Banking-as-a-Service

Banking as a Service Faces ‘Slowdown’ as FIs Wait for Regulatory Clarity
Banking as a Service Faces ‘Slowdown’ as FIs Wait for Regulatory Clarity
June 21, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

For the banking as a service (BaaS) firms, the Synapse bankruptcy, the cease-and-desist order against Evolve, and the wait for regulatory clarity are all proving...

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Thredd CEO Counts on Regulators to Address Vulnerabilities of Banking as a Service
Thredd CEO Counts on Regulators to Address Vulnerabilities of Banking as a Service
June 21, 2024  |  Banking

The relationships between FinTechs, banks and neobanks has been placed under a harsh spotlight with the recent revelations around the Synapse bankruptcy. The reaction from...

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Treasury Prime Partner Marketplace Adds FS Vector’s Compliance Training Resources
Treasury Prime Partner Marketplace Adds FS Vector’s Compliance Training Resources
June 18, 2024  |  Digital Banking

The Treasury Prime Partner Marketplace now includes FS Vector’s regulatory compliance training platform Headmaster. This addition comes as part of a newly formalized relationship between...

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Making Sense of For Benefit Accounts (FBOs) and FinTech’s Future
Making Sense of For Benefit Accounts (FBOs) and FinTech’s Future
June 17, 2024  |  Legal

The recent Synapse bankruptcy represents one of the biggest implosions in the FinTech sector’s history. The ongoing mess at the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform has affected...

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QED Investors’ Gerety Says BaaS Model May Be Stronger Without Synapse
QED Investors’ Gerety Says BaaS Model May Be Stronger Without Synapse
June 17, 2024  |  Banking

The Synapse bankruptcy saga continues to rock the BaaS world, marked by last week’s revelation of $85 million in missing funds. The plot thickened last...

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Synapse’s Specter of Commingled Funds Points to Issues in FinTech, BaaS Governance
Synapse’s Specter of Commingled Funds Points to Issues in FinTech, BaaS Governance
June 12, 2024  |  Legal

If there’s a surety in FinTech, and particularly within banking as a service, it’s that there will be more regulations. It’s likely that there will...

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Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities
Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities
June 10, 2024  |  Legal

The drama surrounding the Synapse Financial bankruptcy continued Friday (June 7) with an afternoon court hearing in California’s Central District Bankruptcy Court, although the case...

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Brazil’s Kanastra Raises $21 Million for Private Credit Funds Platform
Brazil’s Kanastra Raises $21 Million for Private Credit Funds Platform
June 05, 2024  |  Investments

Kanastra raised $21 million in a Series A funding round to continue to improve its tech-driven back office for private credit funds and securitizations in...

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UK Neobank Starling Will Not Reapply for EU Banking License
UK Neobank Starling Will Not Reapply for EU Banking License
June 05, 2024  |  Banking

United Kingdom neobank Starling reportedly does not plan to reapply for a European Union banking license. Instead, the company will try to expand internationally via...

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