Binance: Hires former regulators from FCA and Finra

Binance: Hires former regulators from FCA and Finra

  • Binance is the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider with a financial product suite
  • Announced the hiring of Steven McWhirter and Seth Levy, former regulators from the FCA and FINRA respectively
  • Steven McWhirter joins as the Director of Regulatory Policy, where he will lead the global regulatory policy team
  • Steven spent over nine years at the FCA, where he was most recently the Strategy
  • Seth Levy joins as the Head of Market Surveillance, where he will oversee efforts to further build
  • Seth brings over two decades of experience in security, risk management, and user protection
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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