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Discover uses a number of open-source tools in our development environments, and we are just beginning our journey into open-source contribution. Stay tuned to learn how we are using open source and where we're making a difference in the community.

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Building our open source engagement

We use open source development practices at Discover, consume trusted open source packages, and are excited to begin contributing to communities that are shaping the future of fintech. Our goal is to participate in projects that make payments and banking services more secure, reliable, accessible, and compliant.

Our open source goals

Our goal is to participate in projects that make payments and banking services more secure, reliable, and compliant. As we start our contribution journey, we will:

Contribute to existing projects that we depend on and look for opportunities where our developers can contribute.

Contribute Discover code or projects that will drive innovation within a broader ecosystem.

Partner on new initiatives that are important to our desire to make banking services more secure and reliable.

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Event Replay: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America

November 12, 2024 | Past Event | Salt Lake City, Utah

Get a replay of how Discover showed up at KubeCon +CloudNativeCon North America in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Grace Hopper Celebration 2024

October 08, 2024 | Past Event | Philadelphia + Virtual

Join us for the world’s largest tech conference for women and nonbinary people. Discover engineers will be leading a workshop on open source accessibility technology.

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Discover VP Angel Diaz Recognized as an American Banker 2024 Innovator of the Year

By Discover Technology Staff | June 17, 2024

Hear from Angel Diaz as he accepts the award for the American Banker 2024 Innovator of the Year.

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2024 Society of Women Engineers

October 24, 2024 | Past Event | Chicago, Illinois

Join us at the world's largest conference for women in engineering and technology.

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Afrotech Conference 2024

November 13, 2024 | Past Event | Houston, TX

Get ready for the global gathering of inclusive tech companies and innovators November 2024 in the heart of Houston, TX.

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October 30, 2024 | Past Event | Anaheim, CA

Join us for the 50th Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers conference. Discover is a sponsor of the event.

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Jax London 2024

September 30, 2024 | Past Event | London, England

Join us for Jax London, the conference for Java and software innovation. Discover is a sponsor of the event.

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Open Source in Finance Forum

September 30, 2024 | Past Event | New York, New York

Open Source in Finance Forum is the only conference dedicated to driving collaboration and innovation in financial services through open source software and standards.

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Generative AI: Balancing security with innovation

Shaun Khalfan | January 09, 2024

Learn how Discover is embracing GenerativeAI in a thoughtful, intentional, security-focused manner.

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Scaling Security: How to Build Security into the Entire Development Pipeline

Emily Mitchell | December 11, 2023

Learn how Discover’s security team catches vulnerabilities before deployment.

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Explain It like I’m Kevin: Open Source with Roland Krocin

By Discover Technology Staff | September 20, 2023

Join Discover creative Kevin Rogers as he finds out what open source is and why it's important. Kevin is joined by Roland Krocin who explains how cooking up grandma's spaghetti can be a delicious metaphor.

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Using Generative AI to Improve Our Award-Winning Customer Experience

Jeff Stone | September 20, 2023

Learn how Discover is using generative AI to create a better customer experience by empowering our call center agents.

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People, Processes, and Technology Shine Bright on the Road to Digital Transformation

Angel Diaz | September 07, 2023

How Discover has revolutionized its approach to product, platform, and customer delight.

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Introducing the Accessibility Theme Builder: An Open Source Tool for Designers and Developers

Multiple Authors | August 29, 2023

Learn about the Accessibility Theme Builder open source tool that builds accessibility into the design and development process.

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Angel Diaz Named to HITEC 100 List

By Discover Technology Staff | August 18, 2023

Angel Diaz was named a winner in the esteemed 2024 HITEC 100 list honoring the most influential and distinguished Hispanic professionals in technology.

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Event Replay: Chicago Open Source Data Infrastructure Meetup

August 09, 2023 | Past Event | Chicago, Illinois

Watch the event replay to learn about open source data technologies.

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How Product-Centric Engineering Has Revolutionized Discover

Angel Diaz | August 10, 2023

Discover's approach to digital transformation starts with an emphasis on product-centricity and relies on empowering internal teams.

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Trident 2.0 Is Winning Awards and Making Waves

Multiple Authors | July 27, 2023

Trident 2.0 is a highly integrated, autonomous pipeline for building, testing, deploying and releasing software to production that was created in-house.

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Embracing a Passion for Design Accessibility through Open Source

By Discover Technology Staff | June 23, 2023

In this video, Lise Noble, Distinguished Engineer at Discover, shares what drives her passion for accessibility in design and open source.

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Discover Recognized by FINOS with Spread the Word Award

By Discover Technology Staff | June 23, 2023

Discover was awarded the Spread the Word Award by FINOS to recognize the work that Discover has done in the open source fintech space, particularly around its sponsorship of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Hackathon.

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How Discover Uses Open Source Principles to Support Its People, Processes and Technology

By Discover Technology Staff | June 23, 2023

In this video, Angel Diaz, Discover Vice President for Technology Capabilities and Innovation, discusses how the company uses open source principles to support the people, processes and technology behind its products.

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Shift Left! Build It Right! Discover the Devex Journey | Platformcon 2023

By Discover Technology Staff | June 19, 2023

In this talk from PlatformCon 2023, hear how Discover created a better developer experience by creating a singular path for developers to follow, to accomplish a specific task.

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Our Path to Open Sourcing an Accessibility Project

Multiple Authors | June 08, 2023

This blog post highlights the journey we took to build and open source the Accessibility Theme Builder project.

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The Evolution of Open Source Through Design

By Discover Technology Staff | May 26, 2023

In this conference talk, Lise Noble talks about how open source is influenced and improved by designers.

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Keynote: The Thirst for Open Source Will Never Be Quenched

By Discover Technology Staff | May 26, 2023

In this discussion, Dr. Angel Diaz, an open source pioneer spanning two decades of technology democratization, dives into the ways that companies are using open source to drive modernization across the enterprise and power digital transformation at scale.

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Accessible Design Takes Spotlight in GAAD Hackathon

Kevin Allen | May 24, 2023

Learn about the winning solution of the Fintech Open Source Foundation’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Hackathon.

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Event Replay: Chicago Cloud Meetup: Internal Platforms and Developer Portals

June 12, 2023 | Past Event | 350 West Wolf Point Plaza Chicago

Join us for a cloud developer meetup where you'll learn and share about Kubernetes platforms and portals with fellow cloud practitioners.

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SiliconANGLE theCUBE: Angel Diaz talks about open source, platform-centricity, and more

By Discover Technology Staff | May 12, 2023

In this video, Angel Diaz, VP of Technology Capabilities & Innovation, talks about how Discover brings together the customer journey with engineering principles, open source, and more.

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Lise Noble on Accessible Design, Theme Builder, and the Power of Design Thinking

By Discover Technology Staff | April 26, 2023

Meet Lise Noble, a Distinguished Engineer of UI/UX at Discover as she discusses accessible design, Theme Builder, and the power of design thinking."

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Discover Advances Design Accessibility in the Open

Kevin Allen | April 12, 2023

Discover contributes open DesignOps tools to advance accessibility and improve design practices for everyone.

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Event Replay: Cafecito con HACE with Discover VP Angel Diaz

April 05, 2023 | Past Event | LinkedIn

Angel Diaz, VP Technology Capabilities & Innovation joins Cafecito con HACE on LinkedIn.

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Driving innovation in the open

Angel Diaz | February 22, 2023

Hear from Angel Diaz, VP Technology Capabilities & Innovation, about how Discover is embracing open source.

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Seven Steps to Make Your Code Reusable

Anthony Cox | February 22, 2023

As you examine potential content and code for reuse, ensure that the asset meets these seven characteristics.

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Developer Profile: Roland Krocin | Director, Technology Capabilities and Innovation

By Discover Technology Staff | February 22, 2023

Get to know Roland Krocin, leading our efforts in software Reuse and open ways of working.

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Discover Joins the Linux Foundation and FINOS

By Discover Technology Staff | February 22, 2023

Hear why Discover decided to formally join the Linux Foundation and FINOS.

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Developer Profile: Mike Stelzer | Expert Application Engineer

By Discover Technology Staff | February 22, 2023

Meet Mike Stelzer, a board-game playing, bouldering core contributor to the Discover shared CI/CD pipeline.

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Load Testing with Gatling in a Continuous Delivery Pipeline

John Coyne | February 22, 2023

In this tutorial, I show you how to write tests based on Scala that can be executed as a standalone process or using a Gradle plugin called Gatling.

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Event Replay: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America Keynote

November 06, 2023 | Past Event | Chicago, Illinois

Discover is excited to join open source and cloud enthusiasts at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America

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Developer Profile: Anthony Cox | Expert Application Engineer

By Discover Technology Staff | February 19, 2023

Meet Anthony Cox, open source pioneer and Reuse champion.

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How Mutation Testing Can Improve Your Java Applications

John Coyne | February 14, 2023

Learn how to set up mutation testing for your Java applications

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Creating a Better Developer Experience at Discover through Golden Paths

Andrew Duckett | February 10, 2023

Learn how we improved our developer experience by creating better documentation.

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Retry Configuration and Gotchas

Nagesh Basana | February 09, 2023

Learn about this workaround for retry configurations in Spring applications.

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Make Engineers’ Lives Easier through Reuse

Anthony Cox | January 26, 2023

Learn how Discover is embracing reuse to make developing easier for our engineering workforce.

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What Is Software Reuse?

Multiple Authors | January 24, 2023

Software reuse of existing artifacts to build new software components improves speed and quality in feature and system delivery while encouraging effective use of your resources.

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Event Replay: Open Source in Finance Forum

December 08, 2022 | Past Event | New York City, New York

In this keynote, Jane Gavronsky from FINOS and Dr. Angel Diaz from Discover Financial Services sit down for a fireside chat about open source and fintech.

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