Webull fined $4.2 million over compliance failures, FINRA says

Webull logo is seen in this illustration taken October 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Webull logo is seen in this illustration taken October 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Nov 5 : The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street's industry regulator, said on Thursday it fined Webull Financial $4.2 million for failing to implement programs aimed at preventing illicit finance and other issues.

• Between January 2020 and September 2023, the digital brokerage did not implement reasonably designed programs to prevent money laundering and identity theft, FINRA said.

• The firm did not have reasonable policies in place, for example, to verify customer identities when they signed up for accounts, FINRA said.

• Webull also did not establish policies and procedures to detect and flag suspicious transactions, FINRA said.

• The firm also failed to institute a program to make sure customer transactions were done in the best way for the customers, FINRA said.

• Webull, which did not admit or deny FINRA's findings, did not respond immediately to requests for comment.

• As part of the settlement, Webull has agreed to remediate issues and hire an independent consultant.

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