In this week's update: explore the full FINOS Developer Day schedule, read about new FINOS governing board leadership and global industry members, and learn more about Morgan Stanley's CALM contribution. Full details below.
🎡 FINOS Developer Day at apidays London - Full Schedule Release
September 22 | London
A limited number of FREE full apidays London passes (£999 value) are available for the FINOS community. That means access to the entire multi-day event including a dedicated developer track built around FINOS projects.
FINOS Developer Day Sessions:
- AI Governance Framework: Using the OpenAI Agents SDK to Create Production Ready Scalable Application Agents
- FINOS Common Cloud Controls & CFI: Implementing CCC with Continuous Compliance Framework
- DevOps & SDLC Controls: Securing the Software Supply Chain - Lessons Learned from Banking Platforms
- GitProxy: How a Vulnerability Hack May Happen & How to Prevent It
- Common Domain Model: Open Standards and Automation in Post-trade
➡️ Reserve your FREE seat (limited availability)
📰 [Press Release] FINOS Welcomes New Governing Board Leadership and Global Industry Members to Accelerate Innovation...
We've announced the appointment of Bhupesh Vora (RBC Capital Markets) as Chair and Sitija Sarkar (BlackRock) as Vice Chair of the FINOS Governing Board.
New members Accenture, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, EQTY Lab, FossID, Hitachi, Tetrate and Tokenovate reflect the growing demand for truly open, industry-wide, broadly supported software and standards across financial services.
📢 CALM (Common Architecture Language Model) Released Through FINOS by Morgan Stanley - CIO DIVE
"Open-sourcing CALM enables it to become the standard for software developers and architects across the industry, streamlining development as it continues to evolve alongside industry needs,” - Trevor Brosnan, Morgan Stanley, Global Head of Technology Strategy, Architecture and Modernization
WEEK OF 2 SEPTEMBER - MEETINGS
Here's what's happening during this week in the FINOS community, visit the calendar here for meeting links:
Tuesday, September 2
- 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - AI Readiness SIG - Sign Up
Wednesday, September 3
- 08:30 PM NYC / 01:30 AM UK - Open Financial LLM Leaderboard (OFLL) Working Session - Sign Up
- 05:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - Spring Bot Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Open Source Readiness SIG - Sign Up
- 11:30 AM NYC / 04:30 PM UK - CDM Derivatives Working Group - Sign Up
- 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - Open Source Talent Acceleration SIG - Monthly Meeting - Sign Up
- 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - FINOS Technical Oversight Committee Public Meeting - Sign Up
Thursday, September 4
- 05:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - FDC3 Sail Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - FDC3 Use Cases and Workflows Discussion Group - Sign Up
- 10:30 AM NYC / 03:30 PM UK - Architecture as Code Office Hours - Sign Up
- 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - FINOS Morphir Project Meeting - Sign Up
- 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Security - Sign Up
- 11:30 AM NYC / 04:30 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Delivery - Sign Up
- 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Communications / All Hands - Sign Up
- 01:00 PM NYC / 06:00 PM UK - Applied GenAI bi-weekly call - Sign Up
Friday, September 5
Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.
FINOS EVENTS
🗽 Open Source in Finance Forum – New York
October 21-22 | New York City
Join FINOS's flagship conference where financial services leaders and technologists meet to accelerate open collaboration and advance strategic initiatives like FDC3, CDM, and FINOS CCC. Connect with peers, see real-world implementations, and remember that FINOS Members attend for free! Reach out to osff@finos.org for your code.
🍴 Fork the Bank: How Open Source is Rewriting the Rules of Finance
September 9 | Webinar
Join us for a Complimentary Live Webinar Presented by Linux Foundation Education & FINOS. This session introduces skills and certifications that can help you or your team stay ahead—whether you're advancing in your current role, leading others, or looking to break into the world of IT finance. You'll learn how open source is redefining innovation in financial services— and beyond.
🛠️ Future-Proof Your Trade Reporting: CDM/DRR Integration Masterclass with Regnosys
September 18 | Virtual
Many firms see the value in CDM and DRR—but hesitate due to perceived complexity. This hands-on masterclass shows you how to integrate DRR into your internal systems faster and more efficiently using Rune’s Translate 2.0 and the Rosetta platform.
➡️ Register for the Masterclass
🤖 Evaluate & Benchmark AI for Financial Institutions
September 19 | London & September 20 | London & Virtual
Join us in London for two events designed to set the industry standard for trustworthy, production‑ready GenAI in financial services. Our contributors now need a clear, community‑owned process to expand prior work into a full Evaluation & Benchmarking Suite.
➡️ Register for the Scoping Workshop and/or TechSprint
Community EVENTS
October 21st (Zurich + Virtual):
This FINOS Associate Member Scion Association event offers an opportunity to explore how the technology is helping critical sectors stay connected, stay compliant, and stay ahead – while building a more secure society for us all.
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
