’re very, very happy with Southampton. “We’ve actually committed to taking a bit more space in Southampton.” The bank, based around a mobile app and 24-hour support on the phone, now has more than 2.2million accounts, including 4.4 per cent of the UK’s small and medium sized business market.