Fintech regulations

Andreessen Horowitz — one of the richest and most famous firms on Sand Hill Road — is giving up its VC designation.

The regulator laid out detailed guidelines for how planners should be communicating with clients electronically.

Robinhood Financial has rebranded its service, deleted tweets about its launch and scrubbed the page from its website.

The fintech's new products may violate several banking and securities regulations, industry officials say.

Should it be custodians? Or the clients themselves? Bob Veres picks a side.

Concerns include preparing for new SEC reporting rules and modernizing operational infrastructure.

An ideologically driven political climate complicates the evolution of global interoperable mobile-driven commerce.

When legacy tools only address known risks, firms may be overdue for an upgrade.

Regulators including FINRA are looking at ways to help spur innovation.

The ability for consumers to access and share data in one place could transform financial advice.

How technology could continue to disrupt financial planning.

More than a decade ago, bankers fought Walmart tooth and nail as it made forays into banking. But with Amazon making more moves into financial services, the reaction is very different.

To protect their practice, advisors should know the answers to several critical questions about how vendors use and safeguard their data.

Planners must make accurate disclosures about their service models, says the regulator.

Stepping in after co-founder Mike Cagney's resignation, Twitter's Anthony Noto needs to overhaul the firm's corporate culture, lay the groundwork for an IPO and determine whether to renew SoFi's pursuit of a bank charter.

Compliance and technology hurdles have snarled firms’ efforts to address a longtime gripe.

Large wealth managers and banks will spend more on blockchain and AI in the coming year, and appear willing to explore new technology partnerships.

Digital advice is vulnerable to bait-and-switch and choice manipulation schemes.

Most of the barriers protecting wealth management from tech competitors have been chipped away, executives say.

"Data analytics is critical," says FINRA's chief risk officer.