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FINOS Certified FDC3 Practitioner (FCFP)

The FINOS Certified FDC3 Practitioner (FCFP) exam demonstrates a user’s understanding of the key design considerations and rationale of the FDC3 standard. They have a broad knowledge of the FDC3 ecosystem and the implementation details required to work in the field.

POLICY CHANGE: As previously stated, please be reminded that our Certification Period Policy changed as of April 01, 2024, 00:00 UTC. Certifications achieved on or after this date will expire 24 months from the date the program certification requirements, including passing the exam, are met. Please see additional details here.

Who Is It For

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

A certified FCFP will have demonstrated an ability to deploy FDC3 concepts into real-world use cases.
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What It Demonstrates

FCFP will demonstrate a candidate’s firm conceptual understanding of the key design considerations and rationale of the FDC3 standard and the limitations of FDC3 and where it is not relevant.
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Domains & Competencies
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Fundamentals20%
FDC3 and the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS)
The FDC3 Charter
FDC3 Personas
Compliance and Conformance Testing
Publishing Your Application
FDC3 Components20%
Desktop Agents
Context Data
Standard Contexts
Intents
Apps, App Directory, Records, and Endpoints
FDC3 Standard API34%
Channels
Finding and Raising Intents
Results
Opening Apps
Metadata
Error Handling
API Access
App Instances

Security10%
Trust Between Components
3rd Party App Directories
Data Loss Prevention
Interoperability Design16%
Use Case Scenarios for FDC3
Good Interop Design Theory
Unsupported Use Cases

Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this exam.