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Chime vs Starling Bank

Compare Chime and Starling Bank side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Chime

Chime

Best for fee-free US banking

Chime strips fees out of everyday US banking and adds an early-payday and fee-free-overdraft safety net. It i…

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Starling Bank

Starling Bank

Best for business banking

Starling is the most complete UK bank account on this list: free abroad, FSCS protected, and with a business …

Head-to-head comparison

Chime vs Starling Bank
Feature Chime Starling Bank
Monthly fee Free Free
FX markup 0% 0%
Savings APY 2% 3.25%
Currencies 1 3
Card network Visa Mastercard
Deposit protection FDIC up to 250,000 USD via The Bancorp Bank and Stride Bank FSCS up to 85,000 GBP
Regulators - -
Best for Best for fee-free US banking Best for business banking
Markets & account

Pros & cons

Chime

Chime

Pros

  • No monthly, overdraft or minimum-balance fees
  • Fee-free overdraft up to 200 USD with SpotMe
  • Get-paid-early on qualifying direct deposits

Cons

  • Not a bank itself; balances sit with partner banks
  • USD-only and built for domestic, not international, use
Starling Bank

Starling Bank

Pros

  • FSCS-protected UK bank with no fees abroad at all
  • Genuinely strong free business account
  • Interest paid on the current-account balance

Cons

  • Limited multi-currency holding beyond GBP, EUR and USD
  • No cash-back or rewards programme
Chime

Chime

Chime strips fees out of everyday US banking and adds an early-payday and fee-free-overdraft safety net. It is built for domestic spenders, not travellers.

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Starling Bank

Starling Bank

Starling is the most complete UK bank account on this list: free abroad, FSCS protected, and with a business account that punches far above its price.

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