In this week’s update: take the stage in NYC by submitting a talk for OSFF New York, and discover the security and observability features coming in the FDC3 3.0 release.
🗽 OSFF New York: Call for Proposals Open
November 4-5 | New York City
The deadline to submit your session is Sunday, July 26. We want to hear from FINOS project maintainers, contributors, and enterprise architects who are actively deploying code to solve complex industry challenges.
To help map out your submission, here is a selection of the core tracks the committee is prioritizing:
- Agentic AI, GenAI, and AI Governance: Deploying agentic AI workflows and LLM orchestration in financial environments using cutting-edge standards like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) or Fluxnova.
- Open Source Security and Automated Compliance: Leveraging Compliance-as-Code (such as CALM), automated vulnerability management, and open collaboration models to meet strict DORA mandates.
- The Business of Open Source: ROI and Strategy: Case studies defining and measuring the ROI of open source contributions, and strategies for shifting organizational culture from "consumer" to "contributor."
- Open Source Regulatory Technology (Open RegTech) and Data Standards: Digital regulatory reporting and standardizing data and workflows using the Common Domain Model (CDM) to simplify trade lifecycle events.
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🖥️ FDC3 3.0: Secure by Design, Ready for AI, and Easier to Build On
The upcoming FDC3 3.0 release is one of the most significant updates to the open standard in years, shifting focus toward security, observability, cross-firm interoperability, and modern usage scenarios. This milestone addresses a critical question for the industry: how do you trust what you're receiving and understand where it came from in a world increasingly dominated by web applications, APIs, and AI agents?
WEEK OF 6 JULY - MEETINGS
Here's what's happening during this week in the FINOS community, visit the calendar here for meeting links:
Monday, July 6
- 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - FDC3 Sail Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - InnerSource SIG - Sign Up
- 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - Labs - CyberThirdEye - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - SDLC Governance Framework Working Group Meeting - Dev Ops Automation - Sign Up
Tuesday, July 7
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - CDM Contribution Review Working Group - Sign Up
- 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - AI Readiness SIG - Sign Up
- 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - Fluxnova - AI Working Group Meeting - Sign Up
- 08:30 PM NYC / 01:30 AM UK - Open Financial LLM Leaderboard (OFLL) Working Session - Sign Up
Wednesday, July 8
- 05:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - Spring Bot Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - CDM Physical Risk Working Group - Sign Up
- 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - Physical Risk and Resilience - Sign Up
Thursday, July 9
- 06:00 AM NYC / 11:00 AM UK - CCC- Working Group: Compliant Financial Infrastructure (EU/APAC) - Sign Up
- 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - CDM Technology Architecture Working Group - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - AI Reference Architecture Library weekly working session - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - FDC3 Identity & Security Working Group - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - FINOS Morphir Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Zenith - Emerging Technologies SIG - Sign Up
- 10:30 AM NYC / 03:30 PM UK - Architecture as Code Office Hours - Sign Up
- 11:30 AM NYC / 04:30 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Website Improvement - Sign Up
- 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Communications / All Hands - Sign Up
Friday, July 10
- 09:15 AM NYC / 02:15 PM UK - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Data Commons - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - OpenGris Project Meeting - Sign Up
Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.
FINOS EVENTS
🗽 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.
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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
