Short Takes: Stripe is now worth $95B; Starling valued at $1.9B after raising $376MM; BlockFi gets $350MM at $3B; a16z invests in NFT marketplace; FIS will pay off your student loans

Hi Fintech Architects --

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Here are the top ones hitting our radar:

1. SoFi to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp, gains Bank Charter to boost Fintech services (link here)

2. UK challenger bank Starling raises $376M, now valued at $1.9B (link here)

3. Fintech company FIS says it will pay off your student-loan …