--- title: "This Week At FINOS: Week Of October 05, 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. 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[Research & Case Studies](https://www.finos.org/research-case-studies) - [Training](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/finos/) - [Open Source Maturity Model](https://osr.finos.org/docs/bok/OSMM/Introduction) - [Contributions Live Dashboard](https://metrics.finos.org) - [Our Github Organization](https://github.com/finos/) - [Our Developer Toolchain](https://odp.finos.org/) - [FINOS Store](https://store-finos.myshopify.com/) - News & Events - [This Week At FINOS](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos) - [Community Blog](https://www.finos.org/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.finos.org/newsletter) - [Podcast: Open Source in Finance](https://www.finos.org/open-source-in-finance-podcast) - [Press Releases](https://www.finos.org/press) - [FINOS Events](https://www.finos.org/hosted-events) - [Community Events](https://www.finos.org/featured-events) - [Community Spotlight](https://www.finos.org/community-spotlight) - [Stay Informed](https://www.finos.org/sign-up) - [About](https://www.finos.org/about-us) - [Stay Informed](https://www.finos.org/sign-up) - [FAQs](https://www.finos.org/faq) - [Contact Us](https://www.finos.org/contact-us) - [Governing Board](https://www.finos.org/governing-board) - [Technical Oversight Committee](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee) - [Team](https://www.finos.org/team) - [Governance](https://www.finos.org/governance) - [Code of Conduct](https://www.finos.org/code-of-conduct) - [OSFF + Videos](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum) - [OSFF 2026](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum/) - [OSFF Toronto 2026 Videos](https://www.finos.org/osff-toronto-2026-videos) - [OSFF New York 2025 Videos](https://www.finos.org/osff-nyc-2025-videos) - [OSFF London 2026 Videos](https://www.finos.org/osff-london-2026-videos) - [apidays Paris 2025 Videos](https://www.finos.org/apidays) ![THIS WEEK AT FINOS](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/10.04.19.FINOS_WebsiteBanners_1.png) # THIS WEEK AT FINOS # This Week At FINOS: Week Of October 05, 2026 October 05, 2026 [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/author/finos-team) **In this week’s update:** secure your seat for the CDM NYC Seminar this Thursday, register for the Q4 FINOS All Community Call, examine frontier AI risk with Chainguard, and reserve your spot for pre OSFF NY technical workshops. [**This Week's Meetings**](https://www.finos.org/calendar) | [**Upcoming Events**](https://www.finos.org/news-and-events) --- 🗽 **CDM NYC Seminar 2026: This Thursday in New York** 🗽 **October 8 | NYC** Join FINOS, ISDA, ISLA, and ICMA this Thursday at S&P for a half-day seminar on Common Domain Model (CDM) implementation. Session highlights include DRR execution, collateral automation, and open source AI regulatory frameworks featuring former Acting Comptroller Mike Hsu. Final seats remain before reaching our attendee cap. ➡️ [**Reserve Your Spot**](https://www.finos.org/hosted-events/2026-10-08-cdm-nyc-seminar-2026)   🌐 **Q4 FINOS All Community Call** 🌐 **October 21 | Virtual** Join FINOS leadership and project maintainers for our quarterly update on community velocity and technical milestones ahead of OSFF New York. Get direct maintainer updates across key open source initiatives, including AI Governance as Code, Fluxnova, and SDLC Common Controls. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1217891578343/WN_DncZGnGNTo-NH6v6XnYKSw)   💻 **OS in Finance Webinar: How Frontier AI Changes Tolerable Risk** 💻 **October 28 | Virtual** Join FINOS Gold Member Chainguard and Field CISO John Sapp to examine how accelerating AI risks are reshaping open source governance in financial services. Learn why vulnerability exploitation has overtaken phishing as a primary FinServ attack vector and how to build software integrity into your delivery pipeline without slowing down critical systems. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9617891588996/WN_mWNVM3-vSBuGJK5bpKmtcw)   💼 **OSFF NY Technical Workshops: Interactive Working Sessions** 💼 **November 3 | NYC** Join lead architects and maintainers from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC, DataHub, and Kosli on November 3 in NYC for hands-on pre-conference workshops. Move beyond slides into live coding, schema validation, and framework drafting across CDM developer tooling, SDLC controls, FDC3 AI governance, Common Cloud Controls, and CALM. Seats are strictly capped at 25 to 35 participants per room. ➡️ [**Explore the Workshop Schedule**](https://www.finos.org/osff-ny-2026-workshops) ### [WEEK OF 5 OcTOBER - MEETINGS](https://calendar.finos.org/)   [**Monday, October 5**](https://calendar.finos.org/?view=day&date=2026-10-05) - Inclusive Engineering Working group - InnerSource SIG - Labs - CyberThirdEye - Git Proxy Project Meeting [**Tuesday, October 6**](https://calendar.finos.org/?view=day&date=2026-10-06) - Open Financial LLM Leaderboard (OFLL) Working Session [**Wednesday, October 7**](https://calendar.finos.org/?view=day&date=2026-10-07) - Spring Bot Project Meeting - AI Governance Framework Working Session - Open Source Readiness SIG - Physical Risk and Resilience - CDM Derivatives Working Group - FINOS Technical Oversight Committee Meeting - Open Source Talent Acceleration SIG - Monthly Meeting [**Thursday, October 8**](https://calendar.finos.org/?view=day&date=2026-10-08) - CCC- Working Group: Compliant Financial Infrastructure (EU/APAC) - CDM Technology Architecture Working Group - Architecture as Code Office Hours - CCC - Working Group: Website Improvement - Applied GenAI bi-weekly call [**Friday, October 9**](https://calendar.finos.org/?view=day&date=2026-10-05) - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting - Data Commons ### FINOS EVENTS 🗽 **CDM NYC Seminar 2026** **October 8 | NYC** Join FINOS and the CDM community for an afternoon of presentations and discussions regarding the Common Domain Model benefits across the securities processing lifecycle. The afternoon includes a keynote address, four 30-minute presentations, and a networking reception to close out the event. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://www.finos.org/hosted-events/2026-10-08-cdm-nyc-seminar-2026) ---  💻 **Q4 FINOS All Community Call** **October 21 | Virtual** With OSFF New York right around the corner, we have massive foundation updates, deep dives into our rapidly expanding AI initiatives, and the latest release news from our top project maintainers. Whether you are tracking the progress of our AI Governance as Code, Fluxnova, or SDLC Common Controls, this session is your direct line to the heart of the FINOS ecosystem. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1217891578343/WN_DncZGnGNTo-NH6v6XnYKSw) ---  💻 **OS in Finance Webinar: How Frontier AI Changes Tolerable Risk - Chainguard | October 28 | Virtual** Frontier AI models can now surface dormant vulnerabilities and chain weaknesses across the software supply chain faster than traditional security processes can investigate and patch them. Join FINOS Gold Member Chainguard and their Field CISO, John Sapp, to explore how financial institutions can rethink open source governance as risks accelerate. This session will cover why vulnerability exploitation has overtaken phishing as a leading FinServ attack vector and how to build stronger software integrity into your lifecycle without disrupting business-critical systems. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9617891588996/WN_mWNVM3-vSBuGJK5bpKmtcw) --- 🗽 **OSFF New York** **November 4-5 | NYC** Join us in NYC on November 4–5 for two days of technical deep-dives and executive strategy. Day 1 focuses on Fluxnova Con and enterprise process orchestration, with broader conference tracks covering AI Governance, OSERA, FDC3, HPC, and open compliance. Full workshop schedules and speaker announcements are coming soon. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/) **with Code TWAFOSFFNY20 for 20% Off** ### FEATURED EVENTS **Growing InnerSource Through OSPO Enablement** **October 6 | Virtual** Join FINOS InnerSource SIG Maintainer Pooi Ling Cheong (NatWest) as she shares NatWest's journey of using OSPO-led enablement to grow InnerSource from an emerging practice into a broader organisational initiative. ➡️ [Register Here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-innersource-through-ospo-enablement-tickets-2002064853872) --- 🗣️ **FINOS at Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe** 🗣️ **October 7 - 9 | Prague** FINOS Executive Director Gabriele Columbro will be taking the stage at Open Source Summit Europe in Prague with a keynote exploring the role of open source in the financial services industry. Gab will also join Francesco Beltramini of ControlPlane for a session on OSERA, “Patching Is Only Half of the Problem: How OSERA Helps Financial Institutions Grow the OSS Supply Chain Resiliency (and Create Opportunities for Maintainers).” ➡️ [**Agenda Details**](https://sched.co/2WCZK) ➡️ [**Learn About OSERA**](https://osera.finos.org/) --- 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 [![Sign Up for FINOS Updates](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2419532/7e3e38b2-955b-4ea4-b5fc-292eac773329.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2419532/7e3e38b2-955b-4ea4-b5fc-292eac773329) ### Share this: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [← This Week At FINOS: Week Of September 28, 2026](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-september-28-2026) [![FINOS Logo](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/sofin%20assets/SOFIN%20LOGOS/FINOS_Icon_Wordmark_White.png?width=689&height=971&name=FINOS_Icon_Wordmark_White.png "FINOS Logo")](https://www.finos.org/) [![Twitter logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/twitter-blue-social-panel.png)](https://twitter.com/finosfoundation) [![GitHub logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-black-social-panel.png)](https://finos.github.io) [![LinkedIn logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/linkedin-blue-social-panel.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/finosfoundation) [![SlideShare logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/Homepage%20Social%20Panel/slideshare-logo.png)](https://www.slideshare.net/finosfoundation) [![YouTube logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/Homepage%20Social%20Panel/youtube_logo-1.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJAdRALzJ7J7snubrb_Y-Q) [Contact Us](https://www.finos.org/contact-us) [info@finos.org](mailto:info@finos.org) +1 (650) 665-9773 [Privacy |](https://www.finos.org/privacy-policy)[Terms of Service |](https://www.finos.org/terms-of-service)[Community Code of Conduct |](https://www.finos.org/code-of-conduct)[Email Preferences](https://www.finos.org/hs/manage-preferences/unsubscribe-simple)