Banking-as-a-Service

Synapse’s Downfall Provides Hard Lessons for Its B2B Partners
Synapse’s Downfall Provides Hard Lessons for Its B2B Partners
May 30, 2024  |  Business

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, as the saying goes. And as the fallout from Synapse’s chaotic bankruptcy continues, containing the...

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Five Things to Watch as Synapse Bankruptcy Impact Shakes Up FinTechs
Five Things to Watch as Synapse Bankruptcy Impact Shakes Up FinTechs
May 28, 2024  |  Banking

At this writing, on Tuesday (May 28), the ripple effects of Synapse’s bankruptcy keep rippling. But with each filing, with the reports that customers can’t...

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AppTech Payments Aims to Take on Venmo With InstaCash
AppTech Payments Aims to Take on Venmo With InstaCash
May 16, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Frictionless commerce firm AppTech Payments completed the pilot of its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform. Now, the company will use the BaaS solution for the commercial launch of InstaCash, a real-time pay-by-bank transaction...

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Synapse Saga Emphasizes Tangled Web Between FinTechs, Middlemen and Sponsor Banks
Synapse Saga Emphasizes Tangled Web Between FinTechs, Middlemen and Sponsor Banks
May 10, 2024  |  Acquisitions

In biology, a synapse is essentially a conduit, a place in the brain where neurons connect and communicate. In financial services, the recent news that...

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FIS Targets $200 Billion Addressable Market in Global Money Movement
FIS Targets $200 Billion Addressable Market in Global Money Movement
May 07, 2024  |  Banking

At its investor day Tuesday (May 7), FIS management outlined its continuing strategy to capture share in global money movement — a market worth hundreds of billions...

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Thredd CEO: Compliance Will Define Future of Payments
Thredd CEO: Compliance Will Define Future of Payments
April 25, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. That quote, by management consultant Peter F. Drucker, holds more true today than...

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TabaPay to Acquire Assets of Bankrupt FinTech Synapse
TabaPay to Acquire Assets of Bankrupt FinTech Synapse
April 21, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Instant money movement platform TabaPay is acquiring Synapse’s assets following the latter company’s bankruptcy. The deal, announced Friday (April 19), will allow TabaPay to offer new financial services for FinTechs and...

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Green Dot Names Marqeta Vet Renata Caine as BaaS Lead
Green Dot Names Marqeta Vet Renata Caine as BaaS Lead
April 15, 2024  |  Personnel

Green Dot has named payments industry veteran Renata Caine as its new Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) general manager. Caine previously worked at Marqeta and at the commercial payments division of WEX, the...

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Finzly Helps Banks of All Sizes Enter Embedded Banking Market
Finzly Helps Banks of All Sizes Enter Embedded Banking Market
April 04, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Finzly has launched a new solution designed to help banks of all sizes participate in the embedded banking market. The new Account Galaxy includes virtual account and virtual...

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