Updates

Fluxnova 3.0: The highly anticipated Fluxnova 3.0 is officially here! The most feature-rich release to date, this version delivers major advancements in modernization (including a Springboot 4 upgrade), process transparency, and AI extensibility. Key features include an all-new Control Center UI for end-to-end process visibility, Restricted Variables to protect PII, a new plugin ecosystem, and cutting-edge MCP Integration that allows AI agents to dynamically execute workflows. Read the full release notes.

Fluxnova Deutsche Bank Case Study: Want to know how financial services organizations are using Fluxnova in production? Read our new Deutsche Bank Case Study to learn how DB successfully leveraged Fluxnova to standardize their workflow orchestration, streamline mission-critical processes, and achieve significant operational efficiencies at scale.

FDC3 3.0 Secure by Design, Ready for AI, and Easier to Build On: The FDC3 3.0 release is one of the most significant updates to the open standard in years, with focus on security, observability, cross-firm interoperability, and modern usage scenarios. This milestone addresses a critical question for the industry: how do you trust what you are receiving and understand where it came from in a world increasingly dominated by web applications, APIs, and AI agents? Read the blog to learn more about FDC3 3.0.

CDM 7.0 Production Release: Common Domain Model (CDM) 7.0 is officially live! Consolidating over 130 individual upgrades, this monumental release moves entirely away from synonym-based mappings to Functional Ingestion Mappings, allowing anyone with CDM knowledge to make changes. It also significantly expands the Legal Agreement capabilities with ISDA Foundations integration, introduces the initial components of the Smart Contracts Framework, and much more. Read the full release notes here.

SDLC Common Controls Approved as a Standards Project: We are excited to announce that SDLC Common Controls has been officially approved as a Standards Project, following active community contribution in FINOS labs. This marks a massive step forward in creating unified, industry-wide standards for software development lifecycles, ensuring stronger security, traceability, and compliance out-of-the-box for financial institutions.

AIGF ROI: The FINOS AI Governance Framework (AIGF) is moving beyond theoretical guidelines to deliver concrete business value. By establishing a unified, standard framework tailored to highly regulated environments, the AIGF drastically reduces internal duplication of effort, speeds up time-to-market for AI products, and lowers compliance risk. This collaborative approach allows organizations to share the cost of developing robust AI controls while retaining competitive agility. Read about the value the AIGF can bring to your organization.

Git Proxy 2.0: The latest iteration of Git Proxy is here! Version 2.0 allows teams to deploy custom push protections and enforce enterprise policies natively on top of Git, ensuring security and compliance everywhere your code goes. Read the detailed blog for more information.

CALM Documentation Overhaul: Announcing newly revamped, learner-journey-focused CALM user documentation! In response to feedback from the community, the team has made a serious overhaul to help you understand what CALM is and how to start using it, providing tailored, guided journeys from absolute newbie to active contributor and everyone in between. Start exploring and figure out how you can best get involved.

For the full schedule of project working groups and technical meetings, check out the FINOS Community Calendar.

UPCOMING EVENTS

🌐 FINOS All Community Call

August 12 | Virtual

Join the FINOS team and community leaders as they share important updates across the foundation. Register here. 

🗽 OSFF New York

November 4-5 | NYC

Momentum is already building for our flagship US event taking place in New York City on November 4-5. While the Call for Proposals has officially closed, registration is open. Join us for two days of sessions:

• Nov 4 - Half-day (PM) with tracks focused on Fluxnova and collaborative integrations between Fluxnova and other FINOS projects, with a sponsor showcase and evening reception.
• Nov 5 - Full day of programming including community awards, sponsor showcase, and project demos/booths.

Register Here with Code TWAFOSFFNY20 for 20% Off

"GOOD FIRST ISSUES" IN FINOS PROJECTS

 Looking to make one of your first open-source contributions to a FINOS project or standard? Check out this list of FINOS Good First Issues or browse issues from select projects below.

GitProxy: Starter tasks range from automating release version increments in package.json to refining documentation for CLI configuration and custom push protection policies.
👉 View GitProxy Good First Issues

FDC3: First-time issues include writing basic conformance tests for desktop agent event listeners and consolidating API reference documentation.
👉 View FDC3 Good First Issues

CALM: Starter tasks range from writing CLI validation rules and updating JSON Schema examples to polishing UI components across CALM Hub and the VS Code extension.👉 View CALM Good First Issues

Legend Studio: Beginner contributions focus on UI/UX enhancements within the Query Builder and highlighting dependency conflicts in the project configuration editor.👉 View Legend Studio Good First Issues

Morphir: Good entry tasks involve implementing standard library module bindings (e.g., String, Set, List) for language integrations like Go.
👉 View Morphir Good First Issues

SEE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY

 The momentum we are seeing this quarter is a direct result of your hard work. Whether you are a maintainer, contributor, member, or just open source curious, your involvement is shaping the future of finance.

See you at the next working group, community call, or OSFF. In the meantime, make sure you sign up for our weekly “This Week at FINOS” updates if you haven't already.

Kind regards,
FINOS Team