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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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Evolve Was Served a Cease-and-Desist Order — Now What?
Evolve Was Served a Cease-and-Desist Order — Now What?
June 17, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board issued a “cease and desist” order against Evolve Bancorp and its subsidiary, Evolve Bank & Trust, that may have a chilling effect...

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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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Is Former Synapse CEO Already Moving on With a Robotics Startup?
Is Former Synapse CEO Already Moving on With a Robotics Startup?
June 13, 2024  |  Business

To paraphrase a famous F. Scott Fitzgerald quote, there are no second acts in life. The Gatsby scribe had never met a tech CEO. The...

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SEC Seeks Federal Judge’s Approval of Settlement With Terraform Labs
SEC Seeks Federal Judge’s Approval of Settlement With Terraform Labs
June 12, 2024  |  Legal

The Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly asked a federal judge Wednesday (June 12) to approve a settlement with Terraform Labs. The deal would resolve an...

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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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Synapse Bankruptcy Trustee Finds $85 Million ‘Shortfall’ Amid Tangled Web of Accounts
Synapse Bankruptcy Trustee Finds $85 Million ‘Shortfall’ Amid Tangled Web of Accounts
June 07, 2024  |  Legal

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams will present her initial findings as trustee of Synapse’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case Friday afternoon (June 7)....

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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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