getty The implosion of banking-as-a-service pioneer Synapse Financial Technologies is shining a harsh and unflattering light on a key link that has enabled the growth of the digital banking industry in recent years. At an emergency hearing Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Martin R. Barash, of the Central District of California, framed the situation starkly. “What we're really looking at with the meltdown of this company (Synapse), and it is melting down – there was a purchase that didn't go ...