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On June 26th we successfully hosted our annual Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) in London at the Park Plaza, Westminister. With nearly 600 participants, this event marked our largest event in the UK yet. A special thanks to our sponsors: FinOps Foundation, Hedera, and GitLab, as well as our community, digital, and partner sponsors; Canonical, ControlPlane, Syntasso, turntabl, GResearch, NatWest Group, Scott Logic and Red Hat. 

Watch the recordings now on our YouTube channel. Here are some of the highlights: 

During our recent Open Source in Finance Forum, we had the opportunity to recognize many of the incredible individuals making significant contributions and creating a positive impact in open source in financial services. We're extremely grateful for all of their work, along with so many others, and want to give them another shout out in this post!

We’re delighted to announce the addition of five new members to the FINOS Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) after the first round of voting. Please join us in welcoming:

Are you joining us for our Open Source in Finance Forum on Wednesday, June 26th? Well plan the week ahead as we’re excited to share with you our week-long series of events surrounding OSFF!

Structured finance is essential for banks and other financial institutions to access funding. It connects capital markets with the real economy and enables the transition to sustainable economies.

Learn about 8Knot, a new tool designed to enhance open source community analysis, with a video of the recent FINOS Open Source Readiness presentation by Cali Dolfi of Red Hat on June 8th, 2024, or check out the transcript. In her presentation, Cali provided an in-depth look at 8Knot’s features, explaining how it utilizes Augur to collect and structure data from Git repositories. 8Knot offers comprehensive visualizations and dashboards to provide insights into community health, contributor activity, and project sustainability. The session also included a dynamic Q&A, where participants discussed potential future enhancements and integrations based on the audience's feedback.