Starling Bank On Track to Turn a Profit by the End of 2020; SoFi Wins Preliminary Approval for US Bank Charter & Launches Credit Card; Jiko Raises $40M to Build T-Bills-Based Retail Bank

Weekly FinTech Digest | Week 44

This week (26-30 October) was super interesting week in FinTech. Starling's approach of sustainable growth, not growth at all costs has positioned it to hit its 2021 profitability target even despite the coronavirus pandemic; Alliance Data, an established payments, marketing, and loyalty company, has reportedly agreed to a $450M stock and cash acquisiti…