Comparison
Starling Bank vs ZEN.COM
Two neobanks compared on customer sentiment, app-store ratings and regulation.
Recent coverage
Press we captured in the last 90 days: 16 for Starling Bank, 3 for ZEN.COM. Not scored - coverage volume says how often a brand is written about, not whether it is doing well.
- Starling Bank's Anne Boden wants to compete with Anthropic for talent at new AI fintechefinancialcareers.com · Sep 10, 2026
- iwoca Brings £1m SME Loans to Starling Bank Usersfintechmagazine.com · Sep 8, 2026
- Starling Bank Partners with iwoca to Offer Business Loans Up to £1Mffnews.com · Sep 8, 2026
- ZEN.COM Launches Mastercard Click to Pay as Consumer Demand for Simpler Online Payments Growsglobenewswire.com · Jul 15, 2026
- ZEN.COM Launches Mastercard Click to Pay as Consumer Demand for Simpler Online Payments Growsmarkets.businessinsider.com · Jul 3, 2026
- ZEN.COM Launches Mastercard Click to Pay Across Europe and Singaporepymnts.com · Jul 3, 2026
Starling Bank vs ZEN.COM: the verdict
Starling Bank and ZEN.COM are two neobanks tracked by NeoBase. Here is how they compare across the signals we measure - customer sentiment, store ratings and, for exchanges, MiCA regulation.
Starling Bank leads NeoBase's composite sentiment score, 95.7 to 88.9 out of 100.
Starling Bank holds the stronger app-store ratings across Google Play and the App Store.
Starling Bank draws fewer bottom-scored reviews: 2.1% of its Trustpilot ratings are one star, against 7.4% for ZEN.COM.
Across 9 tracked metrics, Starling Bank comes out ahead on 6.
NeoBase is an independent information platform, not affiliated with the brands compared. Figures are indicative and update over time.