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Incumbents strike back against standalone AI tools
ADVISORTECH AUG 20, 2026
Incumbents strike back against standalone AI tools

Salesforce, RightCapital, and YCharts all launch their own AI-enabled new capabilities.

AI notetakers roll out new capabilities to defend through expansion
ADVISORTECH AUG 20, 2026
AI notetakers roll out new capabilities to defend through expansion

Jump builds account opening and Zocks develops client queries.

Arca emerges from 'stealth mode' with $48 million capital raise
ADVISORTECH AUG 19, 2026
Arca emerges from 'stealth mode' with $48 million capital raise

Meanwhile, Farther raises $150 million in the hopes that (AI-driven) proprietary tech can drive higher productivity advisor roll-ups?

WealthReach raises $1 million in seed funding
ADVISORTECH AUG 19, 2026
WealthReach raises $1 million in seed funding

Raise aims to make advisor websites findable and drive actual organic growth.

Edward Jones takes minority stake in Quicken
ADVISORTECH AUG 18, 2026
Edward Jones takes minority stake in Quicken

Will deal expand its technology capabilities for advisor-led financial planning?

Will there be benefits for all these centralized-data-warehousing efforts?
ADVISORTECH AUG 18, 2026
Will there be benefits for all these centralized-data-warehousing efforts?

How much do advisory firms really need to warehouse all of their own data to build better (agentic AI) workflows?

AI 'vibe coding' tools are making the AdvisorTech Map bigger, not smaller
ADVISORTECH JUN 30, 2026
AI 'vibe coding' tools are making the AdvisorTech Map bigger, not smaller

Coding expertise isn't the prerequisite to prototyping software tools it once was, which bodes well for less developed parts of the advisor tech stack.

Survey shows that clients don't mind (disclosed) advisor AI use, as long as they know they can still talk to a human
ADVISORTECH JUN 29, 2026
Survey shows that clients don't mind (disclosed) advisor AI use, as long as they know they can still talk to a human

Advisors can rest assured that using artificial intelligence won't be an issue with clients – unless it starts to undermine their trust.

RISR introduces business document analysis and risk module as AI document review expands into niche client areas
ADVISORTECH JUN 29, 2026
RISR introduces business document analysis and risk module as AI document review expands into niche client areas

The latest addition to the field of document-scanning tools just goes to show how far ultra-selective advisory practices – and the fintechs that work with them – have come.

TaxStatus introduces AI-generated planning recommendations with Advice.ai integration
ADVISORTECH JUN 26, 2026
TaxStatus introduces AI-generated planning recommendations with Advice.ai integration

Once simply a useful data conduit working with Holistiplan, TaxStatus is making a move towards becoming a player in the now-crowded space of tax planning tools.