Northern Trust and Microsoft Frontier Company Collaborate to Transform Client Onboarding Through AI

CHICAGO & REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 9, 2026–

Northern Trust and Microsoft today announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate AI transformation across Northern Trust, beginning with the deployment of a new AI-powered client onboarding agent for clients on Northern Trust Asset Servicing’s Front Office Solutions platform. Developed jointly by Northern Trust and Microsoft Frontier Company Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) teams, the agent streamlines one of the most complex aspects of institutional client onboarding: transforming years of data and transaction history into a standardized format ready for use within Northern Trust’s reporting environment. The new capability combines advanced AI with enterprise-grade privacy, security and governance to help deliver a faster, more efficient onboarding…