The FINOS Open Source in Finance Podcast celebrates open source projects and interesting topics at the cross section of financial services and open source. So far, our industry experts have discussed practical applications of and their real-world experiences with a range of open source projects including desktop interoperability, low code platforms, synthetic data, and data modeling. They’ve also discussed best practices for inner source, common myths about open source and why commercial…
Is operating under strict financial regulation an innovation killer or its greatest catalyst? Host Peter Smulovics (Distinguished Engineer at Morgan Stanley and FINOS Zenith Lead) sits down with Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap (FINOS Ambassador, IEEE Senior Member, and Forbes Technology Council member) for an insightful episode of the Open Source in Finance Podcast from the FINOS Zenith Special Interest…
What happens when a business-focused professional discovers that AI can translate vision into working software?In this episode, we follow the journey of a business-aligned leader who never saw herself as a developer. Armed with curiosity, domain expertise, and increasingly sophisticated prompting techniques, she crosses the Rubicon from consumer of technology to creator of technology.We explore…
In this edition of our special bi-weekly FINOS Zenith / Emerging Technologies SIG highlight, Peter Smulovics (Distinguished Engineer at Morgan Stanley and FINOS Zenith Lead) delivers a comprehensive breakdown of the major shifts reshaping deep tech. Peter explores why artificial intelligence has transitioned from a standalone category into the primary horizontal layer powering quantum fault…
Erik Seliger (Lead Product Engineer at Sourcegraph) and Robert Lin (Lead Platform Engineer at Sourcegraph) join FINOS Zenith Project Lead Peter Smulovics to break down the mechanics of Agentic Batch Changes. They reveal how implementing a multi-layered agent architecture solves the high economic cost of pure "vibe coding" by combining deterministic scripting pipelines with localized,…
Rob Moffat (Chief Architect at FINOS) maps out the intersection of workspace interoperability, open-source AI deployment, and multi-cloud security frameworks. He compares MCP (Model Context Protocol) with FDC3, tracks the rollout of the Common Cloud Controls (CCC) live validator tool, and reveals how open-source standards prevent multi-vendor lock-in at the desktop and infrastructure layers.🇬🇧…
Karl Moll (Technical Project Advocate at FINOS) sits down with Grizz Griswold to discuss how CALM (Common Architecture Language Model) is acting as the structural glue connecting compliance projects across the banking ecosystem. He breaks down the momentum behind the Open SDLC Controls Framework and how these tools together build a secure, governable pipeline for unpredictable AI deployments.🇬🇧…
Grizz Griswold (Executive Producer of Global Programs & Content at FINOS) kicks off Season 6 of the Open Source in Finance Podcast with an absolute masterclass preview of OSFF London 2026. Discover how the global financial industry is shifting its focus from basic LLM experimentation to production-grade agentic safety, deterministic workflows, and cross-hyperscaler cloud controls.🎟️ FINOS…
OSFF Toronto 2026 Preview: FINOS Ecosystem, AI, HPC, Fluxnova, CALM, CDM & Open Data CommonsIn this episode of the Open Source in Finance Podcast, host Grizz Griswold delivers an essential preview of the upcoming inaugural OSFF Toronto. Grizz breaks down why Toronto's unique position as a top-tier global financial hub—home to Canada's "Big Five" banks and a world-class AI research community—makes…
🔑 Scaling Open Source Readiness in Financial Institutions | OSFF New York 🚀 Explore insights from #OSFFNYC – the premier event for open source in financial services.🌐 More about FINOS: https://www.finos.org/ LinkedIn: FINOS Foundation🚀 Explore insights from #OSFFNewYork by FINOS – the leading open source in finance conference.📚 OSR Body of Knowledge: https://osr.finos.org/ 🌐 More about…
🔑 Cloud, AI, and Automation: Navigating the New Regulatory Frontier | Open Source in Finance Podcast🚀 Explore insights from the #FINOS community – the center of open source innovation in financial services.🌐 More about FINOS: https://www.finos.org/ 🤖 Explore the FINOS AI Governance Framework: https://air-governance-framework.finos.org/ ☁️ Learn about Common Cloud Controls (CCC):…
🚀 Get a sneak peek of how FINOS Common Cloud Controls (CCC) can move from policy docs to practical enforcement—through automation and open source.In this clip:Toni de la Fuente, Founder & CEO, ProwlerToni shares his journey from maintaining open source in his spare time to helping the community align cloud security with real frameworks like CCC. He previews the upcoming OSFF workshop, where he…
🚀 Get a sneak peek of Ihsan Saracgil’s OSFF NY session on how OpenBB’s Open Data Platform (ODP) lets teams connect private, proprietary, and public financial data to AI—securely, locally, and on your terms.In this clip:Ihsan Saracgil, CPO, OpenBBTired of waiting on scarce engineering cycles for every integration? Ihsan shows how ODP gives data engineers a Python-native, local-first way to…