Max Metcalf via LinkedIn. Slant. Demo Link: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7488651287324962816/ Slant's Intake Forms collect client and prospect information through branded forms that are built into, filled into, and included with the Slant platform. Users describe the form they want in plain language and chat with Slant to make edits, add fields, and revise sections rather than using a conventional form builder. Forms pull data from the CRM before they are sent, and a document step extracts details from an uploaded documents such as tax returns so clients are asked only for what the return cannot provide. Submitted responses can be applied directly to the client record in one click, eliminating exporting, copy-pasting, and manual data entry. Forms pull the firm's logo, colors, and type from its brand kit so clients receive a branded questionnaire rather than a generic one. Forms are included with Slant, requiring no separate form builder, additional subscription, or integration to maintain. Available templates include client intake, advanced tax planning for 351 exchange screening, risk assessment, pre-IPO checklist, alternative investment deep dive, executive compensation review prep, retirement readiness quiz, and client event RSVP. Knote: More evidence of the power of AI-based CRM. Some people feel AI will kill off CRMs. I agree with that, but only if "CRMs" are defined narrowly as what traditional CRMs look like now. Either way, I do enjoy a good AI demo, especially if it is not vaporware.

WEALTHTECH SAFARI A Guided Tour of WealthTech News Week of July 31, 2026 *NEW FEATURE* WealthTech Job Exchange Because finding a good job is hard but building a good team is harder. Enterprise GTM and Sales -- Available FTE -- 20-year veteran of BlackRock, SS&C Technologies, and FA Solutions Link Knote: We are introducing a new feature: Job Exchange. This is our attempt at connecting our friends who are looking for new challenges with our friends who are looking to build great teams. We don't charge (or take any responsibility for the content!). It's just us having fun and trying to help WealthTech. Advyzon Debuts Native AI System for Advisers Advyzon launched Advyzon AI, a natively embedded intelligence layer that runs across its single-platform data model to manage adviser workflows, prepare client meetings, and surface proposed next actions for review. Its “All-in AI” approach positions native, workflow-embedded intelligence, rather than bolt-on tools, as the emerging standard for adviser technology platforms. Knote: They are leading with the feature set and I appreciate that. I am excited to learn about the governance, though. They are well positioned to be a leader in enterprise AI governance, if they decide to step into that. Read the full post Saudi Digital WealthTech Platforms Market Surpasses USD 1.9 Billion Milestone A new Ken Research report values Saudi Arabia’s digital WealthTech platforms market at USD 1.9 billion, driven by Vision 2030 digitalization, robo-advisory adoption, and demand for Shariah-compliant wealth management. The Kingdom’s open-banking licensing and fintech frameworks mark the Gulf as an increasingly investable growth region for wealth platforms. Knote: It may not be the largest market, but it has regulatory certainty, and expanding wealth base, and a very pro-business government (at least as far as WealthTech is concerned). Read the full post 20 Questions to Ask in Every WealthTech AI Demo WealthManagement.com published a five-level, 20-question due-diligence framework for evaluating WealthTech AI vendors, beginning with data governance before advancing to architecture, human oversight, and validated performance. The framework gives buyers a structured way to separate production-ready AI from roadmap promises amid tightening Regulation S-P vendor-oversight obligations. Knote: There you have it from The Oasis Group, which is rapidly becoming an authority on WealthTech AI. Note that Level 1 is all about governance. If that level does not pass, no need to proceed any further. It may be a long read but it is a very short masterclass. Read the full post F2 Expands Canadian Business With Intelligo Acquisition F2 Strategy, a wealth-and-asset-management consultancy, acquired Toronto-based Intelligo Partners to expand its investment-technology implementation business in Canada, with financial terms undisclosed. Coming on the heels of its Meradia deal, the acquisition deepens consolidation among the consultancies guiding investment firms from AI pilots toward enterprise modernization. Read the full post Objectway Enters Capital Markets With Planned Acquisition of France’s SLIB Pan-European WealthTech provider Objectway entered exclusive talks to acquire French capital-markets software specialist SLIB from BNP Paribas and Natixis, marking its first move into trading, clearing, and settlement. The deal reflects providers acquiring specialists to build broader platforms spanning the full investment-services value chain rather than a single function. Knote: This makes sense. France was the missing piece. Time to look east now. Read the full post LPL Financial Rolls Out New Wealth Tech Platform LPL Financial launched LPL Latitude, an integrated platform built on nearly $2bn of three-year investment that unifies data architecture, cybersecurity, its Cyan agentic-AI agent, and advisor and end-investor applications. Hardened after a 2025 advisor-portal breach, the rollout signals large broker-dealers embedding agentic AI directly into core advisor workflows at scale. Read the full post Banks Move to Charge Investors for Access to Their Own Financial Data Firms including Schwab, Fidelity, and JP Morgan are positioned to charge data aggregators for access to customer financial data under emerging CFPB rules, potentially generating billions in fees. The shift could reshape open-banking economics, pressuring fintechs and aggregators like Plaid that have relied on free data access. Read the full post Robinhood Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates as Trading Activity Remains Robust Robinhood beat Q2 profit estimates with adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share as transaction revenue rose 44% to $776 million on strong equities, options, and prediction-market activity. Event contracts, contributing $156 million in the quarter, are emerging as a central growth engine shifting retail attention away from crypto. Read the full post AI Dominates Compliance Priorities at Historic Margin as Firms Move from Awareness to Action The 2026 IAA/ACA/Yuter compliance survey found 85% of adviser firms naming AI their top 2026 compliance topic, the most dominant response in the survey’s 21-year history, with 72% increasing AI testing. The jump from awareness to action, alongside persistent governance gaps, signals AI oversight becoming the defining compliance workstream for advisers. Knote: To misquote Buffet: You want an AI system that is flexible, impactful, and controlled. And if you get the last one wrong the first two will kill you. Read the full post Bloomberg to Acquire Canoe Intelligence in Private Markets Data Push Bloomberg signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI platform that automates private-markets data collection across more than 44,000 funds and 500-plus institutional clients, with terms undisclosed. The deal extends Bloomberg beyond its public-markets Terminal into alternatives, targeting the data friction that has slowed private-markets adoption among wealth managers. Knote: This could be a solid step towards systems that manage both public and private investments simultaneously. We would have preferred a platform with a larger wealth management presence, but we’ll take it. Read the full post ExchangiFi Secures Strategic Investment From Prosperity Venture Partners ExchangiFi, the first independent Section 351 ETF-exchange platform, secured a strategic investment from Tommy Mayes’ single-family office Prosperity Venture Partners, adding Mayes to its board of directors. The backing scales a tax-efficient path for advisors to move clients out of low-basis SMAs into liquid ETFs, tapping a fast-growing pipeline of 351 exchanges. Knote: People having to plan around large single-stock holdings is nothing new. But the sheer volume of people becoming multi-millionaires on some random day at 9:30am is new. Read the full post InvestiFi Lands $20M to Scale Embedded Investing for Community Institutions InvestiFi, a credit-union investing platform, raised $20m led by Vibe Credit Union to expand embedded investing that lets account holders trade directly from their checking and savings accounts. The round advances “self-directed trading as lead generation,” helping community banks and credit unions recapture deposits lost to outside brokerages. Knote: Don’t overlook local banks when it comes to investing. There are a lot of 1st generation citizens that have a natural distrust of large financial institutions, depending on where they are from. A lot of multigenerational citizens too. Read the full post LemonEdge Lands $21m Series A to Modernize Private Markets LemonEdge, a private-markets fund-accounting platform, raised a $21m Series A led by Blackstone Innovations Investments with BNY, lifting total funding past $30m and installing David T. O’Malley as CEO. The raise reflects investors building the real-time accounting infrastructure needed as private-markets demand broadens well beyond institutions. Knote: LemonEdge deserves to win. We love alts infrastructure. But also importantly, a lemon is ovoid and has no edges and that makes me smile. Read the full post *NEW FEATURE* WealthTech Job Exchange Because finding a good job is hard but building a good team is harder. Enterprise GTM and Sales -- Available FTE -- 20-year veteran of BlackRock, SS&C Technologies, and FA Solutions Link Knote: We are introducing a new feature: Job Exchange. This is our attempt at connecting our friends who are looking for new challenges with our friends who are looking to build great teams. We don't charge (or take any responsibility for the content!). It's just us having fun and trying to help WealthTech. Read the full post

Munnangi, V. E. (2026, July 23). Advyzon debuts native AI system for advisers. Private Banker International. https://www.privatebankerinternational.com/news/advyzon-adviser-platform-ai/ Advyzon has launched Advyzon AI, a built-in artificial intelligence system embedded within its wealth management technology and data platform for financial advisers and investment managers. The product follows an "All-in AI" model in which intelligence is integrated across a single platform, one data model and a shared architecture rather than attached through separate tools or integrations. The system operates within existing adviser processes to manage workflows, execute tasks and surface information intended to support operational efficiency. It draws on shared workflows and platform data to locate relevant information, link connected activities across a firm and prepare proposed next actions for adviser review. Functionality extends across client relationships, financial planning, portfolios, reporting, billing, compliance, documents, operations and team collaboration. Core features include client intelligence and meeting preparation, note-taking and follow-up support, document classification and data extraction, and planning tools covering cashflow modelling, scenario analysis, portfolio optimization and tax strategy assessment. Founder and CEO Hailin Li stated that effective AI in wealth management must understand how advisers work, fit natively into each firm's operating model and become a routine part of daily operations. Knote: They are leading with the feature set and I appreciate that. I am excited to learn about the governance, though. They are well positioned to be a leader in enterprise AI governance, if they decide to step into that.

Ken Research Pvt. Ltd. (2026, July 23). KSA digital WealthTech platforms market surpasses USD 1.9 billion milestone: Latest insights by Ken Research. openPR. https://www.openpr.com/news/4584513/ksa-digital-wealthtech-platforms-market-surpasses-usd-1-9 The Saudi digital WealthTech platforms market is valued at USD 1.9 billion based on a five-year historical analysis. Market expansion is driven by Vision 2030 financial-sector digitalization, accelerating robo-advisory and online investment adoption, rising demand for Shariah-compliant wealth management, and growing fintech and open-banking infrastructure. The 92-page report maps market dynamics, competitive positioning, and investment opportunities across retail investors, mass-affluent customers, high-net-worth individuals, SMEs, and financial institutions. Government initiatives including the Financial Sector Development Program, regulatory sandboxes, and fintech licensing frameworks establish a stable foundation for platform development and cross-sector collaboration. In March 2026, the Saudi Central Bank began licensing fintech companies to provide open-banking services following completion of its regulatory sandbox phase. The analysis benchmarks more than 15 regional and international players, including Al Rajhi Bank, stc pay, NCB Capital, Riyad Bank, and EFG Hermes, across metrics such as assets under management, active users, and revenue. The report delivers 5-year and 10-year forecast models spanning 2025 to 2030, white-space analysis, and a regulatory roadmap covering licensing, data protection, and open-banking compliance. Knote: It may not be the largest market, but it has regulatory certainty, and expanding wealth base, and a very pro-business government (at least as far as WealthTech is concerned).

Objectway, a pan-European wealthtech solution partner for banking, wealth, and asset management firms, has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire SLIB, a French capital markets software specialist, from BNP Paribas and Natixis. Under the proposed terms, the two banks would transfer their entire stakes in SLIB to Objectway. The deal remains subject to regulatory approvals and employee consultation processes in France and is expected to close by December 31, 2026. No transaction value was disclosed. Objectway provides technology across wealth management, private banking, and asset management, and the acquisition would mark its first move into capital markets, adding trading, clearing, and settlement capabilities to its platform. SLIB, founded in 1988 out of the Lyon Stock Exchange's IT department, is embedded in live European market infrastructure, including recent work with Euronext Securities. The deal gives Objectway a direct presence in France, one of Europe's largest financial centers, alongside its existing footprint in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Benelux, and the United Kingdom, and broadens its client base among asset servicers, broker-dealers, and banks. For advisors, platforms, and integrators, the move reflects the broader consolidation reshaping the industry. As technology providers compete on scale and breadth, firms like Objectway are acquiring specialists to build wider platforms spanning the full investment services value chain rather than a single function. Knote: This makes sense. France was the missing piece. Time to look east now. https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260724764543/objectway-expands-into-capital-markets-with-its-project-to-acquire-french-specialist-slib-pushing-forward-its-pan-european-growth-strategy

Srivastava, P. (2026, July 29). Robinhood beats quarterly profit estimates as trading activity remains robust. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/robinhood-quarterly-profit-rises-strong-trading-activity-2026-07-29/ Robinhood Markets exceeded Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, supported by strong trading in equities, options, and prediction markets that offset weaker cryptocurrency activity. Adjusted earnings reached 48 cents per share, surpassing the analysts' average estimate of 44 cents based on data compiled by LSEG. Transaction-based revenue rose 44 percent from a year earlier to $776 million, driven by gains in equities, options, and event contracts. Event contracts generated $156 million in revenue during the quarter, reflecting the expanding contribution of prediction markets to overall results. Heightened market volatility, attributed in part to the U.S.-Iran conflict and its effects on inflation and Federal Reserve rate expectations, kept retail investors active. Analysts described prediction markets as an increasingly central growth driver that has shifted investor attention away from cryptocurrency. Robinhood shares fell 0.8 percent in extended trading and have declined 20.6 percent year to date, with one strategist citing elevated valuation as a concern.

Investment Adviser Association, ACA Group, & Yuter Compliance Consulting. (2026, July 29). AI dominates compliance priorities at historic margin as firms move from awareness to action. ACA Group. https://www.acaglobal.com/news-and-announcements/survey-ai-dominates-compliance-priorities-at-historic-margin-as-firms-move-from-awareness-to-action/ The 2026 Investment Management Compliance Testing Survey, released by the IAA, ACA Group, and Yuter Compliance Consulting, found that 85% of investment adviser firms identified AI as the top compliance topic for 2026, a 28-percentage-point increase from 2025 and the most dominant single response in the survey's 21-year history. AI led the ranking of top compliance topics ahead of cybersecurity (37%), privacy/Regulation S-P (35%), advertising and marketing (19%), and prediction markets (14%). Firms moved from awareness to action, with 72% increasing their AI compliance testing in 2026, representing the largest year-over-year testing increase of any tracked topic. AI policy adoption advanced significantly, as 80% of firms formally adopted AI tools, 86% established acceptable use policies, 86% maintained inventories of AI tools, and 59% created formal AI governance committees. Governance gaps persist, with only 48% of firms holding human-in-the-loop oversight policies, 37% governing testing and validation of AI outputs, 30% addressing third-party AI use, and 14% updating incident response plans for AI-related disruptions. SEC examination focus areas remained consistent year over year, led by advertising and marketing (57%), books and records (53%), conflicts of interest (53%), fee calculation and billing (48%), and personal trading/code of ethics (36%). Compliance program structure and budgets held steady relative to 2025, while third-party risk management continues to evolve, with 39% of firms already making significant changes and only 7% maintaining a formal process to assess fourth-party risk. Knote: To misquote Buffet: You want an AI system that is flexible, impactful, and controlled. And if you get the last one wrong the first two will kill you.

Bloomberg announced on July 29, 2026 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered data management and intelligence platform that automates the collection and delivery of private markets data. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Canoe functions as connective tissue between general partners and limited partners, structuring the post-investment reporting that private markets have long handled through fragmented documents. The platform processes more than 1.5 million documents each month across over 44,000 funds, and it delivers portfolio-ready data to more than 500 institutional clients representing over $11 trillion in assets under service. Its clients include institutional investors, fund servicers, wealth managers, and family offices. The deal extends Bloomberg's reach beyond its public markets Terminal into private assets, letting it combine Canoe's capabilities with its own data and analytics across the full investment lifecycle. For advisors and platforms, the acquisition speaks to the broader industry pull toward alternatives, where client demand is rising but transparency, research, and onboarding friction have slowed adoption. By automating the data plumbing behind private funds, the transaction targets one of the practical barriers that has kept alternative investments harder to scale for wealth managers. Knote: This could be a solid step towards systems that manage both public and private investments simultaneously. We would have preferred a platform with a larger wealth management presence, but we'll take it. https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/bloomberg-to-acquire-canoe-intelligence-taking-a-defining-step-in-its-mission-to-transform-private-markets-investing/

ExchangiFi has announced a strategic investment from Prosperity Venture Partners, the single-family office of investor and wealth management entrepreneur Tommy Mayes. As part of the deal, Mayes will join ExchangiFi's board of directors. Mayes serves as a Family Office Chair for TIGER 21 and, as a general partner and board member at Blueprint Investment Partners, helped grow the firm from $75 million to more than $3.5 billion in assets. Based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, ExchangiFi is the first independent platform for Section 351 ETF exchanges, connecting wealth advisors with ETF sponsors to seed funds without triggering immediate capital gains taxes. Under Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code, investors contribute securities to an ETF in exchange for shares while preserving their original cost basis, allowing advisors to move clients out of tax-inefficient separately managed accounts and low-basis positions into liquid, transparent ETFs. Since launching in September 2025, the platform has drawn more than 40,000 visitors, built a list of over 3,000 registered investment advisors, and now lists 11 open 351 exchange ETFs. ETFs launched in connection with the platform have collectively raised more than $1.85 billion in seed assets, with a pipeline of more than 30 syndicated launches planned for 2026. Knote: People having to plan around large single-stock holdings is nothing new. But the sheer volume of people becoming multi-millionaires on some random day at 9:30am is new. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260707764852/en/ExchangiFi-Announces-Strategic-Investment-from-Prosperity-Venture-Partners

InvestiFi, a Credit Union Service Organization and InvestTech platform that lets credit unions and community banks embed digital investing inside their online banking, has secured $20m in a new funding round. Vibe Credit Union led the raise, with participation from BankTech Ventures, Idaho Central Credit Union, Navari, United Financial Credit Union, Coastal Credit Union, Mid Minnesota Credit Union, Truity Credit Union and Southpoint Credit Union. The company describes it as the largest sum ever invested in a FinTech focused solely on bringing digital investing to American credit unions and banks. The platform supports fractional trading in stocks and ETFs, guided investing, IRAs, digital asset trading and stablecoins. A patent-pending feature branded Investing from Checking lets account holders invest directly from checking or savings accounts without moving money to outside brokerages. InvestiFi has grown from four clients in 2024 to more than 60 signed financial institutions as of July 2026, as community institutions look to keep assets in-house and deepen account holder relationships. Research cited by the firm found nearly half of Gen Z and Millennial consumers now invest, with 43% shifting money to third-party platforms to do so. The new capital will fund platform scaling and adoption, helping institutions recapture deposits lost to outside investment services. The deal reflects the theme of self-directed trading as lead generation, in which everyday investing activity becomes a gateway to advice and stronger primary financial relationships rather than a reason for account holders to look elsewhere. Knote: Don't overlook local banks when it comes to investing. There are a lot of 1st generation citizens that have a natural distrust of large financial institutions, depending on where they are from. A lot of multigenerational citizens too. https://fintech.global/2026/07/29/investifi-lands-20m-to-boost-embedded-investing/

LemonEdge, a fund accounting platform built specifically for the private markets sector, has raised $21m in a Series A round as it works to speed product development and expand across the US and Europe. The round was led by Blackstone Innovations Investments, the early-stage venture arm of Blackstone, and included BNY alongside existing backer Sidekick Partners. The investment lifts the London and New York based company's cumulative funding beyond $30m. Alongside the raise, LemonEdge strengthened its leadership. David T. O'Malley joins as chief executive officer and board chair, having previously served as president of Numerated Growth Technology before its acquisition by Moody's Analytics. Katharine Briggs was named chief growth officer, overseeing global go-to-market strategy, delivery and client growth. Founded in 2020, LemonEdge provides fund accounting and operations technology that runs private markets processes in real time within a single automated, auditable and governed system of record. Its clients include private equity firms, fund administrators and large family offices that together hold more than $2.5tn in assets under client management. The round reflects rising interest in alternatives, where firms are building infrastructure to support private markets as demand broadens beyond institutions. CEO David T. O'Malley said global private market assets are forecast to reach $26.7tn by 2030, and that many firms remain constrained by legacy systems not built for today's complexity. LemonEdge plans to onboard new clients and deploy its 2026 and 2027 roadmap over the coming year, a signal of continued investment in the tools that make alternatives more accessible to advisors and platforms. Knote: LemonEdge deserves to win. We love alts infrastructure. But also importantly, a lemon is ovoid and has no edges and that makes me smile. https://fintech.global/2026/07/29/lemonedge-lands-21m-series-a-to-modernise-private-markets/

RIABiz. (2026, July 30). JP Morgan, Fidelity, and Schwab (and the like) are set to rake in billions of dollars in fees, charging people to use their own data; that might sound bad, but experts say the banks mostly wear white hats on this issue. RIABiz. https://riabiz.com/a/2026/7/30/jp-morgan-fidelity-and-schwab-and-the-like-are-set-to-rake-in-billion-of-dollars-in-fees-charging-people-to-use-their-own-data-that-might-sound-bad-but-experts-say-the-banks-mostly-wear-white-hats-on-this-issue Wall Street and Main Street firms including Schwab, Fidelity, and JP Morgan are positioned to prevail in a contest over the right to charge investors potentially billions of dollars to access their own financial data. New CFPB rules may permit banks to levy fees on data aggregators for access to customer financial information. The stated purpose of these fees is to incentivize responsible data access and to fund the underlying data infrastructure. Experts anticipate that the final rule will amount to a "structured fudge" that favors the banks. Incoming CFPB Director Brian Johnson is expected to settle on an arrangement that angers some fintechs while systematizing the flow of quality data into the market. Firms such as Schwab and Fidelity have launched API initiatives to curtail screen scraping, rewarding some but not all aggregators with cleaner data. Critics, including Tyler Winklevoss, argue that the banks are removing consumers' ability to access banking data for free through third-party apps like Plaid and imposing exorbitant fees instead.