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FinTech Fees Let Sponsor Banks Look Beyond Deposit Growth
FinTech Fees Let Sponsor Banks Look Beyond Deposit Growth
August 03, 2026  |  Banking

Banking-as-a-service has traditionally had sponsor banks for doing everything themselves: issuing accounts, holding deposits, processing payments and financing lending. But latest earnings from two sponsor-bank...

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Visa Helps Wirex Provide Stablecoin Payments for BaaS Clients
Visa Helps Wirex Provide Stablecoin Payments for BaaS Clients
February 18, 2026  |  Partnerships

Cryptocurrency card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) company Wirex has joined forces with Visa Direct. “Wirex is taking stablecoin utility to the last mile — where...

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Lead Bank Raises $70 Million to Grow BaaS Platform
Lead Bank Raises $70 Million to Grow BaaS Platform
September 04, 2025  |  Banking

Lead Bank raised $70 million in a Series B funding round that brought its post-money valuation to $1.47 billion. The company is a state-chartered bank,...

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3 Takeaways as Enforcement Actions and Data Breaches Roil BaaS Models
3 Takeaways as Enforcement Actions and Data Breaches Roil BaaS Models
June 02, 2025  |  Banking

As nonbank enterprises offer financial services, aided by traditional financial institutions and FinTechs, the emergence of the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) model has promised to transform lending...

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Report: BaaS Startup Solid Files for Bankruptcy, Aims to Sell
Report: BaaS Startup Solid Files for Bankruptcy, Aims to Sell
April 10, 2025  |  Banking

Solid, the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) startup formerly known as Wise, reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company had not been able to raise more...

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Money Mobility Makes Embedded Banking Payments New Rising Star
Money Mobility Makes Embedded Banking Payments New Rising Star
March 19, 2025  |  Banking

The shakeup and shakeout of banking-as-a-service (BaaS), in the wake of the Synapse bankruptcy last year, has opened up new potential for embedded finance. Money...

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New Evolve Statement: ‘Vast Majority’ of Synapse Funds Are at Other Banks
New Evolve Statement: ‘Vast Majority’ of Synapse Funds Are at Other Banks
November 27, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

Evolve Bank & Trust said Wednesday (Nov. 27) that the “vast majority” of end user funds related to the Synapse Financial Technologies bankruptcy that were...

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Adyen to Support Global Expansion of Spendesk’s Spend Management Platform
Adyen to Support Global Expansion of Spendesk’s Spend Management Platform
November 21, 2024  |  Partnerships

Spendesk aims to strengthen its offer in core markets and support the global growth of its spend management platform for medium-sized businesses with the help...

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Synapse BaaS Platform Slated for Bankruptcy Sale
Synapse BaaS Platform Slated for Bankruptcy Sale
October 27, 2024  |  Connected Economy

 The assets of bankrupt Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Synapse are going up for sale next month. B Riley Advisory Services, the group handling the sale, announced...

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