--- title: "This Week At FINOS: Week Of October 27, 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 October 27, 2025](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/week-of-october-27-2025) Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/this-week-at-finos/author/finos-team) | Oct 27, 2025 12:39:18 PM In this week’s update we're highlighting major announcements from last week's OSFF event: our North America Community Award winners, the exciting launch of Fluxnova, CDM’s move to active project status, and the release of our 2025 State of Open Source in Financial Services report! Details below. [This Week's Meetings](https://www.finos.org/calendar) | [Upcoming Events](https://www.finos.org/news-and-events)   🎊 **FINOS North America Community Award Winners** During last week's Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) in New York, we had the honor of recognizing some of the outstanding individuals making meaningful contributions and driving positive impact across the open source in financial services ecosystem. ➡️ [**View the Winners**](https://www.finos.org/blog/congratulations-to-the-2025-finos-north-america-community-award-winners) 📰 **Fluxnova Launch Announcement** We’re thrilled to announce Fluxnova, a new open source orchestration platform developed under FINOS governance in collaboration with Fidelity Investments, NatWest Group, Deutsche Bank, and Capital One. Fluxnova empowers financial institutions to modernize their infrastructure, reduce vendor dependency, and build long-term industry resilience. ➡️ [**Read the Press Release**](https://www.finos.org/press/finos-launches-fluxnova-with-fidelity-investments-natwest-group-deutsche-bank-and-capital-one-an-open-source-orchestration-platform-to-scale-process-automation) 🔗 [**Explore the Microsite**](https://fluxnova.finos.org/contact-us) 🌟 **CDM (Common Domain Model) Becomes an Active Project** In under three years since its open-sourcing, the CDM has evolved from a collaborative proof of concept into a production-grade open standard that is helping financial institutions streamline trade processing, regulatory reporting, and data management across global markets. ➡️ [**Read about the Major Milestone**](https://www.finos.org/blog/from-standards-to-impact-cdm-becomes-an-active-finos-project) 📘 **2025 State of Open Source in Financial Services Report** This year's report by FINOS, The Linux Foundation Research, GitHub, and Scott Logic is available to download! 93% of respondents say open source improves software quality and 87% see business value to their organization. View all the results today. ➡️ [**Read the Report**](https://www.finos.org/state-of-open-source-in-financial-services) ### [WEEK OF 27 OCTOBER - 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, October 27** - 09:00 AM NYC / 01:00 PM UK - Labs - CyberThirdEye - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Labs%20-%20CyberThirdEye&eventId=7p79mvg2ngpolu3q5uf4gpg3ah_20251027T130000Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - SDLC Governance Framework Working Group - Dev Ops Automation - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=SDLC%20Governance%20Framework%20Working%20Group%20-%20Dev%20Ops%20Automation&eventId=098vf8c0gj12l8omd9qsf8prlr_20251027T140000Z) - 11:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - CDM Steering Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CDM%20Steering%20Working%20Group&eventId=3fus5fjqie03nvtphf81gi4j5o_20251014T150000Z) **Tuesday, October 28** - 10:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - CDM Collateral Working Group - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=CDM%20Collateral%20Working%20Group&eventId=dbqcnqhp9q0pkidaig9gopsboc_20251028T140000Z) - 11:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - AI Readiness SIG - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=AI%20Readiness%20SIG&eventId=6h9hpovttur3kn9iprh8106i59_20251028T150000Z) - 11:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Architecture as Code Working Group - DevOps Automation - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Architecture%20as%20Code%20Working%20Group%20-%20DevOps%20Automation&eventId=347pecaqmofn0m0lcqeffubcta_20251028T150000Z) - 08:30 PM NYC / 12:30 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_20251029T003000Z) **Wednesday, October 29** - 06:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - Spring Bot Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Spring%20Bot%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=q6j1eq0snfkt13jb7caapt8r2d_20251029T103000Z) - 12:00 PM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - FINOS Technical Oversight Committee Public Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=FINOS%20Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20Public%20Meeting&eventId=61ebo6ore27jmitkg0tf49niql_20251029T160000Z) - 05:00 PM NYC / 09:00 PM UK - FINOS Ambassador Event: Introduction to FINOS and Evolution @ Scale in Montreal - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=FINOS%20Ambassador%20Event%3A%20Introduction%20to%20FINOS%20and%20Evolution%20%40%20Scale%20in%20Montreal&eventId=68eai1k6e6demb803lv5c3oset) **Thursday, October 30** - 06:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - FDC3 Sail Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=FDC3%20Sail%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=6e4fhlbeh4drof4f5kbtthe2bf_20251030T103000Z) - 10:30 AM NYC / 02:30 PM UK - Architecture as Code Office Hours - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=Architecture%20as%20Code%20Office%20Hours&eventId=31nngaucj5sprgcbdpj9spfe4j_20251030T143000Z) - 11:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - FINOS Morphir Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=FINOS%20Morphir%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=6tarlrki7fdodg4n0hek3vfimr_20251030T150000Z) **Friday, October 31** - 08:00 AM NYC / 12:00 PM UK - TraderX - Monthly - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=TraderX%20-%20Monthly&eventId=08mjra0ainr9sqig2is5qq3uif) - 09:15 AM NYC / 01:15 PM UK - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=A11y%20Theme%20Builder%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=mp8og91gofbooj3srqq8683p8m_20251031T131500Z) - 10:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - OpenGRIS Project Meeting - [Sign Up](https://calendar.finos.org/signup?title=OpenGRIS%20Project%20Meeting&eventId=4ombaad0kpc0j04cbhd1b4il83_20251031T140000Z) [**Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.**](https://www.finos.org/calendar) ### FINOS EVENTS 📆 **FINOS Evolution @ Scale - Ambassador Event** **October 29 | Montreal** Join us at Morgan Stanley Montreal to explore how the Evolution @ Scale working group (within the DevOps Automation SIG) is tackling code complexity and scaling challenges in financial services. ➡️ [**Register Here (required to enter)**](https://www.finos.org/hosted-events/2025-10-29-ambassador-event-finos-evolution-scale-event-in-montreal?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8jCpWGgAhoehUxIty2JrnOWpeexDStscZ5sYkxHaaC-Q0y_c-v8XvTxvCpeEZ5dkM1st--) ### Community EVENTS **LF Europe Roadshow** **October 29 | Ghent, Belgium** This one-day public event connects open source contributors and industry leaders to discuss AI, digital sovereignty, and the practical implications of the Cyber Resilience Act, hosted by LF Europe in partnership with the OpenSSF. ➡️ [**Register Here**](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-europe-roadshow-regulation/) **InnerSource Summit 2025** **November 13 | Virtual** Join InnerSource Commons for a truly global celebration as they mark their 10th anniversary with a 24-hour Summit spanning Yokohama, Berlin, and New York. The agenda is packed with inspiring keynotes, in-person sessions, and online talks from leading InnerSourcerers around the world. [**Event details here**](https://innersourcecommons.org/events/isc-2025/) 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-october-27-2025) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "FINOS Team" }, "dateModified" : "2025-10-27T12:40:06.337Z", "datePublished" : "2025-10-27T12:39:18Z", "headline" : "This Week At FINOS: Week Of October 27, 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-october-27-2025", "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" } } ```