Matthew Fox, 20 July 2021
Robinhood said it expects to pay a $30 million penalty in relation to an anti-money laundering probe of its cryptocurrency business, according to an amended S-1 filed with the SEC on Monday.
The online trading app said that in July of 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services said Robinhood’s crypto unit had a number of “matters requiring attention,” primarily focused on anti-money laundering and cybersecurity-related issues.
In March, a subsequent investigation by the Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement division of the NYDFS found alleged violations of anti-money laundering and New York Banking Law requirements, “including the failure to maintain and certify a compliant anti-money laundering program,” according to the filing.
Other violations include of cybersecurity and virtual currency requirements, “including certain deficiencies in our policies and procedures regarding risk assessment, lack of an adequate incident response and business continuity plan, and deficiencies in our application development security,” the filing said.
