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For all of their technical sophistication and business savvy, few firms are ready to make the jump from consuming open source to contributing to an open source project. Read the full article [here](http://tabbforum.com/opinions/getting-finserv-ready-for-open-source).    *Interested in the Fintech recipe for open source success? 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