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In this episode of the FINOS podcast, Grizz Griswold interviews Daniel Paes, a FINOS Ambassador. They discuss concepts like data mesh, data contracts, and the use of open source tools like Legend and CDM in data governance. Daniel shares his journey from a business intelligence analyst in Brazil to a principal director at a CloudOps and DataOps company in Canada. They also talk about the Open Source and Finance Forum (OSFF), upcoming events, and Daniel’s innovative projects like Runink. This episode offers insights into the adoption of open source tools in financial services and practical applications of data governance models.

During our recent Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) in London, we had the honor of recognizing some of the outstanding individuals making meaningful contributions and driving positive impact across the open source in financial services ecosystem.

We’re incredibly grateful for their efforts—and for the many others who continue to support and strengthen this growing community. We’re pleased to highlight the recipients of the 2025 FINOS EMEA/APAC Community Award Winners.

In this episode of the FINOS podcast, Grizz Griswold interviews Mike Long, CEO and founder of Kosli. They discuss the challenges of AI readiness and managing risk in financial services, focusing on the importance of common control definitions in SDLC processes. Mike shares his journey from studying AI and computer science to founding Kosli, emphasizing the role of automation in governance and compliance. The conversation highlights the significance of community and collaboration within FINOS to solve industry-level problems, touching on AI, regulatory compliance, and the future of governance automation. Mike also reflects on the evolution of agent-based solutions and their applications in current tech environments. Tune in for insights on making engineering processes more efficient and the importance of shared understanding in tech and compliance.

Just nine months ago we unveiled the draft AI Governance Framework (AIGF) on stage at OSFF New York, inviting the industry to stress-test and extend the first open-source control set for GenAI in finance (see announcement here). Since then, the Community has work-shopped, debated and iterated through dozens of pull-requests and in-person sessions — from the SEC’s AI Roundtable in Washington (SEC Blogpost) to May’s practitioner workshop in New York (NYC Workshop Blogpost).

Today, the day before OSFF London, we graduate those efforts into AIGF v1.0 — a production-ready playbook that any financial-services institution can plug into its existing three-lines-of-defence model.

AI-powered assistants are rapidly transforming how software is built, but when it comes to maintaining and modernizing the complex, interdependent systems that power global finance, code generation alone isn’t enough. Most generative AI tools operate in a local, developer-centric loop—with the IDE internal code representation as context to generate new code and suggest code updates. But modernization at fintech scale demands something more: deterministic, scalable automation that operates with precision across thousands of repositories and millions of lines of code.

That’s where the OpenRewrite open-source automated refactoring framework comes in.

Open source is today not just tolerated in the world of finserv — it’s strategically embraced. From infrastructure automation to advanced analytics, open source software is a critical engine of innovation. 

This is especially true in cloud-native technologies, where open source projects like Kubernetes have sparked a whole vibrant CNCF ecosystem. Today, K8s is at the heart of modern IT, supporting everything from scalable application platforms in the cloud and data center, to edge computing and of course AI workloads.

In the high-stakes world of financial services, the imperative to innovate is matched only by the demand for rigorous compliance. At FINOS, the Fintech Open Source Foundation, we believe open source offers a transformative solution to this challenge—bringing together financial institutions, technology firms, and regulators to collaboratively build trusted, interoperable standards and tools.

This July, we’re proud to take that mission deeper into Europe for the Linux Foundation Europe Roadshow in Milan, taking place on 8 July, 2025!

The Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) is a leading international event bridging financial services and open source technology. This conference uniquely promotes partnerships, talent growth, and technological progress for faster, trusted, and secure financial solutions.