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Synapse Brokerage

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BaaS

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 3 companies across 1 category.

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CategoriesBaaS
Rank#133 of 340 in BaaS
Buyers3 companies
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA, USA
Founded2014
FoundersSankaet Pathak, Bryan Keltner
Raised$51M

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Founders & story · from Synapse Brokerage’s own dossier

Synapse was founded in 2014 as a banking-as-a-service platform (the self-styled 'AWS of banking') connecting fintechs to sponsor banks for deposits, card issuance, ACH, and credit. After raising $51M from a16z and others, it expanded into Credit Hub (2021, with Mastercard) and Global Cash (2022). Reconciliation failures between Synapse's ledger and partner banks (notably Evolve Bank & Trust) caused a liquidity crisis, leading to Chapter 11 in April 2024 and a months-long freeze of ~10M consumer accounts at downstream fintechs (Yotta, Juno, Mercury historically). The collapse became the defining cautionary tale for the US BaaS middleware model.

Latest round: Series B, 2019
Recent developments
  • 2024-04Synapse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. source ↗
  • 2024-05Collapse left ~10M consumers with frozen accounts; ~100 fintech partners affected. source ↗
  • 2024-08Founder Sankaet Pathak raised $11M pre-seed for new robotics company Foundation. source ↗
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Who uses Synapse Brokerage
3 companies disclose Synapse Brokerage in their stack
JunoBuoyfiLatitud
Buyer mix · 3 of 3 classified
Fintech / Consumer banking · 1Fintech / SMB banking · 1Vertical SaaS / Startup Ecosystem (LatAm) · 1
US · 2LATAM · 1
What the disclosures say
Juno
“bankingembedded.com/companies/juno lists Evolve Bank & Trust, First United Bank & Trust, NexBank, Synapse Brokerage, AMG National Trust Bank, Old National Bank, First Foundation Bank, ServisFirst Bank, Third Coast Bank, Enterprise Bank, American Bank, Flagstar Bank, Cadence Bank, Lineage Bank, Webster Bank, Bell Bank a…”
Buoyfi
“Synapse Brokerage publicly lists Buoyfi as a customer at bankingembedded.com/companies/buoyfi — TIER 1 known_customer_listings.”
Latitud
“Synapse Brokerage publicly lists Latitud as a customer (via bankingembedded.com/companies/latitud — TIER 1).”
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What Synapse Brokerage runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Synapse Brokerage itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Synapse Brokerage.
PSP
ACHWiresChecksCard processing
Sponsor Bank
Evolve Bank & Trust
BaaS
Synapse
Card Issuing
Synapse Issuing
Ledger
Synapse
Lending
Synapse Credit Hub
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Alternatives to Synapse Brokerage

Other BaaS providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Evolve Bank & Trust71 buyers →Sutton Bank63 buyers →Cross River56 buyers →Pathward48 buyers →ClearBank39 buyers →Thread Bank35 buyers →Backbase30 buyers →Community Federal Savings Bank30 buyers →
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Synapse Brokerage — frequently asked

Which companies use Synapse Brokerage?

3 companies are linked to Synapse Brokerage in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Synapse Brokerage's published customer list, including Juno, Buoyfi and Latitud.

What does Synapse Brokerage do?

Synapse Brokerage is an embedded-finance provider in BaaS. It ranks #133 of 340 BaaS providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Synapse Brokerage?

The most-named BaaS alternatives to Synapse Brokerage are Evolve Bank & Trust (71 buyers), Sutton Bank (63 buyers), Cross River (56 buyers), Pathward (48 buyers), ClearBank (39 buyers) and Thread Bank (35 buyers).

Who founded Synapse Brokerage?

Synapse Brokerage was founded by Sankaet Pathak and Bryan Keltner and is founded in 2014, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.

How much funding has Synapse Brokerage raised?

Synapse Brokerage has raised $51M in total.

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