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Automate new account application PDFs.

New account applications are the gateway to every client relationship in financial services — and the most error-prone part of the onboarding process. Docuplete converts your existing application PDF into a guided client interview, filling every field accurately the first time.

The problem

The manual PDF workflow is broken.

PDFs are the universal format for regulated documents — but they were designed to be read, not filled programmatically. Here's what most firms are still doing.

Without automation

  • 1Send multi-page application to prospective client
  • 2Client fills by hand or in PDF — leaves fields blank, formats dates wrong
  • 3Advisor reviews, finds errors and omissions, calls client
  • 4NIGO (not in good order) returned by custodian — fix and resubmit
  • 5Data re-keyed into back-office or CRM system separately
  • 6Entire process: 3 to 10 days per new account

With Docuplete

  • 1Upload your existing PDF — any format, including scanned
  • 2Map fields visually with drag-and-drop — no developer needed
  • 3Send each client a unique interview link — no account required
  • 4Client answers a guided interview on any device, at their own pace
  • 5Docuplete places answers into the PDF at exact coordinates — automatically
  • 6Client signs electronically with OTP-verified identity in the same session
  • 7Completed PDF delivered: stored, sent to Google Drive, synced to HubSpot

Why PDFs are hard

PDFs resist automation. Docuplete is built around that reality.

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Custodian forms are fixed-layout PDFs

Custodian-provided new account applications from major brokerages are typically scanned or fixed-layout PDFs. They don't have AcroForm interactive fields. Docuplete's visual overlay fills them precisely.

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Many fields repeat across pages

Client name, address, SSN, and date appear in page headers, identification sections, and signature blocks. Docuplete maps one answer to every location — set once, filled everywhere, every time.

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Re-entry into the back-office system

After the application is returned, the same data is typed into the CRM, the practice management system, or the custodian portal. Docuplete's webhook and HubSpot integration eliminate this round trip.

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NIGO is a revenue-delaying problem

Every not-in-good-order return delays account opening — and revenue. Docuplete's guided interview with required fields prevents the most common NIGO causes: missing fields, wrong formats, unsigned sections.

What gets automated

Every PDF form in your stack.

Individual Brokerage Account ApplicationTaxable investment accounts
Traditional IRA ApplicationPre-tax retirement accounts
Roth IRA ApplicationAfter-tax retirement accounts
Joint Account ApplicationJoint tenancy and JTWROS accounts
Investment Advisory Account ApplicationManaged account onboarding
Trust Account ApplicationRevocable and irrevocable trust accounts
Entity Account ApplicationLLC, corporation, and partnership accounts
Education Savings Account Application529 and Coverdell accounts

How it works

Upload your PDF. Map fields visually. Send a link.

Works with any PDF

Visual overlay filling works with any PDF — including scanned documents. Docuplete doesn't parse your PDF's fields. It places answers at exact coordinates on the page, the same way data would be handwritten.

Visual field mapping — no code

Open your PDF in Docuplete's mapper. Drag a box onto each field — client name, dates, checkboxes, signature lines. One field answer can appear in multiple places across multiple pages.

Guided interview with conditional logic

Clients answer one question at a time. Conditional logic shows follow-up questions only when triggered — keeping the interview short for most clients while capturing everything needed for complex cases.

E-signature with OTP verification

Clients sign in the same session. Identity is verified via email OTP before the signature is accepted — creating a legally defensible signed PDF with a full audit trail.

RFC 3161 trusted timestamp

Every signed document receives a timestamp from an independent authority — tamper-proof proof of when it was completed and signed. Included on every plan.

Completed PDF generated automatically

On submission, the filled PDF is generated, stored in your submission bank, saved to Google Drive, attached to your HubSpot contact, and your webhook is fired — all without manual steps.

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