Publication Type

Blog Post

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acceptedVersion

Publication Date

9-2025

Abstract

In May 2024, a company in California suddenly made headlines across the financial press. Synapse Financial Technologies, once hailed as a pioneer in the next wave of financial innovation, filed for bankruptcy. The company had promised to revolutionize banking by providing “Banking-as-a-Service” (BaaS): an invisible layer of technology that allowed apps to plug directly into the financial system.

Discipline

Banking and Finance Law | Science and Technology Law

Research Areas

Corporate, Finance and Securities Law

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles

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Authors

Additional URL

https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2025/09/16/the-regulatory-challenges-raised-by-the-evolution-from-open-banking-to-banking-as-a-service/

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