{"id":2897,"date":"2021-02-02T12:27:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T06:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/641e9b6dc5f49f232f998c74"},"modified":"2023-04-10T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T10:07:18","slug":"robinhood-growth-amid-a-slew-of-regulatory-run-ins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qistaging.com\/whitesight\/robinhood-growth-amid-a-slew-of-regulatory-run-ins\/","title":{"rendered":"Robinhood: Growth Amid a Slew of Regulatory Run-ins"},"content":{"rendered":"Robinhood: Growth Amid a Slew of Regulatory Run-insWhile Robinhood has seen phenomenal growth this year, the firm has faced several significant setbacks such as system outages during market swings that prevented customers from trading, the cancellation of its plans to expand to the U.K. and the most recent issue of restricting trading on a few volatile stocks. \u200d\u2642\ufe0f Regulatory Pressure Mounts: In 2019-20, Robinhood faced a maximum number of regulatory scrutiny and sanctions which included regulators across the board including SEC, FINRA, Massachusetts securities regulators, etc. questioning its business model. 2021 seems to bring even more heat on its operating model. So far Robinhood has responded with hiring a bunch of lobbyists, increasing size of its customer service team, improving UX and adding more financial education materials\u270b Friction Ain\u2019t Always Bad: While removing friction has been one of the core motto of FinTechs across sectors, in capital markets this may expose customers to unprecedented risks that include getting access to leverage that they can\u2019t afford or getting involved in financial instruments that they don\u2019t understand. Gamification Grey Area: Marketing tactics to acquire GenZ &amp; Millennial customers and gamification approach to engage with them on a frequent basis is a new [&hellip;] \t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n\t\t\t\tThis post is only available to members.\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins read<\/span><\/span> Robinhood: Growth Amid a Slew of Regulatory Run-insWhile Robinhood has seen phenomenal growth this year, the firm has faced several significant setbacks such as system outages during market swings that prevented customers from trading, the cancellation of its plans to expand to the U.K. and the most recent issue of restricting trading on a few volatile stocks. \u200d\u2642\ufe0f Regulatory Pressure Mounts: In 2019-20, Robinhood faced a maximum number of regulatory scrutiny and sanctions which included regulators across the board including SEC, FINRA, Massachusetts securities regulators, etc. questioning its business model. 2021 seems to bring even more heat on its operating model. So far Robinhood has responded with hiring a bunch of lobbyists, increasing size of its customer service team, improving UX and adding more financial education materials\u270b Friction Ain\u2019t Always Bad: While removing friction has been one of the core motto of FinTechs across sectors, in capital markets this may expose customers to unprecedented risks that include getting access to leverage that they can\u2019t afford or getting involved in financial instruments that they don\u2019t understand. 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