Focal raises $5M to boost advisor productivity

The post Ep. 313: October WealthTech News: AI Note-Takers, Platform Power Plays, and a Fidelity Fallout appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

AI continues to dominate the wealth management conversation—but the story isn’t just about innovation anymore. It’s about control. From Fidelity’s escalating battle with Pontera to CRM vendors embedding native AI assistants, October’s headlines revealed a clear shift: the industry is moving from experimentation to execution, and the firms that don’t build governance, data discipline, and […]

The post Ep. 313: October WealthTech News: AI Note-Takers, Platform Power Plays, and a Fidelity Fallout appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.