CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the Synapse fintech predicament, people who are owed sums ranging from $7,000 to well over $200,000.
  • @SpaceNoodleEnglish
    29•15 hours ago

    “This is the first reverse bank robbery in the history of America.”

    Oh, honey.

  • @[email protected]English
    26•16 hours ago

    Not trying to victim blame here as best I can, but why on earth would you use a bank that isn’t a bank that relies on other banks to pretend to be a bank? Just use a bank. Not Wells Fargo.

    I see commercials for these things and they just seem like scams. Payday loan levels of bullshittery.

    • @[email protected]English
      9•14 hours ago

      credulity. Here in the US we are well insulated from financial scammers, with the exception of fintech. When the average consumer sees FDIC they assume they are covered. Insane that $50m has evaporated. Fintech bros are the worst.

    • @[email protected]English
      15•16 hours ago

      And even if you do, why on earth would you keep your money there when they lay off half their staff (more than a year ago) and then file for bankruptcy (more than 6 months ago)?

      • @[email protected]English
        4•11 hours ago

        Key Points

        • Thousands of Americans will receive little or nothing from savings accounts that were locked during the collapse of fintech middleman Synapse.
        • Customers believed the accounts were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
        • CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the predicament, people who have lost sums ranging from $7,000 to well over $200,000.
        • While there’s not yet a full tally of those left shortchanged, at fintech Yotta alone, 13,725 customers say they are being offered a combined $11.8 million despite putting in $64.9 million in deposits.