FINOS Open Source in Finance Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Mick Semb Wever, Principal Architect, The Apache Software Foundation for the Apache Cassandra Project, and Principal Architect at DataStax working in Professional Services. We talk about "Mission Critical Data, and Evaluating the Community in OSS Tech". Plus, we discuss if open source is up to the challenge of continuous delivery needed to keep...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Minesh Patel, Chief Technology Officer at REGnosys to talk about his upcoming talk at the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) on July 13th in London about  "Breaking New Ground in RegTech Through Open Source TechSprint Innovation". Plus, we talk about using tech sprints to accelerate work on open source projects and more. Minesh's OSF...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Eugene Sorenson, Chief Product Officer at Cosaic to talk about his talk at the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) on July 13th in London with Rob Friend of Symphony about "FDC3 in the Wild - Real World Use Cases that Help Evolve the Standard". Plus, we talk about UX design before it was UX design, and how frontend folks can get involved w...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Chris Howard, Lead Open Source Program (OSPO) Manager at EPAM Systems to talk about his talk at the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) on July 13th in London talking about "Leveraging your Organization's OS Engagements to Recruit and Retain". Plus, we look at other open source benefits seen from the OSPO level, and opportunities at all le...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Riko Eksteen, Head of Desktop Strategy for Adaptive Financial Consulting to talk about The FDC3 Journey. Riko will be taking the stage at the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) on July 13th in London talking about what is new in FDC3, but we wanted to have a more in depth talk on Riko's journey, and the journey that FDC3 has taken over th...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Sebastian Javier Marchano, Developer for Taler System and founder and organizer of the React.js Buenos Aires Community. Sebastian will be taking the stage at the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) on July 13th in London talking about "Building an Open Source Payment System" specifically with GNU Taler. But then we get into the value of op...

On this episode of the podcast, FINOS Director of Community, James McLeod sits down with the Waltz maintainers from Deutsche Bank. This is on the heels of the Open Source in Finance Meetup held in London where they announced the public Waltz demo instance FINOS Waltz project. Waltz Repo: https://github.com/finos/waltz Waltz Website: https://waltz.finos.org/ Waltz Public Instance: http://demo.waltz...

On this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Jevon Beckles of Scott Logic & Alexandra Stratigos of FINOS to discuss the forming of the FINOS DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Special Interest Group that has just been announced the FINOS Community - but has been around for years in other forms. We also discuss inclusion of all the humans into this niche of open source technology in...

In this episode of the of the podcast, James McLeod, FINOS Director of Community sits down with Eddie Knight, Managing Consultant at Synechron, and one of the leads on the FINOS Compliant Financial Infrastructure (CFI) Project. Eddie recently spoke at our Open Source in Finance Meetup in New York a couple of weeks ago. We talk about some of his developer and contributor journey, Synechron's role i...

In this episode of the podcast - Grizz sits down with Rob Moffat, our new Senior Technical Architect, to discuss his developer journey from banks to FINOS, and then a developer's thoughts on the power of open source in financial services. Rob's Info https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmoffat/ Rob Moffat is a seasoned IT professional living in the UK. Over the last twenty years, he has worked at many of...

On this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with two former US financial regulators, Sultan Meghji (former FDIC Chief Innovation Officer) and Jennifer Lassiter (founding member of the Innovation Lab at the FDIC), to discuss the regulator perspective on open source in financial services. There are ups and downs, twists and turns, and we also discuss the value of using open source as a tool to a...

On this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Aitana Myohl, Strategic Initiatives Senior Manager for FINOS to discuss... FINOS strategic initiatives... that are centered around FINOS's open source projects and SIGs in the RegTech, Open Source Readiness, and Desktop Interoperability. FINOS Project Landscape Open RegTech & Repo Open Source Readiness & Repo FDC3 Desktop Interoperabilit...

In this episode of the podcast, we share our Q1 2022 FINOS All Community Call, with updates on FINOS, the Community, and updates from FINOS project maintainers as well. VIEW THE VIDEO AND SLIDES HERE - https://www.finos.org/blog/finos-q1-2022-all-community-call-wrap-up FINOS Project Updates Compliant Financial Infrastructure - Abdullah Garcia, JPMorgan Chase, Vice President FDC3 - Kris West, Cosai...

In this episode of the podcast we catch up on the past month of no podcasts... sorry about that... and everything in the FINOS ecosystem. OSSF is now OSFF - Dates - Call For Papers Now Open! https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum/ https://www.finos.org/press/finos-the-fintech-open-source-foundation-and-financial-sector-project-of-the-linux-foundation-announces-name-change-and...

In this episode of the podcast, Aitana Myohl, Strategic Initiatives Manager at FINOS, interviews Nichola Hammerton, Managing Director and Head of Architecture Strategy & Execution at Deutsche Bank (DB) about open source in financial services, and how DB has a history of, and continues to contribute to open source in financial services. Nichola's Info Managing Director and Head of Architecture...

In this episode of the podcast, we have audio from a panel you may have missed that we just did in the APAC region. Panelists included Dov Katz, Managing Director and Distinguished Engineer at Morgan Stanley, Andrew Aitken, Global Open Source Practice Lead at Wipro, Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director, FINOS, and was moderated by Julian Gordon, VP at the Linux Foundation APAC and the Hyperledger...

In this episode of the podcast we're excited talk about the FINOS Member Meeting and Open Source Strategy Forum in NYC a couple of weeks ago, a new award for a FINOS project, six new members, some upcoming events, and training for FDC3. APAC Meetup https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7816354718102/WN_o4ctgeCeS0OGjzepnuQmAw Open Source Meetup London https://scottlogic.zoom.us/webinar/register/52163827...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz gets the opportunity to interview two authors of the 2021 Open Source in Financial Services Report, Hilary Carter of Linux Foundation Research, and Tosha Ellison of FINOS. We discuss why and how the survey and subsequent report was initiated, unexpected (and maybe expected) findings, and key takeaways of the survey and report for the audience to use in their w...

In this episode of the podcast, we share recent activities, contributions, remind you about our upcoming NY Member Meeting and OSSF and celebrate our FINOS members and community. Please vote for Gabriele Columbro, FINOS ED, for Most Impactful Fintech Executive in the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards Download the 2021 State of Open Source in Financial Services Report | Insights on the Report by Co-Au...

In this episode of the podcast, we provide you with an introduction to the Linux Foundation Research group, and the FINOS 2021 State of Open Source in Financial Services report, announced at the Open Source Strategy Forum in London on October 5, 2021. This podcast introduces Linux Foundation Research, a new division created to broaden the understanding of open source projects, ecosystem dynamics,...

In this episode of the podcast we're excited talk about connections coming from our first in-person conference in two years, the FINOS Member Meeting and Open Source Strategy Forum in London last week. We talk about connecting people, connecting projects, and connecting leaders in our community and beyond. FINOS MEMBER AWARDS EMEA 2021 Congrats to the following winners! Deutsche Bank - Most Active...

On this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Tamara Chehayeb Mkarem & Jevon Beckles of Scott Logic about the panel they have been planning for OSSF London: Journeys Within Fintech: A Panel on Women's Career Progression. We get into the panel, the topic, why it is important, and why you would want to attend / watch / listen to this panel consisting of: Tamara as moderator; Clair Graysto...

In this episode of the podcast, Grizz "sits down" with Colin Eberhardt, Technology Director at Scott Logic about his upcoming talk at the Open Source Strategy Forum in London October 5th. They discuss Colin's background, modern software supply chain issues, and then how to drive open source to be more sustainable, for financial services and beyond. Open Source Sustainability and Our Corporate Soci...

In this episode of the podcast, two of Grizz's FINOS colleagues "sit down" with a couple of our Open Source Strategy Forum speakers who are preparing to talk in London on October 5th and New York on November 10th. First up, Aitana Myohl, FINOS Strategic Initiatives Manager talks to Ffion Acland, Co-Head of the Global Markets Data Models & Governance Team at Goldman Sachs. Ffi and her colleague...

In this episode of the podcast we're excited to welcome a new FINOS team member, announce the OSSF NYC agenda, boast about our podcast, and as always, look for ways for you to get involved with the FINOS Community. New FINOS Teammate - Kenny DeMeo - kenny@finos.org Agenda for OSSF NYC Announced - OSSF New York Agenda | OSSF New York Registration | OSSF London Agenda |  OSSF London Registratio...