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Waters Wavelength Ep. 326: Connectifi’s Nick Kolba
He joins the podcast to discuss the model context protocol, LLMs and agentic AI.
Waters Wrap: What’s going on ‘Here’? Examining interop’s next move
OpenFin is now known as Here. Anthony explains what the rebrand might signal for the application interoperability space.
Court case probes open-source licenses as movement stands at crossroads
The Software Freedom Conservancy’s lawsuit against TV-maker Vizio begins trial in California, raising questions about open-source licenses and the risks posed by adhering to them.
Waters Wrap: What’s next for desktop interop?
Anthony takes a look at the desktop application interoperability space—how we got here and where he thinks it's going.
This Week: CJC bolsters cybersecurity capabilities; Finos FDC3; JP Morgan; and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Glue42 and Finsemble merge, reshaping interop vendor landscape
The niche interop market previously dominated by Glue42, Finsemble, and OpenFin is evolving—and so are the vendors themselves.
Spreadsheet interoperability: Or how companies learned to stop worrying and love Excel
While Microsoft engages in a tech arms race for chatbot and cloud supremacy, interop firms are attempting to remedy some of the idiosyncrasies of its monolithic spreadsheet software.
Certified FDC3: Finos reveals interop vendors compliant with open-source standard
Following Finos’ long-awaited release of its new FDC3 compliance testing framework, two of the three major container-based interoperability providers have received badges certifying their adherence to the growing industry standard.
BMO CIO: Open source boosts internal risk platform performance
The bank’s proprietary solution uses Apache Spark to calculate forward-looking loss scenarios in its loan portfolios.
Waters Wrap: The industry's increasingly cloudy skies
Anthony looks at some of the major cloud-based projects to hit the capital markets over the last 2.5 years.
FDC3 creator sets sights on cloud-based interop with new company
Nicholas Kolba’s new venture aims to provide cloud-based interoperability for financial services apps—free of desktop containers and proprietary implementations.