NEW YORK CITY, NY – 15/02/2026 – () – Demonstrating heightened institutional commitment to collaborative financial services technology, Fidelity Investments has deepened its partnership with the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) by upgrading to Platinum membership. This decision highlights Fidelity’s growing focus on open governance, interoperability standards, and the ethical adoption of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence in regulated settings.
This elevated membership comes after Fidelity’s pivotal involvement in creating and open-sourcing Fluxnova, an orchestration platform now managed by FINOS. Developed to tackle widespread industry issues including complex workflow automation, reliance on specific vendors, and infrastructure longevity, Fluxnova was donated to FINOS under impartial oversight to guarantee enduring community management and suitability for production use by regulated entities.
A Strategic Shift in Open Source Engagement
In recent years, Fidelity’s involvement in open source has shifted from mainly using community-developed software to actively molding and contributing to the foundational infrastructure of financial services technology. As open source has become essential to enterprise systems throughout banking, asset management, and capital markets, firms are increasingly viewing it as a catalyst for resilience, innovation, and workforce growth—not just a way to cut costs.
Fidelity’s approach prioritizes deliberate participation in projects that are essential to operations, broadly embraced, and structurally fundamental. Instead of sporadic contributions, the company has dedicated resources to empowering engineers to engage responsibly within organized governance frameworks, thereby helping shape the future direction of industry-wide shared infrastructure.
Fluxnova and the Case for Neutral Orchestration
Fluxnova exemplifies this philosophy in action. Addressing changing vendor relationships and the rising strategic value of workflow orchestration, Fidelity worked with FINOS and industry partners to move the platform into a community-managed structure. The outcome is a standards-compliant orchestration solution that supports BPMN and DMN, facilitating audit-capable automation, minimizing vendor dependency, and offering regulated organizations enhanced visibility and command.
Through its support of Fluxnova within FINOS governance, Fidelity has helped establish a shared infrastructure layer that handles a widely necessary yet non-distinguishing operational function. This approach promotes joint investment in fundamental utilities while enabling companies to create competitive advantages at higher levels of the technology architecture.
Interoperability and AI as Industry Priorities
Fidelity’s Platinum membership further demonstrates its dedication to broad industry cooperation on interoperability standards and new technologies. Within FINOS, programs like FDC3 have driven progress in cross-platform data and workflow integration for financial applications. As organizations investigate autonomous AI systems, machine-readable data structures, and more automated decision-making frameworks, open standards and clear governance models are increasingly vital for preserving audit trails and regulatory confidence.
Executive Commentary
Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director of FINOS, observed that Fidelity’s enhanced participation shows a sophisticated approach to open source involvement in financial services. Columbro noted that growing buy-side representation on the FINOS Governing Board strengthens executive-level dedication to impartial governance and sustained industry partnership.
Joe Frazier, Head of Architecture and Engineering at Fidelity Investments, said that the company’s involvement in Fluxnova marks a progression in its open source approach—one focused on enhancing resilience, transparency, and operational command over essential infrastructure rather than merely decreasing expenses.
Brian Warner, Vice President of the Open Source Program Office at Fidelity Investments, added that the firm directs its contributions toward shared infrastructure areas—such as orchestration, interoperability, and AI facilitation—where cooperative efforts can produce maximum shared benefit while upholding the strict compliance requirements essential in financial services.
Expanded Leadership Within FINOS
As a Platinum member, Fidelity will take on a more visible leadership role within FINOS, becoming part of the Governing Board and assisting in steering strategic direction. The company will back community-led efforts such as Fluxnova and help drive progress in open infrastructure, interoperability frameworks, and emerging financial technology standards.
About Fluxnova
Fluxnova is a FINOS-hosted, member-driven orchestration platform that provides robust, standards-compliant process automation utilizing BPMN and DMN. Designed for regulated settings, Fluxnova allows enterprises to update workflows, embed compliance into code, and retain operational authority without being tied to specific vendors. The platform prioritizes transparency, audit readiness, and enduring viability.
About FINOS
FINOS (The Fintech Open Source Foundation) unites financial institutions, fintech firms, and technology vendors to create open technologies and standards that enhance resilience, profitability, and innovation throughout the financial services sector. Operating under the Linux Foundation, FINOS offers impartial governance for open source cooperation, backing production-ready projects and interoperability standards integrated into essential financial operations. With over 100 member organizations globally, FINOS promotes quantifiable returns on open source investments while nurturing operational excellence across the industry.