--- title: "This Week At FINOS: Week Of December 1, 2025" 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 December 1, 2025](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-december-1-2025) Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/author/finos-team) | Dec 1, 2025, 11:20:22 AM In this week’s update: our Community Spotlight shines on Harish Malavade (Fidelity Investments), cyber week savings are here, and join FINOS in Tokyo or Paris on December 11. [**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)  🌟 **Community Spotlight: Harish Malavade, Fidelity Investments** Harish played a key leadership role in the formation and growth of Fluxnova, a FINOS-hosted orchestration and automation platform developed in collaboration with Fidelity, NatWest Group, Deutsche Bank, and Capital One. As a lead maintainer, Harish continues to guide Fluxnova’s growth with a clear vision for open collaboration and industry-scale impact. ➡️ [**More Information**](https://www.finos.org/community-spotlight/2025-11-26-harish-malavade) 🤖 **Cyber Week Savings Are Here** Linux Foundation Education’s Cyber Week savings have launched! Starting today, save up to 65% on everything you need to take command of your career. Whether you're shifting gears, leveling up your skills, or just trying to keep pace with emerging tech, we’re here to help. ➡️ [**FINOS Training & Certification**](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/finos/) *If you have any questions about FINOS training, please contact us at **training@finos.org***  🗾 **The Transformational Value of Open Source for Financial Services** **December 11 | Tokyo** Please join us at this executive event exploring how open source is reshaping financial services globally and its impact on the FSI community in Japan. Gain senior-level insights into leveraging open source for strategic growth, innovation and regulatory compliance. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://www.linuxfoundation.jp/events/2025/11/finos-lf-executive-event-the-transformational-value-of-open-source-for-financial-services/)  🇫🇷 Open Source in Finance Developer Day at apidays Paris December 11| Paris Building on events in New York and London - a full‑day, code‑level track dedicated to open source innovation in financial services is coming to Paris hosted inside apidays Paris. This one-day program brings together developers, architects, and engineers across financial services to explore how open source is accelerating transformation in regulated industries. ➡️ [Register Here for 20% OFF](https://ticket.apidays.global/event/apidays-paris-2025/3cccd07f-acb2-466e-8d91-cb1f208ecf42/finos-at-apidays-paris-2025/cart?coupon=FINOS20) *Regular price: 399 € → 320 € with code FINOS20. **FINOS Members please reach out to [help@finos.org](mailto:help@finos.org) for a FREE discount code to use.*** If you have any questions or wish to connect any Europe based colleagues with the FINOS team, please contact us at info@finos.org ### [WEEK OF 1 DECEMBER - 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)for meeting links: **Monday, December 1** - 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - Labs - CyberThirdEye - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Labs%20-%20CyberThirdEye&eventId=7p79mvg2ngpolu3q5uf4gpg3ah_20251201T140000Z) - 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - Git Proxy Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Git%20Proxy%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=2ntg89eankk9ul2ashuop8psdm_20251201T160000Z) **Tuesday, December 2** - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - CDM Contribution Review Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CDM%20Contribution%20Review%20Working%20Group&eventId=3rj6nqfgommkqpk53s8rgmsfen_20251202T150000Z) **Wednesday, December 3** - 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_20251203T013000Z) - 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_20251203T103000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Open Source Readiness SIG - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Open%20Source%20Readiness%20SIG&eventId=4ceeknoiieiu0g9k6rmf4t3n44_20251203T150000Z) - 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_20251203T150000Z) - 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - Open Source Talent Acceleration SIG - Monthly Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Open%20Source%20Talent%20Acceleration%20SIG%20-%20Monthly%20Meeting&eventId=vdt7slnc26c3ke153648520sje_20251203T170000Z) **Thursday, December 4** - 06:00 AM NYC / 11:00 AM UK - CCC- Working Group: Compliant Financial Infrastructure - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CCC-%20Working%20Group%3A%20Compliant%20Financial%20Infrastructure&eventId=qqvgbfimr6227h66987b3dap5f_20251204T110000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - FDC3 Use Cases and Workflows Discussion Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=FDC3%20Use%20Cases%20and%20Workflows%20Discussion%20Group&eventId=vs0q1o7iesi4nsnfae37kvuo8s_20251204T150000Z) - 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_20251204T150000Z) - 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_20251204T153000Z) - 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Communications / All Hands - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CCC%20-%20Working%20Group%3A%20Communications%20%2F%20All%20Hands&eventId=5kgpfuusgahubnm16f5qehdkuc_20251204T170000Z) - 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_20251204T180000Z) **Friday, December 5** - 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_20251205T141500Z) - 09:30 AM NYC / 02:30 PM UK - CDM Smart Contract Taskforce - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CDM%20Smart%20Contract%20Taskforce%20&eventId=01d6g4br02jqa4okt20hlgmikh_20251205T143000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - OpenGRIS Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=OpenGRIS%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=4ombaad0kpc0j04cbhd1b4il83_20251128T150000Z) [**Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.**](https://www.finos.org/calendar)   ### FINOS EVENTS 🇫🇷 **Open Source in Finance Developer Day at apidays Paris** **December 11 | Paris** Building on events in New York and London, the event is coming to Paris as a full‑day, code‑level track dedicated to open source innovation in financial services. The full schedule will be released soon! FINOS Member Benefit: please reach out to [help@finos.org](mailto:help@finos.org) for a FREE discount code to use ➡️ [Register Here - 20% Off](https://ticket.apidays.global/event/apidays-paris-2025/3cccd07f-acb2-466e-8d91-cb1f208ecf42/finos-at-apidays-paris-2025/cart?coupon=FINOS20) 🗾 **The Transformational Value of Open Source for Financial Services** **December 11 | Tokyo** Please join us at this executive event exploring how open source is reshaping financial services globally and its impact on the FSI community in Japan. Gain senior-level insights into leveraging open source for strategic growth, innovation and regulatory compliance. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://www.linuxfoundation.jp/events/2025/11/finos-lf-executive-event-the-transformational-value-of-open-source-for-financial-services/) ### Community EVENTS **Open Source Summit Japan** **December 8-10 | Tokyo, Japan** Join our Executive Director Gabriele Columbro for a keynote at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit. It’s where maintainers, technologists, and community leaders come together to share knowledge, collaborate on solutions, and push open source projects forward. [**Event Details Here**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-japan/) 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-december-1-2025) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "FINOS Team" }, "dateModified" : "2025-12-01T11:20:22.207Z", "datePublished" : "2025-12-01T11:20:22Z", "headline" : "This Week At FINOS: Week Of December 1, 2025", "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-december-1-2025", "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" } } ```