In this week’s update: announcing the new updated FINOS Project Lifecycle and watch the FDC3 six-month strategic briefing.
📢 Updated FINOS Project Lifecycle: From Collaboration to Production
How do you go from early-stage collaboration to production-grade software? The updated FINOS Project Lifecycle provides a clearer, more predictable path for projects to evolve from initial contribution to industry-wide standards. Shaped by the TOC, Governing Board, and broader community this update simplifies collaboration while maintaining the technical excellence our community expects.
📽️ FDC3 General Meeting: Six Month Strategic Briefing
Dive into a broad update on FDC3, the open standard for interoperability between applications on financial desktops. Learn about upcoming patch releases, early scope for FDC3 3.0, FDC3 Sail, involvement in upcoming Open Source in Finance Forums and more.
Here's what's happening during this week in the FINOS community, visit the calendar here for meeting links:
Wednesday, April 8
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.
🇨🇦 OSFF Toronto: Schedule live!
April 14 | Toronto
For the first time the Open Source in Finance Forum is coming to Canada. Unlike our larger global summits, OSFF Toronto is designed as an exclusive, high-impact event for approximately 250 attendees.
🇬🇧 OSFF London
June 25 | London
OSFF is the premier event that connects the leaders in financial services, technology, and open-source innovation. This conference is uniquely designed to foster partnerships, advance talent development and accelerate technological advancements across the finance industry; building faster, trusted and secure solutions.
➡️ Register Here with Code TWAFOSFFLN20 for 20% Off
🗽 OSFF New York
November 4-5 | NYC
As open source becomes integral to financial services, OSFF provides companies with a unique venue to maximize open source ROI. By strategically contributing to open projects, organizations benefit from reduced development costs, heightened security, access to top talent, and overall faster innovation. OSFF 2026 will spotlight groundbreaking advancements, deliver insights on best practices, and offer exclusive access to the leaders shaping open source in finance.
➡️ Register Here with Code TWAFOSFFNY20 for 20% Off
2026 FSI Autism Hackathon Community MeetUp New York
May 27-28 | New York + Virtual
Join FINOS Ambassador and TOC Chair Peter Smulovics at the Annual Hybrid Hackathon dedicated to transforming autism treatment!
Have a great week and please contact marketing@finos.org if you have any questions or you would like to take part in any marketing related activities.
Kind regards,
FINOS Team