Episode 203: Finos’ Columbro on Open Source

This week Gabriele Columbro, founder and executive director of Finos, joins the podcast. He and Wei-Shen discuss how the capital markets’ perception and attitudes towards open source have changed. Then they talk about the foundation’s expansion plans with a particular focus on APAC. 4:00 – Gab touches on the opportunities in the financial services industry for open source technology. 9:00 – Open source technology has shifted in recent years as adoption continues to increase. 14:00 – It’s much easier to be a good open source citizen as an individual. Corporations often come with strings attached. 19:00 – They discuss whether there is a difference between how the buy-side and sell-side use open source. 25:00 – Gab talks through how Finos is encouraging more buy-side members to join. 44:00 – They wrap up discussing projects Finos is working on, and the foundation’s expansion plans into APAC.