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title: Strangers in a Strange Land, Open Source in Financial Services
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# Community Blog

# Strangers in a Strange Land, Open Source in Financial Services

 October 26, 2017

[Peter Monks](https://www.finos.org/blog/author/peter-monks)

How does open, collaborative software development work in an industry known for secrecy and burdensome regulation? Peter Monks, VP of Technology at Symphony Software Foundation, highlights how we can bring these communities together, as presented at All Things Open 2017. 

[Strangers in a Strange Land, Open Source in Financial Services](https://www.slideshare.net/secret/GjvUWu1ooDah48)  from [Symphony Software Foundation](https://www.slideshare.net/symphonyOSS)

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