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Wall Street banks hire WhatsApp cops after being hit with big fines

WhatsApp cops

In court documents, the SEC described at least a few senior managers at each firm who engaged in rampant texting with colleagues and clients.

A U.S. investigation into unauthorized texting on Wall Street is forcing many of the world’s biggest banks to create a new compliance role: the WhatsApp cop.

Firms can blame the bosses who broke the rules.

As regulators punished 11 Wall Street banks Tuesday for failing to stop staff from usi

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