FDC3 Resources

Explore key FDC3 resources including documentation, GitHub repositories, videos, and more to help you understand, implement, and contribute to the project.

FDC3 LINKS

Get Involved with FDC3

The FDC3 documentation site offers concrete ways to get involved and in depth information on desktop interoperability.

FDC3 GitHub Repo

The FDC3 GitHub repository hosts the core codebase, tools, and examples.

Training: Introduction to FDC3

This entry-level course is designed for business technologists who are looking to adopt application interoperability within their technology landscape and for developers who want to build interoperable applications using the FDC3 Standard.

Training: Developing Solutions with FDC3

This course is designed for developers who are looking to build interoperable applications using the FDC3 standard, as well as community participants who provide FDC3 technology and services.

Certification: FINOS Certified FDC3 Practitioner (FCFP)

The FCFP is a professional certification designed for technical business analysts, software developers and FDC3 implementers in the finance, insurance, banking, and investment industries.

FDC3 VIDEOS

FCD3 Made Easy: Sail Demo

Curious about FDC3 and how it’s evolving for the web? Watch this detailed FDC3 Sail demo and introduction!

Cross-Firm Interoperability with Secure FDC3

In this session we’ll showcase integration work from FINOS contributor firms including BlackRock, NatWest, Symphony, RBC, Microsoft and Morgan Stanley.

FDC3 and AI: Using FDC3 Intents as MCP Tools

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll demonstrate how to turn FDC3-enabled applications into secure, deterministic AI tools by creating well-structured prompts mapped to FDC3 intents.

GenAI Financial Analysis on FDC3 Sail

This session describe the benefits of using FDC3 Sail as a platform to demo FDC3 workloads and generative AI to analyze market data.

Voice-Driven AI Agents for FDC3

This presentation explores the integration of AI agents with FDC3 standards through voice interaction, featuring a demonstration using FINOS SAIL.

Bridging the Gap: How FDC3 Works Across Platforms

This session introduces io.Bridge, interop.io’s solution for enabling seamless interoperability across platforms and devices. We’ll explore how io.Bridge brings FDC3 to life in fragmented environments, and how firms are already using bridging to streamline workflows and extend their FDC3 strategies.

Coach: Creating a Connect AI Ecosystem Using FDC3 & Open-Source Interoperability Protocols

Learn about our journey of building Connect Coach, an integrated ecosystem of AI capabilities within the Connect Platform. Rolled out to over 10,000 financial advisors, Coach is enabling coverage of up to 30% more clients, increasing client engagement, achieving 15% more wallet share.

FDC3 for the Web: The Next Evolution in Financial Application Interoperability

FDC3 has revolutionized interoperability in financial services, but until now, its full potential has been limited to desktop containers. FDC3 2.2 changes that by bringing FDC3 to the web for seamless app-to-app communication across any platform for a true “write once, run anywhere” experience—no extensions, no workarounds, just frictionless interoperability.

Many Apps, One Identity: The Power of FDC3

In this session, we’ll explore how FDC3 2.3 will allow sharing user identity across applications securely and efficiently—eliminating redundant logins, reducing manual data entry, and enabling a more connected ecosystem.

FDC3 Sub-agents for App Composition

The FDC3 Standard Working Group has been working on a solution, which involves the new concept of 'sub-agents'. This talk provides an overview of the motivation, the opportunity, the challenges, and the proposed changes to the FDC3 Standard to enable 'sub-agents' and multiple app scopes - for both browsers and other containers.

Implementing FDC3: A Vendor’s Strategic Shift

LSEG migrated their Workspace apps to FDC3 from their internal messaging framework, opening up scalability. The Workspace apps became portable and ready for integration for internal and external clients while LSEG gained operational efficiencies. Leveraging Open Source, LSEG and Here are expanding the ecosystem of vendors using FDC3.

FDC3 General Meeting

Dive into a broad update on FDC3 with a video of the General Meeting held on March 18th, 2025.

Secure Inter-App Communication with FDC3 (OSFF 2024)

Following the "share identity with FDC3" proof of concept at the FINOS Hackathon in May 2023, and the work done over the past year by the "Identity & Threat Modelling" workgroup, this session will demonstrate and explain how two applications can use encrypted channels to securely share information over FDC3, without needing to trust either the desktop agent or any other intermediary

Leveraging FDC3 to Enable AI Agent Navigation (OSFF 2024)

In this session, you will learn how JP Morgan Chase have enabled AI Agent Navigation across their financial desktop platform.

How to Add FDC3 to Your Apps (OSFF 2024)

In this presentation, interop.io will take you through how to introduce FDC3 into the code base. They will cover common decision points, as well as providing code examples and sample JIRA stories that work for both product and development managers.

Blowing Away the Mystery, Build an FDC3 Compliant Application in 30 Minutes (OSFF 2024)

At the end of this thirty minute hands-on walkthrough, Genesis Global will have created an enterprise grade FDC3 application. It will look amazing and demonstrate true value to a front office user.

FDC3 DOCUMENTS

FDC3 Overview

This is a short overview of the FDC3 project including benefits, training, and ways to get involved.

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