--- title: "This Week At FINOS: Week Of April 7, 2026" description: Here's what's happening this week in the FINOS community. Please forward this newsletter to colleagues and industry partners who you think will be interested in FINOS. If someone forwarded this email to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a note to community+subscribe@finos.org and you'll be added to the mailing list. --- [This Week At FINOS](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos) # [This Week At FINOS: Week Of April 7, 2026](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-april-7-2026) Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/author/finos-team) | Apr 7, 2026 4:15:00 AM In this week’s update: announcing the new updated FINOS Project Lifecycle and watch the FDC3 six-month strategic briefing. [**This Week's Meetings**](https://www.finos.org/calendar) | [**Upcoming Events**](https://www.finos.org/news-and-events) |  [**State of Open Source in Financial Services Report**](https://www.finos.org/state-of-open-source-in-financial-services)  📢 **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. ➡️ [**Read the Full Update**](https://www.finos.org/blog/updated-finos-project-lifecycle) 📽️ **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. ➡️ [**Watch the Update**](https://www.finos.org/blog/2026-03-fdc3-general-meeting) ➡️ [**Join an Upcoming FDC3 Meeting**](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/FDC3?view=month)  ### [WEEK OF 7 APRIL - MEETINGS](https://calendar.finos.org/) Here's what's happening during this week in the FINOS community, **[visit the calendar here](https://www.finos.org/calendar?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yuzJySMnll5lN1obtHLXTXDXXHrjPBnWxAkQgE2LKtBBJ_vM3kxRhg7PMs8u-0kzjomCv)**for meeting links: **Wednesday, April 8** - 08:30 PM NYC / 01:30 AM UK - Open Financial LLM Leaderboard (OFLL) Working Session - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Open%20Financial%20LLM%20Leaderboard%20(OFLL)%20Working%20Session&eventId=5lsndlg4j3su9hul4s70noeoi8_20260408T003000Z) - 05:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - Spring Bot Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Spring%20Bot%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=q6j1eq0snfkt13jb7caapt8r2d_20260408T093000Z) - 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - CDM Physical Risk Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CDM%20Physical%20Risk%20Working%20Group&eventId=3plclrc99ir73c5j83v14kqgoi_20260408T130000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - AI Governance Framework Working Session - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=AI%20Governance%20Framework%20Working%20Session&eventId=3ofjtrl4kk0anr4abh7lf3bkmn_20260408T140000Z) - 11:30 AM NYC / 04:30 PM UK - CDM Derivatives Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CDM%20Derivatives%20Working%20Group&eventId=8cho1bqeil5tr5fg1gdckgts4k_20260408T153000Z) **Thursday, April 9** - 06:00 AM NYC / 11:00 AM UK - CCC - Working Group: Compliant Financial Infrastructure - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CCC%20-%20Working%20Group%3A%20Compliant%20Financial%20Infrastructure&eventId=qqvgbfimr6227h66987b3dap5f_20260409T100000Z) - 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - CDM Technology Architecture Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=%20CDM%20Technology%20Architecture%20Working%20Group&eventId=58a21bfk7k3k05jb9e6pihkn69_20260409T130000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - AI Reference Architecture Library weekly working session - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=AI%20Reference%20Architecture%20Library%20weekly%20working%20session&eventId=1gruvountjqmjeudheik22n8u0_20260409T140000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - FDC3 Identity & Security Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=FDC3%20Identity%20%26%20Security%20Working%20Group&eventId=la9vmdo6epqouj5jpkm59gpf35_20260409T140000Z) - 10:30 AM NYC / 03:30 PM UK - Architecture as Code Office Hours - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Architecture%20as%20Code%20Office%20Hours&eventId=31nngaucj5sprgcbdpj9spfe4j_20260409T143000Z) - 11:30 AM NYC / 04:30 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Taxonomy - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CCC%20-%20Working%20Group%3A%20Taxonomy&eventId=cc59a937hrrgqf00ldoiqttodr_20260409T153000Z) **Friday, April 10** - 01:00 PM NYC / 06:00 PM UK - Applied GenAI bi-weekly call - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Applied%20GenAI%20bi-weekly%20call&eventId=kanh94lc53abd2k42bokberhvl_20260409T170000Z) - 09:15 AM NYC / 02:15 PM UK - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=A11y%20Theme%20Builder%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=mp8og91gofbooj3srqq8683p8m_20260410T131500Z) **[Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.](https://www.finos.org/calendar?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yuzJySMnll5lN1obtHLXTXDXXHrjPBnWxAkQgE2LKtBBJ_vM3kxRhg7PMs8u-0kzjomCv)** ### FINOS EVENTS 🇨🇦 **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**. ➡️ [**Register Today**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-toronto/) 🇬🇧 **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**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-london/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yuzJySMnll5lN1obtHLXTXDXXHrjPBnWxAkQgE2LKtBBJ_vM3kxRhg7PMs8u-0kzjomCv) **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**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/) **with Code TWAFOSFFNY20 for 20% Off**   ### Community EVENTS   **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! **[Event Details Here](https://fsi-hack4autism.github.io)** Have a great week and please contact [**marketing@finos.org**](mailto:marketing@finos.org) if you have any questions or you would like to take part in any marketing related activities.   Kind regards, FINOS Team [View full post](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-april-7-2026) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "FINOS Team" }, "dateModified" : "2026-04-07T04:15:00.049Z", "datePublished" : "2026-04-07T04:15:00Z", "headline" : "This Week At FINOS: Week Of April 7, 2026", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 1004, "url" : "https://www.finos.org/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.finos.orghubfsTWAF%202020TWAF.png", "width" : 1785 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-april-7-2026", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60.0, "url" : "https://www.finos.org/hubfs/TWAF.png", "width" : 106.67331 }, "name" : "Thoughts, news and events from our community" } } ```