[3] Boden was born in Bon-y-maen a suburb of Swansea, the daughter of a steelworker and a department store worker.

[1] She attended Cefn Hengoed Comprehensive and graduated from Swansea University in 1981[4] with a degree in Chemistry and Computer Sciences.

[6] After the financial crisis, Boden sold her house in Swansea where she spent her weekends, in order to raise funds and hire staff at her company.

[13][16] The Telegraph described the company as "the Amazon of banking" after it received multiple investments from Austrian-born billionaire Harald McPike.

[17] Boden lost her position as majority shareholder in the bank in July 2019 after a large investment from McPike during a series C funding round in February.

[18] Boden is a member of Tech Nation's FinTech Delivery Panel and has spoken at industry events such as Money20/20 and Wealth 2.0.