Finura brings AI engineering in house with merger

Finura Group has merged with a software engineering business to bring artificial intelligence (AI) agent technology and sovereign cloud services in house.

The holding company behind the Advice Designer software platform and WeatlhTech consultancy services has merged with Vokke, an ISO-certified software engineer who helped build the Advice Designer platform.

Vokke has operated since 2015 and offers the Vokke's Navi AI agent platform and Vokke Cloud, a sovereign private cloud hosted in Melbourne.

The merger brings together a team of 28 across the two brands serving wealth management, defence and manufacturing, and brings engineering, AI implementation and Australian-hosted infrastructure together with Finura's consulting and domain expertise, giving the group the full capability to build, implement and run AI for highly regulated industries, it said.

Under the partnership, Advice Designer will release the first of a series of new AI capabilities in late 2026, while Vokke's AI implementation methodology will be co-delivered with Finura's consulting team to wealth management customers.

Vokke's Navi AI agent platform will also become available to Finura's broader network.

Meanwhile, Finura and Vokke will continue to operate under their existing brands, with their respective teams, customers and services remaining in place, the parties confirmed.

The founders of Finura Peter Worn and Aron Satchell will sit alongside Vokke founders Jon Wellman and Adrian Grayson-Widarsito as directors of Finura Group, with Worn leading the combined group as executive chair.

Commenting, Worn noted financial advice is being rebuilt on AI.

"Finura has been working with Vokke for many years," Worn said.

"They have the right balance of entrepreneurial thinking, customer focus and the highest standards of security and governance. Bringing that engineering inside the group means we can now build at the speed this market is moving, on infrastructure we own, in a country that increasingly cares about AI and data sovereignty.

"In Jon and Adrian, we have found two business partners who are world-class software engineers who share the same values that drive us. I couldn't think of a stronger team to build an enduring next-generation Australian technology company."

Wellman echoed Worn's sentiment, stating the merger would create new opportunities for both businesses.

"As a combined business, we are stronger together," Wellman said.

"Finura has deep expertise in wealth technology and a strong position in the advice market, and we know the combination benefits our team and our customers.

"Vokke continues as a distinct brand. Our ISO certifications, our defence work, our team and our security posture remain core to our proposition. Adrian and I are excited to use the scale of the combined group to accelerate our AI products and services."

HUB24 remains a strategic partner, maintaining its existing stake in Finura Digital.