May 17, 2022 — NIKKEI Financial takes a deep dive into the emerging trend that banks are transforming into tech companies as they get up to speed in today’s modern, digital world and are striving to keep up with customer expectations. The publication interviewed our CEO, Keith Bergelt, to provide his insights as a growing number of banks and financial service firms are joining OIN to leverage our free support to reduce patent risks, offer patent protection of Open Source and core Linux technologies, and mitigate litigation. Banks and financial institutions are getting exposed to more patent disputes, especially those from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs). In addition, the patent dispute between 2 top financial organizations — USAA and Wells Fargo — has forced banks to rethink their patent strategies. (Article in Japanese; Requires a paid subscription)