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CurrentClient raises $1.25M in seed capital
ADVISORTECH MAY 21, 2026
CurrentClient raises $1.25M in seed capital

Latest fundraise will be used to develop its unified phone and compliant texting solution.

Wealth.com raises $65M to become the all-in-one AI software for specialized planning?
ADVISORTECH MAY 20, 2026
Wealth.com raises $65M to become the all-in-one AI software for specialized planning?

It’s clear platform has aspirations of taking over a much bigger chunk of financial planning beyond its estate planning roots.

Advisor360 embeds financial planning from Conquest Planning
ADVISORTECH MAY 19, 2026
Advisor360 embeds financial planning from Conquest Planning

Move is a bet on AI-connected workflows, but are the benefits real enough to change platforms?

FINNY unveils its new ‘AI Chief Growth Officer’
ADVISORTECH MAY 18, 2026
FINNY unveils its new ‘AI Chief Growth Officer’

‘Hunter’ expands FINNY's capabilities beyond outbound prospecting and into inbound marketing.

RIAs are building and investing in data warehouses and in-house AI tools
ADVISORTECH MAY 15, 2026
RIAs are building and investing in data warehouses and in-house AI tools

But will the time savings make it worth the cost?

Morningstar sells ByAllAccounts as the ‘Big Data’ dreams of account aggregation fail to materialize (again)
ADVISORTECH MAY 14, 2026
Morningstar sells ByAllAccounts as the ‘Big Data’ dreams of account aggregation fail to materialize (again)

The irony is this wave of divestment from account aggregation providers is occurring just as AI sparks promises of Big-Data-driven insights.

Wealthbox announces new AI agents
ADVISORTECH APR 24, 2026
Wealthbox announces new AI agents

But have they fallen behind competing with AI-native third-party tools?

Jump expands its AI ‘operating system’, but it still isn't (yet) a CRM
ADVISORTECH APR 24, 2026
Jump expands its AI ‘operating system’, but it still isn't (yet) a CRM

Time will tell whether advisors will see enough value to spring for the full suite add-on features.

RightCapital's AI document extraction is the latest 'incumbent' AI tool threatening standalone providers
ADVISORTECH APR 24, 2026
RightCapital's AI document extraction is the latest 'incumbent' AI tool threatening standalone providers

There's a thin line technology that's differentiable enough to be offered as a standalone and what's better suited as part of a tool that advisors already use.

Range reiterates plan to eliminate human advisors in favor of AI
ADVISORTECH APR 24, 2026
Range reiterates plan to eliminate human advisors in favor of AI

But will clients keep paying human fees for AI advice?